Comments on: UPDATE: Ambien lawsuits no longer being pursued

By: jlevz

jlevz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:56:47 +0000

I had been on ambien for about a year. I had some memory loss and ate some food not remembering it but in June of 09 I took it went to bed and was arrested for oui. The next morning dont remember any of it. I have custody of my daughter and live with my g/f. I only took it when my g/f was home never when alone with my daughter due to its power of sedating me. I have lost my license for 6 mos. and thousands to get it back. The FDA needs to do their job and take this off the market and not worry about losing money in their pockets!! Maybe it will take someone in the FDA family to suffer an ambien accident for it to sink in!!

By: Dyanne

Dyanne — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:18:03 +0000

I am a firm beleiver that tis is a dangerous drug, I took it while in bed in my bed. The next thing I knew I was in the county jail, talk about freaked out. i have never had so much as a speeding ticket. Here I am whith a DUI and in JAIL. I have never been arrested . I am 52 and was having a spat with my husband , who had decided to stay at our other home about 80 miles away. Apparently during the night I decided to go see him. I drove around 20 miles and was stopped by the police for erratic driving. (thank god they stopped me) Lord knows what could of happened. I am thankful that no one was hurt. When I was stopped. I had on white short coveralls striped knee socks, and a flowered sweater and un matched shoes. This is not me. I would have never thought that htis could happen to me. I think my sub-concious took over and as a result I ended up with this nightmare. I have absolutley no reccollection of the events from 11 PM to around 4am that is so frightening to me, that I lost 5 hours of my life and could have potentially been killed or worse hurt somone else. Remember I was in bed in my PJ’s when I took it. I am not sure what the legal ramifications are or should be but, I followed the directions on the bottle.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:14:27 +0000

I read the posts above and can relate exactly. I got into an arguement with my wife, had a couple drinks and went to bed. Woke up in jail with a police officer holding a bandage to my face. Had only been taking Ambien for two weeks. Spent three days in jail with a broken nose and broken arm from the car wreck which I do not remember. Slept on a cement floor with these injuries, with no idea why I was there! Was dropped off by police downtown after being released with no vehicle or any way to get home. Also, charged with DUI, totaled a classic convertible and went to the hospital for injuries and severe pain because of lack of treatment. THIS DRUG IS BAD…I don’t want money, I WANT THIS DRUG BANNED. My Doc, Pharmacy, State and Attorney ALL stand to make money on my dime. I was NOT warned of any side effects. I could have killed myself and injured or killed others. Something is REALLY wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:14:26 +0000

Crashed car in the middle of the night hit a car didn’t remember it,woke up in the morning and did not remember driving the car.#2 hit the next door neighbor car in the m middle of the night while in my boxer shorts .The next door neighbor came the next day to tell me, what i had done that i hit his car , i don’t even remember a thing. #3 And the best one yet , I went to bed woke up in the county jail with bruise on my legs and chest ,I was in county jail for3 days . I make good money and if i was awake i would have called mt attorney to get me bailed out of jail but i did not do anything for 3 days when i came to in jail it was when they were letting me out. I did not know where i was and Check this Out I was in my boxer shorts and tee shirt. I did not remember a Thing Charged whit D U I and and to call my mom to get me a 47yr. old man i ride home .

By: dm

dm — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:41:11 +0000

i’m sorry i forgot the not befor the depressed, my dad was NOT depressed

By: dm

dm — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:25:06 +0000

my dad took ambian to fall asllep, he haited the way it made him feel, but he could sleep through the night. he shot himself inm the head due to the drug. he was depressed he was just about to become a grandfather and now he is just waking up out of his coma. ambian caused my father to go blind and suffer serious brain damage. he has been in icu for almost a month and doesnot remember a thing. he has been evaluated by a psyc and he strongly believes ambian is the cause for his injuries.

By: john

john — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:56:10 +0000

My sister is in jail and charged with a felony because of Ambien. Sometime after taking it she got up and started her car in an attached garage while her children slept upstairs. Luckily, her oldest child awoke to find her before they all died of CO2 poisoning. She has absolutely no memory of doing any of this.

By: mary

mary — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:55:10 +0000

PS: BRANT … have a F$%@ heart! People take this as directed … that’s not the issue. You must for for the company … but THINK …. do you read everything that’s in fine print ? – Do you trust your Doctor ? Do you trust the FDA?

Have YOU taken Ambien
Do YOU know what it is like
Have YOU lost a loved one

shallow boy U R

By: mary

mary — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:47:48 +0000

My father was in a fatal car accident after taking Ambien – Sep -08. He did not drink at all, or drive after 8:00pm at night. He was in the process of writing his second book. The only thing “new” in his life was Ambien to help him sleep – this drug cut his life. He drove into a tree 11:45pm under the influence of Ambien. Thank God nobody else was involved … but we mourn :(

By: Brant

Brant — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:45:31 +0000

Oh AND…Dia…read the documentation. If you can’t get 8 hours sleep don’t take it.

By: Brant

Brant — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:43:36 +0000

I am sorry, but there is a reason why people are having parasomnia. It ALL is related to the fact that people are taking this drug and STAYING AWAKE. Read the documentation. You take the medication and go to bed. OF COURSE it causes amnesia, of course you are high and going out driving. It is a central nervous system altering drug. Take it as directed.

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:43:25 +0000

I took ambien on Nov. 6th. I was in pajamas on the bed.

Later, I drove down a 45 foot ravine, I was found with two large bottles of beer in the front seat! I was charged with a DUI. My license was taken as well. The car was totaled

I do not remember anything after the ambien effect…..this was told to me by my friend who was told what happenned!

Dear God, what a nightmare!

No one has said a word about ambien. Adrienne

By: Dia

Dia — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:55:10 +0000

Ambien is more dangerous than any drug I’ve read about (legal or illegal) since no one believes you if you suffered the side effects of it. I took the prescribed dosage of 12.5cr at 10pm on a Monday night. I woke my normal time 6ish in the AM on Tuesday.

I don’t remember driving to work! Co-workers said I showed up acting ‘weird’. I later would go to several stores, purchase alcohol and drive home. I ended up with damage to my car and my body. My sister took me to the hospital the next morning after I phoned her and ’sounded crazy’. I am thankful to not only be alive, but no jailed and worse of all having killed someone while I was driving!! It sounds unreal but this drug will leave you broke, terrified that some cop is going to show up at your door because you did something you don’t remember or with bumps and bruises. This happened the last week in August 2008. I’ve not taken the drug since and never intend to. I guess it will take a very prominent person to do something stupid before the drug is pulled.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:26:50 +0000

A person I know recently died after jumping off a bridge. He had no reason to do it. He had been taking no drugs except Ambien. Why is it so hard to take legal action against the makers? Does anyone know how many deaths have been caused by Ambien?

If you or someone you know has had a bad experience with Ambien, please email me at actionagainstambien@rocketmail.com.