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Ambien


Ambien

Ambien is a sedative used for the short-term treatment of insomnia, which a disorder in which the patient has difficulty falling or staying asleep. The drug affects chemicals in your brain that could become unbalanced and affect sleeping habits. This medication is effective for treating insomnia, but also has some interesting side effects. For instance, there have been documented cases of users sleep walking, having conversations and even driving while on the medication and then have no recollection of ever doing any of these tasks. For this reason, it’s imperative for any sleep aid that it is only used when the patient can get a full seven to eight hours of sleep.

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Ambien, also sold under the generic name Zolpidem, can also cause some allergic reactions, so stop taking Ambien immediately if you develop hives, have trouble breathing, swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue.

It probably is understood, but Ambien is designed to make you fall asleep and stay asleep. This being said, it’s important that you never use this medication and operate any sort of machinery, and are able to dedicate at least eight hours to sleep. If you begin experiencing any sleep walking, making phone calls and driving with no recollection of doing it – you should stop taking Ambien and consult your doctor.

Always consult your doctor before starting any new medications.

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