Ambien is known for its horrible side effects. It makes you sleepwalk without memory. My fiance is not a violent person and has never hurt me sober. Do I forgive him if he has promissed to get off the drug and seek help. Or due I move on.
2007-08-26 15:38:09 · 12 answers · asked by clarissaharold 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
ive never heard of anything that extreme with ambien alone. if i were you i would investigate further.
2007-08-30 14:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by kali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been on ambien for years (not now). Though I sleptwalked a lot, cooked, watched movies, read, etc., I never once got ugly with a member of my family. And I could just faintly remember in the morning.
What worries me is that you said he has never hurt you sober. Does that mean he has hurt you prior to this incident when he was drinking or drugging? If the answer to this question is yes, you need to leave him now. This kind of thing may happen again with worse results.
If it's never, ever happened anytime except when on Ambien, go with him to the dr. and check out his story. Ask the dr. if he's ever heard of such side effects. If he says yes, then have your fiance ask for a different drug for sleeping (although none is quite as effective). Take his old prescription for ambien and flush it. Then give it some time.
TX Mom
Not a dr.
2007-08-26 22:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
AS long as he does not take Ambien again I'd give him break on that. I do have problems with guys beating girls. My last bf went to prison for beating me up. So I'm not saying forget. It could be the Ambien. I have heard of horrible side effects of the drug. It has a horrible reaction on him so he is never to take it again. If he insists that he does, then I would leave.
2007-08-26 22:52:48 · answer #3 · answered by IamwhatIam♥♥♥♥♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So glad he only beat you up...he could have killed you. He definitely needs to get off Ambien. I wanted to try it...but I keep hearing bad things like this about it. I don't know why it's still on the market. If he beats you up at any other time...leave him..because they don't change..it only gets worse if you marry them....unless maybe they go to anger management classes. Then again...maybe he used Ambien as an excuse. For your safety...you need to get this straightened out soon. One man killed his mother in law and blamed it on Ambien...and she lived in another house. Stay safe!
2007-08-26 23:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by Deenie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your fiance needs to talk to his doctor and tell him about what the ambien did to him. You can choose to forgive him, but you may need counceling for it. Or, just talk to fiance explain to him you understand the side effects of the drug and what he did to you when he was on ambien. If your fiance loves you at all, he would be ashamed of his behavior and talk to his doctor ASAP, about trying something else.
2007-08-26 22:47:18 · answer #5 · answered by hbuckmeister 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i take ambien also, and with one pill never seem to have an issue. it seems to become violent in nature if more than one are taken or alchohol is mixed in. because it blocks your judgement and memory i think he should be forgiven if he sees the doc about the experience, she may alter his meds
2007-08-26 23:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by jkmxwl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
!) don't sleep in the same house
2) call his Dr.
3)get a second opinion from the pharmacist
4) put the wedding on "hold" till this gets figured out
5) have a serious talk with the Domestic Violence/Safety office in your town.
Give him some time, and be sure you see him in both stressful and non-stressful settings and moods before you make up your mind permanently.
2007-08-27 01:05:55 · answer #7 · answered by Hope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your man has never laid a hand on you before, then I would forgive. You cannot hold him accountable for something he was not in control of. I would however; demand that he speak to his Dr. ASAP to find an alternative treatment.
2007-08-26 22:50:15 · answer #8 · answered by under pressure 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
uhhh wow he needs to stop the drug and seek help. He may not remember anything but still it happened ya know? Does he even feel bad?
2007-08-26 22:46:21 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have use ambin before, I can say that is can happen. I would have him to seek profession help from his DR.
2007-08-26 22:51:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋