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What is Ambien CR?

Ambien CR™ is a brand name for the extended release form of 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
4 9%
Moderate
6 14%
Mild
13 30%
None
21 48%

Most commonly reported side effects

walking around/eating w/ very little memory of the event
13 30%
unable to sleep for more than 4 hours/night
7 16%
Amnesia
7 16%
Not dreaming
5 11%
a little "foggy" upon waking
4 9%
Irrational behavior
3 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ambien CR. See all 24 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 12.5 mg as needed 12.5mg as needed 12mg as needed 6.25 mg as needed 6.25mg as needed 6.5mg as needed as needed daily 0.12 mg daily 6.25 mg every other week 0.5 mg daily 5 daily 5 mg daily 6.25 mg daily 6.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 12.5 daily 12.5 mg daily 18.75 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 200 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 28 Number of Patients: 28 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 106 Number of Patients: 106 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ambien CR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
14 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Side effects too severe
14 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Did not seem to work
13 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Other
13 25% Other: 25%
Expense
8 16% Expense: 16%
Personal research
3 6% Personal research: 6%
Not indicated
2 4% Not indicated: 4%
Course of treatment ended
2 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%

See all 50 patients who’ve stopped taking Ambien CR

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ambien CR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
2
11
25
33
36

Stopped Taking Ambien CR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
12
8
7
11
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
30 68%
Usually
13 30%
Sometimes
1 2%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 5%
Somewhat
1 2%
A little
5 11%
Not at all
36 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 2%
$50-99
5 11%
$25-49
15 34%
< $25
10 23%

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

Report created on November 22, 2009.