The New York Times: "A Drug That Wakes the Near Dead" (zolpidem & vegetative states)

[Putingrad]

The New York Times: "A Drug That Wakes the Near Dead" (zolpidem & vegetative states)

Fascinating.

Convinced that the son they know and love is still “in there,” Chris’s parents have spent the past three years searching for a way to bring him back out. So far, their best hope has come from an unlikely source: Ambien. A growing body of case reports suggests that the popular sleep aid can have a profound — and paradoxical — effect on patients like Chris. Rather than put them to sleep, both Ambien and its generic twin, zolpidem, appear to awaken at least some of them. The early reports were so pronounced that until recently, doctors had a hard time believing them. Only now, more than a decade after the initial discovery, are they taking a closer look.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/magazine/can-ambien-wake-minimally-conscious.html?pagewanted=2&hp

 

[laCster]

sometimes ambien gets me going good and other times it puts me out there man...some serious shit to fuck with and i've done my fair share.

 

[23536]

I can't read about zolpidem anymore without thinking of this:

While I was strung out on Ambien I apparently purchased 4 gray huacaya alpacas

http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/407727-Help-I-ve-made-a-big-mistake

 

[laCster]

thank you for that link 52906809834986098 LMFAO @ alpacas !!!!!

 

[amanitadine]

^^^^ One of my favorite intros to a thread of all time.....

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

Woah, neat article!