Ambien: good or bad?

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Re: Ambien: good or bad?

Post by robysue » Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:24 pm

Pugsy wrote: Now me on the other hand...I have taken Ambien off and on for 3 years now on a prn basis and darn it...nothing exciting has happened...boring. No midnight snacks, no driving and not remembering it and darn it...no sex.
Back in 2010 I was on Ambien on a prn basis for a short while. Weirdest thing that happened to me?

I apparently took my mask off in my sleep (which I never do) and then about 30 minutes later I put it back on, but put it on in a very bad fashion: The leak line showed one of the largest leaks I've ever had before or since in almost 3 years of PAPing.

I gave up on Ambien because even though it is supposed to be quickly metabolized, I always felt groggy for much of the day after taking Ambien at night.

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Re: Ambien: good or bad?

Post by John from Brookston » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:43 am

[quote="Pugsy"[
Hey John, are you wishful thinking/dreaming again? [/quote]

Oh, probably, but I'd be asleep so I wouldn't know it was happening until I woke up back home or in the back of a cop car...

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Re: Ambien: good or bad?

Post by Sir NoddinOff » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:56 pm

Ha, ha... Late night nude sex romps in the bushes with complete strangers. That's what they used to warn us about in high school regarding marijuana, LSD, Mescaline and most of the other popular 60's drugs. Talk about selling the 'sizzle'

Actually, come to think of it, some of those rumors were true Not that I've ever had any personal experience with such nefarious activities.

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Re: Ambien: good or bad?

Post by Drowsy Dancer » Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:46 pm

Pugsy wrote: no driving and not remembering it
If you can't remember...how do you know?

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