Ambien Zolpidem Tartrate Medication Review

I have a horrible time sleeping, so I took Ambien. I started to mysteriously gain weight. It was because I was "sleep eating." Not a few cookies or some candy. How about an entire rotisserie chicken and a cherry pie? I was eating SO much food! I was eating more than I even thought could fit in my stomach. How was I not vomiting? I didn't figure it out until I woke up with pie all over my night shirt. I had just assumed the other residents of the house were eating the food. I had total amnesia for the event. I had conversations and wrote emails while sleeping. No memory.

Then one night I was jarred awake by my frantic husband. "You drove to the grocery store! You went shopping! I couldn't find you!" Well the groceries were on the kitchen table, but I didn't remember buying them. Wow. I don't know what my driving skills were like, but I have news... the Law doesn't care because driving on Ambien is still a DUI. I didn't get caught, or thankfully, kill anyone, but that was pretty much the end of it for me.

I can just imagine what other people are doing, unaware. This can be a dangerous drug. I was taking it before they started saying that driving or doing other activities while on Ambien with no memory of the event was a possible side effect.

Missing pies or mysterious purchases should be taken as a sign... go off the Ambien!