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Re: Must Sleep Please Help
      09/14/04 03:46 PM

If you're a hardcore insomniac (as I am), Ambien might not be a great choice. The stuff makes you sleepy, but it can also do weird things to you like make you halloucinate when it starts working. Sometimes I get so caught up in the weird visuals I'm seeing, I "forget" to go to sleep, and I end up staying up despite the meds. Then I do weird things like walk around the house, call people, eat tons of junk food, etc... The worst part about it is that it commonly causes amnesia during these episodes, so I'll wake up to food wrappers all over my room, food in my bed, weird writing in my notebooks, and confused friends calling to check on me. It is also short-lived, so you may find yourself waking up REALLY early in the morning (4 am), too close to wake-up time to dose again and get some sleep.

Last time I took it, I woke up for class and literally saw tracers when I waved my hand in front of my face, like I imagine LSD to be. It looked just like a 1960's drug movie... My doc said it was not physically addictive, as it is out of your system in 8-10 hours, but people become psychologically addicted to it to get to bed. If you do try it, take it and get in the bed ASAP. Don't do anything of any importance after you pop that pill -- it works in less than 15 minutes sometimes. If you can, have someone else in the house who knows what's going on and can help you out if something goes wrong. Lock up the remainder of the meds, too, because in your stupor you may think it's not working and re-dose, or even forget you took it. I know people who swear by it, and my doc thinks it's great for long-term use, but it is DEFINITELY not for me.

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