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Generic Name: Zolpidem

What is Ambien? Ambien® is a brand name for zolpidem, a hypnotic sedative drug used for the short term treatment of insomnia. Off label it is used for the treatment of restless legs syndrome. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

144 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ambien.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 71 49%
Insomnia 32 22%
General health 9 6%
Difficulty sleeping through night 6 4%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 4 2%
Fatigue 3 2%
disease-related symptoms 2 1%
Anxiety 2 1%
Support another treatment 2 1%
Headache 1 <1%
chronic insomnia 1 <1%
Sleep problems 1 <1%
Bladder problems 1 <1%
Stiffness/spasticity 1 <1%
Pain 1 <1%
Emotional lability 1 <1%
Slow my MS progress 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Ambien.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg As needed 0 mg Daily 0 Daily 3 mg As needed 4 mg As needed 5 mg As needed 6 mg As needed 6.25 mg As needed 6.25 mg Daily 6.5 mg As needed 10 mg As needed 12 mg As needed 12.5 mg As needed 20 mg As needed 5 mg Every Other Week 5 mg As needed 5 mg Daily 10 mg As needed 6.25 mg Daily 10 mg As needed 10 mg Daily 10 Daily 12.5 mg Daily 15 mg Daily 20 mg Daily 25 mg Daily 50 mg Daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 34 Number of Patients: 34 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 65 Number of Patients: 65 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Ambien or how long patients were taking Ambien before stopping.

Currently taking Ambien

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
9
10
14
17
28

Stopped taking Ambien

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
2
5
0
5
4
Why Patients Stopped Taking Ambien (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 8 40% Side effects too severe: 40%
Did not seem to work 6 30% Did not seem to work: 30%
Doctor's advice 3 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Other 3 15% Other: 15%
Personal research 2 10% Personal research: 10%
Course of treatment ended 2 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%
Not indicated 2 10% Not indicated: 10%
Expense 1 5% Expense: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 12 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 55% 6
Moderate 36% 4
Slight 9% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 5% 1
Moderate 23% 5
Mild 27% 6
None 45% 10

Top reported side-effects include: Grogginess, Amnesia, Sleep walking

Summary results are based on 12 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 12)

  • Babystars
    Sex: F
    Flare-up: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • Babystars
  • by Babystars
    Sep 04, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Insomnia
Advice/Tips
When I use the ambien and my clonazapam together it puts me to sleep and I wake up feeling not tired right off the bat.I have to use both because the ambien by itself does not work.Make sure your ready to climb in bed right away .

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