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What is Ambien?

Ambien® is a brand name for zolpidem. It is a sedative-hypnotic drug used for short-term treatment of insomnia that presents as difficulty of sleep onset and maintenance of sleep.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
8 6%
Moderate
16 13%
Mild
41 33%
None
59 48%

Most commonly reported side effects

Grogginess
22 18%
occasional morning drowsiness
19 15%
Morning grogginess
17 14%
Amnesia
14 11%
Dependence (drug)
13 10%
Sleep walking
11 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ambien. See all 29 dosages ►

  0.5 10mg as needed 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 12.5mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 10mg as needed 3mg as needed 40mg as needed 4mg as needed 50mg as needed 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 6.25mg as needed 625mg as needed 6mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed 0.5 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 13 mg daily 15 mg daily 19 mg daily 20 mg daily 50 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 84 Number of Patients: 84 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 45 Number of Patients: 45 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 101 Number of Patients: 101 1 Number of Patients: 1 268 Number of Patients: 268 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ambien (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
48 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Side effects too severe
33 24% Side effects too severe: 24%
Other
26 19% Other: 19%
Doctor's advice
25 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Expense
7 5% Expense: 5%
Course of treatment ended
5 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
5 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research
4 3% Personal research: 3%

See all 125 patients who’ve stopped taking Ambien

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ambien

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
20
34
78
71
114

Stopped Taking Ambien

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
27
18
17
22
20
21

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
78 63%
Usually
26 21%
Sometimes
15 12%
Never
5 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 4%
Somewhat
11 9%
A little
21 17%
Not at all
87 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
6 5%
$25-49
9 7%
< $25
83 67%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 22, 2009.