A recent article from CBS News details the effects of Ambien (zolpidem tartrate, a sedative hypnotic sold in 5- and 10mg doses) for the curious public.

Having used this for insomnia a few years ago when it was the Next Big Thing, I can testify that it changes the way everything, not just tastes, are perceived; the “hypnotic” part of the sedative hypnotic classification is really some powerful stuff. It also does cause memory loss for the time period in which it was taken; if you take an Ambien and then suddenly remember something you forgot to do, you’re probably better off just leaving it till the morning, lest your friends and loved ones see you break dancing to polka in the den while eating slices of frozen pizza (at least that’s not from personal experience).

I leave you with the short text of a conversation I shared with my friend Walter last October amidst rumors that Ambien was about to go OTC:

(16:13:44) Walter: DUDE is ambien really about to go over the coutner?
(16:13:52) I: is it??
(16:13:52) I: lol
(16:13:54) I: i don’t know
(16:13:59) Walter: that’s what I just heard
(16:14:04) Walter: and I’m trying to find out more
(16:14:08) Walter: cuz that would be suuuuuper sweet
(16:14:12) I: lol
(16:14:19) I: that would be reeeeeeeeeally ridiculous
(16:14:23) Walter: I would never have a sleepless night ever again
(16:14:33) Walter: but yeah, I can’t imagin it in its current state being otc
(16:15:39) I: haha maybe if they removed the weeping, and the LSD
(16:15:50) Walter: the weeping and the LSD!
(16:15:51) Walter: lmao!
(16:16:18) I:
(16:16:25) I: but without those, Ambien is just Benadryl

A recent article from CBS News details the effects of Ambien (zolpidem tartrate, a sedative hypnotic sold in 5- and 10mg doses) for the curious public.

Having used this for insomnia a few years ago when it was the Next Big Thing, I can testify that it changes the way everything, not just tastes, are perceived; the “hypnotic” part of the sedative hypnotic classification is really some powerful stuff. It also does cause memory loss for the time period in which it was taken; if you take an Ambien and then suddenly remember something you forgot to do, you’re probably better off just leaving it till the morning, lest your friends and loved ones see you break dancing to polka in the den while eating slices of frozen pizza (at least that’s not from personal experience).

I leave you with the short text of a conversation I shared with my friend Walter last October amidst rumors that Ambien was about to go OTC:

(16:13:44) Walter: DUDE is ambien really about to go over the coutner?
(16:13:52) I: is it??
(16:13:52) I: lol
(16:13:54) I: i don’t know
(16:13:59) Walter: that’s what I just heard
(16:14:04) Walter: and I’m trying to find out more
(16:14:08) Walter: cuz that would be suuuuuper sweet
(16:14:12) I: lol
(16:14:19) I: that would be reeeeeeeeeally ridiculous
(16:14:23) Walter: I would never have a sleepless night ever again
(16:14:33) Walter: but yeah, I can’t imagin it in its current state being otc
(16:15:39) I: haha maybe if they removed the weeping, and the LSD
(16:15:50) Walter: the weeping and the LSD!
(16:15:51) Walter: lmao!
(16:16:18) I:
(16:16:25) I: but without those, Ambien is just Benadryl