Reply #9: I don'[t want to sound like a horror monger but please be careful with Ambien [View All]

I took it for a couple years and I stopped when I realized that I was doing things on the medication that I later didn't remember. I'm not going to say don't take it but I would recommend that for your safety you don't take it until you are actually lying in bed. People have been known to get in their car and drive, to do all sorts of dangerous things under the influence of Ambien. To my knowledge I never drove but I know I freaked my kids out with the weird things I would say and I did some stuff around the house that made no sense (like putting dish washing soap in the water cooler, cooking when I wasn't fully conscious, making phone calls and sending emails that I later had no recollection of). My ex-boyfriend even claimed that I had made a suicide attempt while under the influence of Ambien. I don't know if he as bullshitting me because I don't remember consciously having suicidal thoughts and I don't remember any of the stuff that he said happened. Again,I'm not trying to tell you not to take it but rather I'm telling you to be extra cautious about taking it and putting yourself in the safe environment of your bed prior to doing so. I hope you're able to get some sleep, I have experience with insomnia and I know how much it can mess with your mind but I don't want you to do anything unsafe. Please take care. :hug: