So I've been feeling worse and worse the past few months and my family is going through a major crisis as well as me going through a break up with my first boyfriend. Yeah I said first and yes, I am old. All this caused me to recently check into a behavior health center of my own free will because I was in the midst of a nervous break down and having thoughts of suicide.

I've never slept well so these meds were prescribed to me a year ago but I never took them on a regular basis till I started my relationship. He had to work and I wanted to be closer to his schedule and go to be earlier as not to bother him. Still I didn't take them but only on Thursday when he had to work but even then he would tell me things I did and said that I didn't remember.

Time went by and I stopped putting up things for sale in my V Vintage store and soon I was taking as many pictures. I mean I made like no money for the last 4 months of 2010. V Vintage died so fast and BobbySoxer was following.

Around the time my brothers wife left him and the custody battle begin my relationship started to end. I was so stressed and started relying on these pills more often for sleep, Then within the last 2 months I was taking them every night. I couldn't edit a single picture. I would sit and stare at the computer. I couldn't even play a game like I did before just to pass time for fun between edits. I couldn't do anything. I was a cranky, nervous wreck and anything anybody said hurt my feelings.





Within the last 2 weeks I hadn't missed a pill and my depression sunk deeper. I cut myself for the first time in 4 years. I also don't remember much of those 2 weeks. I guess I knew something was wrong when I was getting yield at one night but at the time and still now I didn't know why because I couldn't remember what I had said before the yelling started or even listen to the person yelling at me. I really don't know what the hell happened! When I woke up 3 days later after taking 3 of those pills I checked myself in.

This is the second time I have come to realize the medication I'm taking is causing problems. My main things that were bothering me were, being really itchy and having my mum buy different shampoo, being more anxiety ridden, forgetting all sorts of things I said and have a case of depression that worsened by the week.

Here's what I found out about it. Also there are suicide reference but I didn't add them. Note I haven't taking the pills in 4 days and I finished editing 2 sets of pics and have been much more pleasant so I think I made the right chose. The doctor should have known better because of my manic depression not to subscribe this. there's a strong warning against it.






You will probably become very sleepy soon after you take zolpidem and will remain sleepy for some time after you take the medication. Plan to go to bed right after you take zolpidem and to stay in bed for 7-8 hours. Do not take zolpidem if you will be unable to remain asleep for 7-8 hours after taking the medication. If you get up too soon after taking zolpidem, you may experience memory problems



What side effects can this medication cause?

Zolpidem may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

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drowsiness = Something that seems logical
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weakness = I guess that could go with drowsy
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headache = I have horrid migraines and I wonder if this made them worse.
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dizziness = I'd run into walls trying to go to the bathroom, it was trippy
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'drugged feeling' = again a trip
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unsteady walking = hitting walls?
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difficulty keeping balance =boyfriend at the time told me I feel over on a bookshelf or something? I don't recall this. I guess that's the forgetfulness part.
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constipation = ?
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diarrhea = Totally almost crapped my pants a few times. Haha
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gas = Blamed it on the boyfriend
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heartburn = ??
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stomach pain or tenderness = I have IBS so I don't know
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changes in appetite = ???
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uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body = Nope but creepy
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burning or tingling in the hands, arms, feet, or legs = No
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unusual dreams = Yes! I'm not even going to get into this lesbian photoshoot dream I had where I was being forced to take dirty pics.
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dry mouth or throat =?
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ringing, pain, or itching in the ears = ?
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eye redness =?
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muscle aches or cramps = IDK
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joint, back, or neck pain= I think it's just the computer
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heavy menstrual bleeding = Eww





Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:

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rash = no
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hives = I wish I had a hive. The lead singer that is. Haha
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itching = Yes, I've been itchy and blamed the shampoo.
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swelling of the eyes, face, lips, tongue, or throat = Fat tongue? Haha
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feeling that the throat is closing = nope
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difficulty breathing or swallowing = nah
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hoarseness = no
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shortness of breath = again no
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nausea = Always
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vomiting = I blame the hangovers
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pounding heartbeat = Boobies!
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chest pain = Boobies!
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blurred vision or other vision problems = Oh goodness this was funny because try editing pics when you're on this stuff.

Zolpidem may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while you are taking this medication.








Abnormal Thinking and Behavioral Changes

A variety of abnormal thinking and behavior changes have been reported to occur in association with the use of sedative/hypnotics. Some of these changes may be characterized by decreased inhibition (e.g., aggressiveness and extroversion that seemed out of character), similar to effects produced by alcohol and other CNS depressants. Visual and auditory hallucinations have been reported as well as behavioral changes such as bizarre behavior, agitation and depersonalization. In controlled trials, < style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">hallucinations. In a clinical trial, 7.4% of pediatric patients with insomnia associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who received Zolpidem reported hallucinations [see Use in Specific Populations (8.4)].

Complex behaviors such as “sleep-driving” (i.e., driving while not fully awake after ingestion of a sedative-hypnotic, with amnesia for the event) have been reported with sedative-hypnotics, including Zolpidem. These events can occur in sedative-hypnotic-naive as well as in sedative-hypnotic-experienced persons. Although behaviors such as “sleep-driving” may occur with Zolpidem tartrate tablets alone at therapeutic doses, the use of alcohol and other CNS depressants with Zolpidem tartrate tablets appears to increase the risk of such behaviors, as does the use of Zolpidem tartrate tablets at doses exceeding the maximum recommended dose. Due to the risk to the patient and the community, discontinuation of Zolpidem tartrate tablets should be strongly considered for patients who report a “sleep-driving” episode. Other complex behaviors (e.g., preparing and eating food, making phone calls, or having sex) have been reported in patients who are not fully awake after taking a sedative-hypnotic. As with “sleep-driving”, patients usually do not remember these events. Amnesia, anxiety and other neuro-psychiatric symptoms may occur unpredictably.

In primarily depressed patients, worsening of depression, including suicidal thoughts and actions (including completed suicides), has been reported in association with the use of sedative/hypnotics.

The emergence of any new behavioral sign or symptom of concern requires careful and immediate evaluation.