I heard that ambien has a generic form that just came out. If it did, does anynody know what the name of it is. Or what it looks like? I recently got a refill on a rx and had a friend pick it up. My pills looked different, when I asked him about it, he said that this was the generic form of ambien. Just curious if anyone knew anything about it.
Thanks in advance!
these pills are round and a light green color. (5mg)
Chosen Answer:
yes, It is call Zolpidem. It is a light purple round pill with a large M on top and a z2 below it. I just picked up some and had asked the pharmacist about this.
by: sunny2000usausa
on: 21st May 07
I accidentally took 2 of my brother’s topamax pills. I’m wondering if I can now take my prescribed ambien? I would think so seeing as topamax is not a heavy duty drug and I didn’t find any significant interactions with them. Anyone know?
Chosen Answer:
Call any 24 hour pharmacy and speak with the pharmacist! Yahoo! Answers is not the place to ask for information like this.
If you’re stranded and don’t have a phone, here’s the information I pulled off of drugs.com:
“MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.
MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring complete mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities”
This is listed as a ‘moderate’ interaction. Depending on an uncountable amount of factors, this could mean anything from “you may die in your sleep” to “nah, it’s cool man”. When in doubt, don’t mix medications (especially two medications so similar in action) until you’ve talked to someone who’s an expert.
Drugs are bad, mmkay.
by: Interrobangin’
on: 8th December 09
I have had insomnia for about 2 years and it is nearly impossible for me to sleep. I have to get up to work at 6 a.m., but don’t get to sleep till -at best- 5:30. Does anyone know a way for me to get more sleep?
Chosen Answer:
This question is awfully hard to answer without lifestyle details, however, it definitly seems that you have a pretty bad case of insomnia. While Im not an insomniac, my friend used to be and he would just not sleep for a couple days and then just collapse.
The norm of what you can do is take sleeping pills, avoid caffiene consumption, and try incest in your pillow or something like that. If you have a stressful lifestyle then you should pickup meditation to get rid of it and allow sleep. A visit of the family practitioner is also something you should do.
Now what my friend did was he searched up the internet after being on pills for awhile and found “brainwave technology” soundtracks, now I dont know if it was something about him that built well with this but the result was that he essentially “cured” insomnia.
But anyways, my advice is
1. Do simple lifestyle changes (no caffiene, no eating past 6, maybe a warm bath, get relaxed, etc.)
2. Try meditation or yoga if you’re stressful
3. See a Doctor
4. Try “brainwave technology” , I only know that it worked for my friend, but I also belive it has a 60 day guarantee.
by: LmaoCow
on: 3rd March 07
I’m 18. And i can’t sleep at night. I try so hard!.
I can sometimes fall asleep at like midnight because i’m so tired from no sleep.
and because of this no sleep i’ve been getting head spins constantly and headaches.
anyone been through this kind of thing??
Chosen Answer:
I’m not usually one for alternative medicine, but when it comes to sleeping, I always suggest Valerian Root. It’s perfectly natural and it helped me to sleep. I didn’t find it addictive either. Once I was back into a regular sleeping pattern, I stopped taking it and slept fine after that.
by: Maverick
on: 15th February 09
Has anyone who has taken Ambien ever developed a tolerance to 10mg? The last week I’ve noticed no effect from 10mg after taking for a few months. This is only before bed by the way! I think ambien is great as it helps me sleep very well. If I go off it for about a week, I wonder if it would start working again?
Chosen Answer:
It has worked that way for me. I developed a huge tolerance to it and going off of it for two weeks puts me back to where it will do what it’s supposed to do again. Pills work differently for everyone though and you may keep your tolerance, but it’s worth trying if ambien helps you. =) Good luck!
by:
on: 29th March 11
i have a problem thats been going on since january i wake up every 3 hrs after a dream i always remember atleast 2 to 4 dreams a night i usally sleep about 5-7 hours but with 2 awakenings at night is this insomnia?
i have been to my doctor and they did some lab everything came out ok. i dont want to take sleep pills because of all the horror storys .anyone else have this problem?
Chosen Answer:
You are fine… Yours is not insomnia… If you eat before you go to sleep that ll happen or change your bath….
your solution is to change your habitat and make it suitable for you to sleep…
Insomnia is what i have…
Imagine that u can ever can go to sleep but only u can fall asleep without knowing what time u went to sleep….
by: c9secs
on: 1st August 06
My girlfriend told me twice now i’ve gotten up now in the middle of the night just talking about nothing and I have no memory of this. I also make strange phone calls and texts at night to friends and when I wake up don’t have any memory at all of them! Does this happen to anyone else that takes the sleep med ambien?
Chosen Answer:
I got very strange while taking ambien. I ended up in the state hospital for a few days – it took at least 2-3 days to settle down again. I do have serious psychiatric problems, but NOTHING like it was on ambien.
some people go driving while under the influence of ambien and cause accidents. You shouldn’t take it anymore. lunesta works similarly, as do all the benzos. You will probably have problems of some kind with all of them. They are amnesia drugs, thus the memory problems.
Google “sleep hygiene”
Here are my sleep tips:
Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even weekends.
Do only boring things that last hour before bed. no exercise, no computer or TV time. Avoid bright lights (the TV and computer screen light wakes you up too). Blue light is the big offender – if you read, use an old-fashioned 60W incandescent light bulb. It has more red & yellow light, and less blue light, than a fluorescent bulb. Or try wearing red glasses – you can get them for a few $$ in the hardware section of a lumber store, near the laser levels (they help you see a laser dot). they will block the blue light.
Make sure your bedroom is totally dark, including covering up that digital clock and shutting the drapes/blinds/shades.
Exercising during the day will tire you out so you sleep well later.
Avoid caffeine. A morning cup of coffee is OK, but nothing after 1 PM or so. Some meds like cold remedies (Sudafed, etc.) can ramp you up, too, look for the “agitation in children” label-some adults get trouble too,
Try meditation like progressive muscle relaxation or guided imagery. It reduces stress. See The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne for examples. There is a free 15 minute guided imagery download at healthjourneys.com. Try a noise generator or CD of ocean waves or soft music to sleep if you live in the rackety city. Get some MP3 downloads at soundsleeping.com
Don’t use your bedroom for anything but sleep (or sex, if you are an adult). No computer, no TV, no reading in bed.
If you are worrying about what you have to do the next day, then get up and write down a list of what to do, then go back to bed with your mind more at ease.
If these things don’t work after a month or so, there could be something else medically wrong. **Don’t take Ambien, Lunesta, etc. they are addictive and only work a week or so, then you’re hooked and they aren’t really helping anymore, according to research studies. (But you will get rebound insomnia if you quit).** Sleep disorder experts do not usually recommend these drugs.
Good luck! Google this topic and you will find some things I’m sure I forgot.
by: gardensallday
on: 23rd November 11
What Is Ambien (Zolpidem) ?
Ambien is a sedative, also called a hypnotic. It affects chemicals in your brain that may become unbalanced and cause sleep problems (insomnia).
Ambien is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep). This medication causes relaxation to help you fall asleep.
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