As far as the crapping and stuff - does that happen after long periods of being off of opiates?
The "crapping and stuff" happens relatively quickly after one quits taking opiates/opioids such as heroin, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, etc.
I would say that, without taking the route of administration into consideration, one's uh... bowels seem to... move more freely, shall we say, after about 24 - 48 hours after quitting opiates/opioids. But I'm not sure what you mean, exactly, by it happening after "long periods of being off of opiates."
It's more that opiates/opioids slow down all those sort of processes, so, when you're taking those substances, you get the constipation and everything else; when you kick them, your body sort of goes back to normal, and it does it quickly, and so there you have the "crapping and stuff."
Another observation I have noticed with ambien is a HORRIBLE taste in my mouth in the morning but none of the other meds cause that.
I'm not sure if this is the case with ambien or not, but I
do know that the horrible taste is a common side effect of other sleep medications such as lunesta. It would make sense, though.
Also with the kicking - when I take xanax it alleviates the kicking and arm punches. One time I was laying in bed trying to go to sleep and I was out of xanax. I always have a glass of water on the night stand for the night. I was lying on my left side on the left side of the bed and my arm spasmed and I punched the glass of water dead on and knocked it over! I have a little bitty dog and he sleeps with me. I worry some times because of the violence of the kicking and punching that I might nail him some night.
Yikes! I'm not sure what to make of this... maybe someone else can chime in ?
All of these meds are exceptionally bitter to the taste and I usually chew my pills for faster absobtion, then I brush my teeth. This morning in particular I had that horrid taste in my mouth so bad that I couldn't wait to get some gum or candy or something in there asap. But it was because of the ambien. I never have had a bad taste in the morning after taking hydro, xanax or soma at night.
Again, I think the horrible taste thing is a side effect of sleep medications. I wouldn't be surprised.