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Ambien (was Fibromyalgia [OT])
On Aug 13, 9:36*am, "CatNipped" wrote:
"Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote in messagenews:1703bcb6-e3e4- As for driving, I've heard that it's possible with Ambien, but it isnt' something I've ever tried (DH would wake me up or restrain me at that point). *The only reassurance I could offer you is that, as CatNipped (I think it was) said, if you take your meds and go straight to bed, the sleepwalking generally doesn't happen (not to me anyway). It seems to be if I take it, then sit up for another hour or so watching something on television or whatever. *Then I have some issues with remaining in bed. =============================================== I think that was Jo. =============================================== Oops, my mistake. I knew someone had mentioned it in this thread, but couldnt' remember for certain. =============================================== That doesn't make any difference for me - I'd get up in the middle of the night (midnight, 1AM, etc.) after I'd been sleeping for a few hours. *I always take my Ambien when I'm *in* bed and put the TV on automatic shut off. *I do that because Ambien works so quickly for me - I'm asleep 10 minutes after I've taken it (except for those nights when, for some reason, they just don't work and I have to take a second - which screws up my prescription because they will only fill them at exactly thirty day intervals so you never have any "extras", so for those nights it takes two to get me to sleep I can't take one at 2AM so I usually just stay awake after waking at 2). I take the one, and if I wake in the middle of the night, I get up. Once I tried taking another, and I didn't sleep for two days (go figure). So, just the one, hope I get 4 hours of sleep, and I'm alright. Yes, I have always functioned on very little sleep (usually 3 hours when I was "healthy"), just like my mom. You are just unique CatNipped, dint ya know that? I do feel badly for you. I know how hard it is when you can't even get a little bit of sleep. I keep hoping that they'll figure out how to fix the sleep disorder for FMS sufferers, but when they do that, they will probably be able to cure the stupid thing. |
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Ambien (was Fibromyalgia [OT])
"Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote in message
... On Aug 13, 9:36 am, "CatNipped" wrote: "Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote in messagenews:1703bcb6-e3e4- As for driving, I've heard that it's possible with Ambien, but it isnt' something I've ever tried (DH would wake me up or restrain me at that point). The only reassurance I could offer you is that, as CatNipped (I think it was) said, if you take your meds and go straight to bed, the sleepwalking generally doesn't happen (not to me anyway). It seems to be if I take it, then sit up for another hour or so watching something on television or whatever. Then I have some issues with remaining in bed. =============================================== I think that was Jo. =============================================== Oops, my mistake. I knew someone had mentioned it in this thread, but couldnt' remember for certain. =============================================== That doesn't make any difference for me - I'd get up in the middle of the night (midnight, 1AM, etc.) after I'd been sleeping for a few hours. I always take my Ambien when I'm *in* bed and put the TV on automatic shut off. I do that because Ambien works so quickly for me - I'm asleep 10 minutes after I've taken it (except for those nights when, for some reason, they just don't work and I have to take a second - which screws up my prescription because they will only fill them at exactly thirty day intervals so you never have any "extras", so for those nights it takes two to get me to sleep I can't take one at 2AM so I usually just stay awake after waking at 2). I take the one, and if I wake in the middle of the night, I get up. Once I tried taking another, and I didn't sleep for two days (go figure). So, just the one, hope I get 4 hours of sleep, and I'm alright. Yes, I have always functioned on very little sleep (usually 3 hours when I was "healthy"), just like my mom. You are just unique CatNipped, dint ya know that? I do feel badly for you. I know how hard it is when you can't even get a little bit of sleep. I keep hoping that they'll figure out how to fix the sleep disorder for FMS sufferers, but when they do that, they will probably be able to cure the stupid thing. ================================================== ===== How's the saying go, "From your mouth to God's ear!" Fuzzy Tummy Rubs, CatNipped |
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Ambien (was Fibromyalgia [OT])
"CatNipped" wrote in message ... That doesn't make any difference for me - I'd get up in the middle of the night (midnight, 1AM, etc.) after I'd been sleeping for a few hours. I always take my Ambien when I'm *in* bed and put the TV on automatic shut off. I do that because Ambien works so quickly for me - I'm asleep 10 minutes after I've taken it (except for those nights when, for some reason, they just don't work and I have to take a second - which screws up my prescription because they will only fill them at exactly thirty day intervals so you never have any "extras", so for those nights it takes two to get me to sleep I can't take one at 2AM so I usually just stay awake after waking at 2). Sometimes if I'm there at two am, drinking something warm will 'reactivate' the med already in my system and get be back to sleep. Jo |
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Memory blackouts (was: Fibromyalgia [OT])
Cheryl P. wrote:
And then you get the really weird cases where sleepwalkers drive and even commit crimes without being awake enough to be responsible. Or the stuff people do in alcoholic blackouts. I had a couple of those as a teenager (alcoholic blackouts). One happened when I was 16, and had made myself a screwdriver that was half vodka and half orange juice. In a 10-oz glass! And I drank the whole thing down (it was disgusting). And then, in my infinite 16-year-old wisdom, I went off to work. Fortunately, I could walk there, so I wasn't endangering anyone. After I was at work maybe half an hour, I started feeling sick to my stomach. I went into the bathroom and lay down on the floor by the toilet, ready to spew when the time came. Instead, I passed out. I was eventually awakened by one of my co-workers knocking on the door and asking if I was OK. I ended up going home sick. I don't remember much of anything about that walk home (it was about a mile), except I do remember coming to a corner with a traffic light, with my shoes in my hand. Of course, I don't remember removing them. (At least it was only shoes, and not other articles of clothing.) The next thing I remember was walking up my driveway at home. My mother was in the driveway and asked me why I was home. I said I was sick and went up to bed. I got sick a couple of times (once I woke up mid-vomiting while lying on the floor). And then was in and out of consciousness for hours. It was completely miserable. I can't believe my parents didn't catch on. I must have been reeking of alcohol. And they weren't the types not to say anything if they had suspected, so I really don't think they did. Another time, I drank an entire bottle of cheap wine all by myself. I did a few things I didn't remember doing, including putting a green pepper stuffed with cottage cheese into my underwear drawer (which I discovered the next morning). Another miserable sickness experience, including dry-heaves (worse than puking). Luckily, this didn't become an ongoing pattern. Just a bit of adolescent excess! -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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