Knit Chic wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Cite the case law, please. I've taken Ambien and I certainly did
>> remember doing such mundane things as getting up to use the toilet
>> in the middle of the night. I'd definately recall having killed
>> someone, so this is a farce or lawyers tricks. Ambien makes you
>> sleepy, it doesn't turn you into a psychopathic killer. And you
>> can buy over the counter sleep aids that make you feel much more
>> "muddled" when you wake up than Ambien does.

One anecdote does not final evidence make. It's just an anecdote.

> Of course, everyone has to have the exact same experience as you
> Jill. When I stopped working 3rd shift and started working 1st shift
> I took Ambian to help me get my sleep on track. I have absolutely no
> memory of certain events and started exhibiting bizarre behavior,
> i.e., waking up in the middle of the night and start cooking only to
> find later that I had done it w/ no memory.

My anecdote: I had exactly the same sort of experience a week ago. My
sleep schedule has been messed up because of deadlines and other things
that kept me moving for long and irregular hours. I took Ambien to try
to get to sleep and straighten out the schedule, and the next day felt
badly hung over. My wife told me things I had said that made no sense
(more than usual, apparently) and done (took cookies up to my office
when I have a self-imposed, no-food-in-the-work-space policy) about
which I had no recollection. She said she helped me undress and I had no
memory of that (and normally, I certainly would have). Didn't remember
getting into bed. And only slept 6 hours anyway.

I won't do that again. Money wasted. Scary time for her.

Pastorio