PatientsLikeMe ™

MS
Skip over navigation
Join Now (It's free!)

Already a member? Log in

See More Treatments

See all treatments in the PatientsLikeMe system shared by patients just like you.


Brand Names: Ambien, Ambien CR, Hypnogen, Stilnoct (Stilnox)
Generic Name: Zolpidem

What is Zolpidem? Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia. It belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics, which work by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep. It is being used off-label in the treatment of restless leg syndrome. Read more...Click to read more below

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


Reasons Taken

190 patients in the community are taking or have taken Zolpidem.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 111 58%
Insomnia 27 14%
General health 12 6%
Difficulty sleeping through night 7 3%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 6 3%
disease-related symptoms 4 2%
Anxiety 4 2%
Don't know 3 1%
Fatigue 3 1%
Bladder problems 1 <1%
sleep problems 1 <1%
Stiffness/spasticity 1 <1%
Headache 1 <1%
Pain 1 <1%
Awakening due to pain 1 <1%
Emotional lability 1 <1%
Slow my MS progress 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Zolpidem.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg day 0 day 0 mg none 0 none 0 mg none 5 mg day 6.25 mg day 10 mg day 10 day 12.5 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 25 mg day 50 mg day
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 54 Number of Patients: 54 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 46 Number of Patients: 46 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

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

Currently taking Zolpidem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
11
5
24
22
40

Stopped taking Zolpidem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
5
5
0
10
6
Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 10 37% Side effects too severe: 37%
Doctor's advice 7 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Did not seem to work 6 22% Did not seem to work: 22%
Other 5 19% Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended 3 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%
Personal research 2 7% Personal research: 7%
Expense 2 7% Expense: 7%
Not indicated 2 7% Not indicated: 7%

Patient Reported Evaluations

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

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 67% 6
Moderate 22% 2
Slight 11% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 17% 2
Mild 17% 2
None 67% 8

Top reported side-effects include: Grogginess, Amnesia, a bit of memory loss

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

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 12)

  • gardener
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • gardener
  • by gardener
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • Babystars
    Flare-up: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • 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 .

See all evaluation results for Zolpidem



Back to top