Funny things we say or do on ambien...

[SleepingUgly]

I was thinking now would be a good time to start this thread. I don't want to be exclusive of the other sleep aids (aka hallucinogens), so come along little Lunesta, and Sexy Sonata, and Rock on Rozerem, you're all included too.

Well, 20 mins into a 10mg Ambien, just about everything I do is funny...just watching me walk is funny. And trying to type intelligently about it is even harder what with the strabismus or whatever the hell is going on with the eyes. Even dripping nail polish on my desk, and using a kleenex to super carefully clean it off is funny...once you realize you've turned your nail bed into one of those tissue paper art projects you get from your first grader. Look how cool Mommy's new manicure looks with the tissue you snotted on yesterday stuck to her nail bed. She'll be rocking that look at your 2nd grade planet presentation tomorrow. She's the coolest in the oldest mom category. Give it up for the grey-haired, red-eyed, brittle-boned, cotton-cuticled mother who was high as a kite and blown all night by an ASV. (Pretty sure it stands for Aggressive Sexy ... Hmm. Look, there aren't that many words that start with V...)

But nothing has ever beaten the story a woman recounted of ordering a tons of meat over the internet while on Ambien. She was a vegetarian. Can anyone beat that?! I've been laughing about that story for months.

Let's get a little more laughter in this Place of Precluded Possibilities. What'd y'all think??? Come forth with your stories.

BTW, I will have no recall that I wrote this by tomorrow.

[ems]

BTW, I will have no recall that I wrote this by tomorrow.

I know you meant this to be a, "fun thread" and I think that's great! However, if you won't have recall that you wrote this then I wonder if you are taking too much of the stuff?

[ems]

Posted twice??


But while I'm here I have a question. Why aren't you in bed?

[Addercatter]

I used to text people randomly when I took Ambien. There were also a couple of phone calls where I have no clue what I said (and probably don't want to). The texts were always embarrassing to read
The next day.

[ems]

I used to text people randomly when I took Ambien. There were also a couple of phone calls where I have no clue what I said (and probably don't want to). The texts were always embarrassing to read
The next day.

I take Ambien when I can't sleep. I take it in bed and turn off the lights. Why would you take it and then text or make phone calls... or stay on the computer? Wondering... wondering?

[Slinky]

Me too! Even the directions tell you to take it and immediately go to bed. When I need to take an Ambien its the last thing I do before I turn out the lights and fall into bed.

I do remember one night when I failed to go to the bathroom for one last pit stop before going to bed, popped the Ambien, climbed in bed, realized I hadn't made that last trip, got the "urge", got up and walked smack dab into the bathroom door face first! Rude awakening let me tell you!!!! Didn't even realize I had a bloody nose until I saw the mess the next morning.

[Addercatter]

I used my cell phone as my alarm so it always went to bed with me. I would take the Ambien, go to bed, and wake up the next morning with random text conversations on the phone. I didn't even realize it the first few times until I had a new message when I woke up that made no sense from someone I was texting while in bed. I guess I was in bed anyway...

[johnthomasmacdonald]

I was going to try ambien when i saw a study that showed it was linked with a four-fold increase in death. Didn't show cause and effect, but it was enough to scare me off until they figure out WHY there was such a huge increase in death rates

[ems]

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/201 ... death-rate

Just googled and found this... wow, something to really think about!

[Addercatter]

There are a lot of risks for almost every prescription drug out there. You just have to weigh the risks
Against the benefits. Consider the person who has severe insomnia who refuses to take a prescription like Ambien. The person is so sleep deprived that they fall asleep while driving and kill themself and/or others in a wreck. I'm not for or against Ambien. I have used it and felt ultimately that the side effects, for me, were not worth the benefits.

[Greg6657]

Give it up for the grey-haired, red-eyed, brittle-boned, cotton-cuticled mother who was high as a kite and blown all night by an ASV. (Pretty sure it stands for Aggressive Sexy ... Hmm. Look, there aren't that many words that start with V...)

Aggressive Sexy "VIXEN"
Typed with the best of intentions

[SleepingUgly]

Oh Jeez. Recall nil, recognition intact--> embarrassment. Yes, it is true that I should be in bed once it hits. I'm going to try that.

[Addercatter]

Haha that was cute

[Pugsy]

I am so boring. I take the Ambien occasionally and all that happens is when I go to bed I go to sleep and sleep pretty well.
Nothing exciting has ever happened. No black outs. No wild sex. No nothing.

[Sir NoddinOff]

Funny thread. Tho I've heard of people driving and walking around on it. That's scary. The couple of dozen times I've taken Ambien I've never really had a bad experience like sleepwalking, talking in my sleep, texting or whatnot. Therefore I rarely take it because it doesn't seem to work very well for me... don't really know why that is. I know for some people it knocks them right out... not me. Luckily, I seldom need to resort to pills to sleep.