hallucinations on ambien?

[michael_1992]

i took some ambien , i dont know the dose , i never took it before or since (i didnt have prescription). well i took that and then i started feeling dreamy (no surprise since its a sleeping pill), well then when i was on the computer on the wooden chair and desk, i started having this illusion that i was in the wilderness (hard to describe, i did not see trees, i was just saw things differently) , well i went on chat on some online forum and it looked like the words were kind of shifting around and then i put my head on the keyboard and pressed enter so my text that i typed into chat looked like "afdjsfksdjfksdjkfl" i barely knew i did it, i wasnt following the conversation at all, it just looked like a bunch of words that were moving (not fast, but they were shifting somehow with the line above them), and i also felt that these words were part of this "dream world wilderness experience"(hard to describe). when i later was in the kitchen , the kitchen looked different, somehow darker. it was very odd.
why did this happen? i didnt feel particularly tired , i was just in a dream for like an hour.

 

[Violenza666]

It's a fairly common side effect of ambien.. if you don't go to sleep.

 

[mgrady3]

Ambien (Zolpidem) affects different people differently.
For me, Ambien does very little; it doesn't make me sleep much nor hallucinate.
Other people I know have had very similar experiences to yours.
If you want to use it for sleep, try varying the dose and also being in a position such that you can sleep, ie. don't try to stay awake after taking it.

 

[Keif' Richards]

Zolpidem definitely has the potential to cause hallucinations, and while not everyone experiences them (in recreational doses), most people I know do. I guess that all depends on your definition of hallucinations. If you're talking open eye visuals and crazy shit like that, than I think zolpidem would be pushing it. What do I know though right, and I suppose you could take an elephant dose, like 75mgs or over by my definition and these effects will probably increase.

The "hallucinations" I experience are more of the auditory variety, and seeing things in my peripheral vision. You mentioned that it felt sort of like a dream. Well put though, I would describe the overall experience of recreational zolpidem use to being in a dream. You can really lose your sense of reality, but I find that having a "bad trip" or similar bad experience is pretty difficult on this drug. Again though, large doses can change the anticipated nature of any substance

 

[benzofan]

Ambien (Zolpidem) affects different people differently.
.

Ambien = Lorazepam not Zolpidem

But they are very similar

 

[jungo87]

Can you get hallucinations on zopiclone?

 

[MikeHawk]

Ambien = Lorazepam not Zolpidem

But they are very similar

Nope. Ambien IS Zolpidem. Lorazepam is Ativan. They both have potential for hallucinations but Ambien has a much higher chance to cause them. Even at therapeutic doses (10mg) ambien makes me hallucinate.

 

[gmhawkeye]

Hi

SWim snorted 10 mg Ambien and had to work next day(Also had quite a lot of alc htat night). Nexr Afternoon drove to work 80kms with no memory how. Arrived there threw up (the only thing I remember from that day). Drove home (on a German Autobahn ((with no speed limit )with absolutely no memory and no idea how I survived). Alc and High doses of Ambien makes you a Zombie. SWIM could have easily died that day and have still no memory on how i managed to drive without being actually physically thinking \and having any motoring skills. BE safe!

SWim still regrets everything he did that day,.

 

[Infinateink]

You can have neat times on the stuff

I will say, my nightly deal is 20mg before bed. That did nothing tonight. So I ended up taking three more 10mg about thirty minutes after initial dose, getting me to 50mg, and that is why I am sitting here typing this. Having hallucinations. I'm watching a movie called jungle with Daniel Radcliffe and it's blowing my mind but pleasantly doing so. My iPhone seems to have a new "waterbed touch screen" feature, but I know it doesn't in real life. So if the original question was simply, can you hallucinate on Ambien? I'm doing it right now, and several other sites say it is a side effect of the medication. (Pleasant though I might add from under my blanket on my couch.) stay safe!!!!