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ambien sleep walking vandalism

has anyone ever heard of people taking ambien, causing vandalism and not remembering in the morning? I am a good person that never steals and vandalizes, but recently i found i have been "tagging" and breaking windows on a local establishment and i don't recall 95% of it.

i posted earlier but it was removed (it is a disturbing subject) but please don't delete this cause i honestly need advice on making this better, preferably w/o getting arrested.
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i took lunesta for years and had no problems with it it makes you kind feel drunk before you go to bed but i never sleptwalked while i was on it, now i have been on ambien and sleepwalk all the time infact i think im sleeptyping as we speak but i dont know.......stick to Lunesta its an awesome drug and would be on if my insurance covered it.
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234738 tn?1198003241
What is the difference between Ambien and Lunesta? Do they have the same active ingredient and are what are the side effects of Lunesta?
Thanks
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11852 tn?1216841443
I've taken Ambien several times and had no problems.  Matter a fact, I had to switch to Lunesta because it wasn't doing anything for me.  I've had insomnia for about4 months now because to two different medical conditions.  
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234738 tn?1198003241
That's really scary. Is it possible you have been doing it for 2 years but just didn't know? If you can it would be useful to have a motion sensor camera record yourself during the night. It would give you a clear idea of what is happening. My brother used to sleep walk and it was terrifying for me. I would open my eyes at night and he would be walking all around.
Hope it doesn't hapen again.
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I have been taking Ambien on and off for the last year or two without ANY issues.  This morning my mom told me I wasn't right this morning, I didnt think anything about it.  Well later that day when my father returned home, he said its nice to have you back with us.  I asked "What do you mean?"
He sayed that when he woke up at 5:30 I was at the kitchen sink cleaning my Ionic Pro filter grid.  
I do know that before I went to bed I looked at it to see how dirty it was, and decided I would wait till sometime later today.  Then my mom said that I went on the front porch behind her and I kept shinning a flashlight in her eyes, and she told me to stop.  Dad said I went out to the car looking for a bottle that I refill with soda, I took the keys, opened the car, looked, told him "DA_N its not in there"!  Dad said he did't know whether to go to work or not.  My problem is I have NEVER slept walked...  Its really scarry not remembering that your where up, or what you did during that time...  
I live on a MAJOR highway, scares me to death to think I could walk out in traffic.  I told my parents IF it happens again to shake the heck outta me so we will know if its just me sleepwalking, or something else!  I also apparently took a pill on the porch this morning, mom said I looked at it, kept saying my doctors name over and over a few times, and then threw the pill out in the yard....  They said I wasn't being violent at all (which I am not a violent person at ALL) I was just not "right"...  Just seems to me that if it were the Ambien this would have happened before now, I have been on it nearly 2 years, angain, as needed....
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234738 tn?1198003241
I think it depends on the individual. I used to travel around the globe for work and took Ambien to help me deal with the jet lag. It worked really well and I didn't have any side effects. I think, as with all medications, you need to check with your doctor and over time learn what works for you.
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172023 tn?1334672284
Stop taking Ambien.  
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I recently took an ambien in the hospital to help me sleep and about a minute later I was seeing things that weren't really in the room.  I told my husband that there was another person in the room with us...can't remember exactly what person.  After that I fell asleep, don't remember anything til the next morning, the nurse told me she changed a bunch  of stuff on my IV and I didn't move at all.  I will never take another ambien again, it whacked me out bad.  I have never slept so hard in my life, and having delusions too.  I can definitely believe the stories of doing outrageous things while on this med.  The next moring I remembered seeing the person in the room and saying so to my husband, he laughed and said yes...I really did think someone was there.  Maybe it was a ghost...LOL
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Patrick Kennedy took Ambien and Phenergen (for vomiting) and then drove to the Capitol in his sleep believing he was late to vote. He crashed into a median. Kennedy admits to a drinking problem, but states that drinking wasn't involved. I tend to believe him on this. Infrequent side effects of Ambien listed include sleep eating and other odd behaviors.

I would absolutely stop taking it and see your doctor!
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Hi - I have taken Ambien and have had total blackouts, but only when I drink. I have gone to bed and then gotten up and actually driven someplace and returned home with no recollection until someone tells me the next day. I usually seem relatively normal to those around me, but I do not remember anything.

I have heard that Ambien can cause amnesia, i.e, binge eating, sleep walking etc., but I have not experienced it UNLESS i have ingested alcohol. If you are experiencing memory loss, try another sleep med or wean yourself off completely.
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234738 tn?1198003241
I used to take Ambien to help me sleep when traveling and didn't have any issues. However, I remember reading an article about someone else having a similar issue. You should stop taking it until you find out more.
Sleep well.
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