These incidents can occur after the first dose of these sleep medicines or after a longer period of treatment, and can occur in patients without any history of these behaviors and even at the lowest recommended doses. As Sharpless indicated, these behaviors could happen the first time you take the medications and on any dose. Therefore, if you decide to try Ambien once, don't be too surprised if you awake next to a bust of someone who does not look like Brandi Chastain. Of course, Sharpless did indicate that serious incidents after taking these three types of medications are rare.
However, many complex sleep behaviors may go unreported because, after all, you are asleep when they happen. Even when someone else is witnessing your behaviors, he or she may not necessarily report them to the FDA or write up a medical case report, submit it to a scientific journal, and get it published. If your friend is following you around just to get material for medical case reports, that person may not really be your friend.
Moreover, it isn't clear how frequently sleep medications may lead to behaviors that aren't necessarily life-threatening but could be health, reputation, relationship, or work threatening. For example, someone once sleep texted me after taking Ambien.
And, no, I am not going to tell you what she said. Even if more studies were done to determine the overall risk of different complex sleep behaviors after taking eszopiclone, zaleplon, or zolpidem, every person and apparently every time you take the pills may be different.
Even if you have been taking one of these medications for a while without incident, could this be the one time that you sleep-while-making-waffles? What precautions, then, should you take? This is not practicing good sleep hygiene. Photo: Getty Images. First of all, sleep medications should never be the first option when you have trouble sleeping.
Always opt for practicing good sleep hygiene first. This doesn't mean taking a bath before you go to bed, although being covered in mud head-to-toe may prevent you from falling asleep.
The National Sleep Foundation defined sleep hygiene as "a variety of different practices and habits that are necessary to have good nighttime sleep quality and full daytime alertness. Good sleep hygiene includes being careful what you eat, drink, or smoke such as spicy foods, carbonated beverages, caffeine, and nicotine close to bedtime, limiting daytime naps to 30 minutes, and getting enough exercise and light exposure during the day.
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Zolpidem tablets may contain lactose. Use caution if you are sensitive to lactose. It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Zolpidem can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. It is dangerous to try and purchase zolpidem on the Internet or from vendors outside of the United States.
Medications distributed from Internet sales may contain dangerous ingredients, or may not be distributed by a licensed pharmacy. Samples of zolpidem purchased on the Internet have been found to contain haloperidol Haldol , a potent antipsychotic drug with dangerous side effects.
For more information, contact the U. If you have taken zolpidem in the past, your doctor may direct you to take a lower dose of this medicine than you did before. Follow all directions on your prescription label. Never take zolpidem in larger amounts, or for longer than prescribed. Read all patient information, medication guides, and instruction sheets provided to you.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. Zolpidem may be habit-forming. Never share zolpidem with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.
Selling or giving away this medicine is against the law. The recommended doses of zolpidem are not the same in men and women, and this drug is not approved for use in children. Misuse of this medication can result in dangerous side effects. Never take Ambien , Edluar , or Zolpimist if you do not have a full 7 to 8 hours to sleep before being active again. Do not take Intermezzo for middle-of-the-night insomnia unless you have 4 hours of sleep time left before being active. Zolpidem is for short-term use only.
Tell your doctor if your insomnia symptoms do not improve, or if they get worse after using this medication for 7 to 10 nights in a row.
Do not take zolpidem for longer than 4 or 5 weeks without your doctor's advice. Do not stop using zolpidem suddenly after long-term use , or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doctor how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when you stop using zolpidem.
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