Posted by mike99 on January 6, 2006, at 17:42:47
In reply to Re: Feedback - Lunesta / Ambien CR like an acid trip?, posted by vbAgent on January 6, 2006, at 14:18:29
I have had very "trippy" effects on Ambien, especially at doses at/above 15 mg.
A few months ago I took about 17.5 mg over a few hours (and hadn't been taking it that long either)...My intention was to go to sleep but I ended up staying awake. I was spending the night at a hotel and left my room in the middle of the night to hit a nearby snack machine (outdoors).
Tough to describe it, but the sky was purplish with a "star-like" effect and almost like their were water fountains spraying all over the horizon. I remember thinking to myself "how beautiful" the night was...not realizing until the next day just how *****ed up I was. I've never used LSD but have tried "mushrooms" and from my experience the Ambien had a more psychadelic effect.
I now keep my dosage under 12.5 mg and make sure to go right to bed after taking it and haven't had any more "trippy" effects--I think I've developed tolerance to this effect.
I only tried Lunesta for a few days 2 mg), but didn't have similiar effects (I stayed up once to see if it would occur).
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