charlotte.com — The drug has come under scrutiny since U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., said he took it before crashing his car in Washington in May. Kennedy said he does not remember the incident. A N.Y. lawsuit also alleges hundreds of people have complained the drug causes sleepwalking and an eating disorder.
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ninjaboyJun 27, 2006
Man, I thought that's WHY you took it?....Oh...Wait... they were taking it for medicinal purposes...
djerridJun 27, 2006
Sure, since I was one of the two people. - Just because Ambien makes you forget things that you did, doesn't mean you weren't completely aware when you did them. -Read some of the antidotes below. It's a hallucinogenic. You are not in your right mind after taking it. So I'd say you aren't in complete control of your actions. It would be hard to argue that a person was acting of their own free will when they are not conscious of their actions.
smedrickJun 27, 2006
I down-modded your comment as well. Just because people can recall what they've done, doesn't mean they are completely under control at the time of the incident. Like I said, it's like your dreaming. I did things under the influence of this stuff they I would never do if I was awake and completely under control. It's like you go into auto-pilot without any inhibitions. I could totally see myself getting in my car and racing around GTA-style while taking Ambien...because I've had dreams like that before.So, I believe through personal experience that your statement is false.
thaldexJun 28, 2006
I can't agree with that statement completely. Sure, you may do some things that you'd never think twice about doing whilst not medicated, but zoldipem/ambien can also really, really mess with your reasoning and mental faculties. I distinctly remember being told the morning after my first dose getting a phone call from a friend several states away asking me why I'd called her ''high as a kite at 2AM.'' I have no recollection of doing so and I would never call someone that late unless it was an emergency. Having sex under the ambien influence is also rather surreal and somewhat disturbing. You may not even remember doing it and may not even have wanted to, but you were sure willing and happy to do so whilst medicated.Best to lock the bedroom door half an hour after taking it.
withthalight0utJun 29, 2006
Yeahh, 'jocularme' knows what's up. 15mg Ambien + 1 Rockstar = FUN.As an experienced Ambien abuser, I can tell you it's absolutely retarded to drive on. But anyone who didn't know that in the first place doesn't deserve any kind of official-position, except, MAYBE, presidency...:pAnyway, +1 for Ambien, it is a fantastic sleep aid AND it has fun, umm...*recreational properties*. Don't drive on it, and you'll be fine. =D
candidaclApr 16, 2007
I find it funny that people blame Ambien for things that they do that they don't remember.So, do you want to sue the people who make alcohol when you drink to much and can't remember what you did the night before? I have done alot worse when I was drunk then taking Ambien. I sure much rather eat a candy bar in my sleep then puke all over and sleep in a pile of my own vomit and urine. But hey, that's just me.I guess the people that want to blame Ambien for the stupid things that they do on it, have never tasted an alcoholic beverage in their life or they don't know what alcohol does to a person's body.And the memory loss only happens if you stay awake on it. After your 7 hours of sleep, you wake up and you feel great, not sleepy and tired like most sleeping pills... or alcohol.
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chillboy100Dec 22, 2008
I've taken Ambien before to try to go to sleep because my mom usually takes it without side effects. The first time I took half a pill and it worked well and i got to sleep easily and I felt good in the morning. The second time I used it I was talking to my girlfriend on the phone while I was in bed, so I was trying to stay awake. After awhile I started to dream but I was awake and I couldn't control my dream but I was explaining what was happening to my girlfriend. When I talked to her the next day I didn't remember anything I said, but it sounded pretty crazy. And about 10 minutes ago I took one and drank coffee and I'm ganna see if i can get the hallucinations from actually trying. As of right now I can only see little white lines bellow every line of text I read, but that's not much of a hallucination.
mutesoundsNov 25, 2009
i'm high on it now
MitemightyApr 20, 2011
The first time I took ambien, I had no idea how badly I would tripp. I talked to people who were not there, felt hands on me that weren't there. One episode involved me blacking out, while still awake and functioning, being escorted to my room several times, and finally passing out. Also, this stuff has caused my appetite to decrease drastically, bordering anorexia amounts of food, but has also increased my motivation tenfold. I go to the gym much more often, and am getting ripped, I do work without missing deadlines like i was previously. This is some scary s**t.