Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 31, 2003, at 8:31:55
In reply to Re: How common is hallucinating on Ambien?, posted by don_bristol on August 31, 2003, at 7:17:44
You'd be surprised how many people will pop 50 or 60mg of Ambien and just force themselves to stay awake and watch the show, lol. It's sort of a cheap buzz, because the hallucinations only last for about an hour and there's nothing psychedelic involved. But I suppose Ambien just doesn't work as a sleeping pill for some people -- my doctor's had me try up to 80mg in a single night once because it just wasn't working for me; didn't fall asleep, had some wicked hallucinations though, lol. I have a very large benzo tolerance, and though I realize zolpidem isn't a benzo, it acts similarly enough to one that it just won't work for me. I have the same problem with Halcion -- recommended dose is 0.25-0.5mg... I once took 12mg to no avail. :-\
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