Ambien

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I've been using it the past few months. Of course I was prescribed it to help me sleep, but in periods of severe depression, even when I was trying anti-depressants, it was always the only thing that ever made me feel ok. So I started taking little bits during the daytime; I have 10 mg prescriptions, so I'd just bite off an edge of my pills, not enough to put me to sleep or to make the world non-sensical.

Anyway, yeah, I have abused it, but only because once you've taken some, you have no idea what you are doing, being almost in a waking dream mode---so you go and take more, even after you're pretty much have had your nightly dosage already.

OK, so I took some tonight....Plan on bed soon...I really enjoy it though. I tried marijuana for the first time yesterday and HATED it. I'd rather take ambien.

So my question is, who else here on WP is an ambien user? Specify whether you are responding ON ambien or NOT, becasue theres a big difference. Right now, I'm on the crap.

One of the listed side effects is sleepwalking with amnesia

I'm sure that is what you will end up doing on it in the daytime.

edit: You already are!

Yes, I've had that when I took more than supposed to, but as long as I take the normal amount or less I've had no problems. When I've taken it in the day, I'm talking about maybe a fifth or tenth of the sleeping amount (which is 5-10 mg). I try not to take it in the day unless I feel completely awful. I also am careful not to take extra at bed time, by making sure I just go to bed right after taking it.