Ambien and Memory Loss?
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Your dosage and right intake of Ambien will probably not give you any such side effect as memory loss. That is a rare adverse effect of Ambien ( Lorazepam) and usually occurs only in patients, which take the highest possible dosage of it, or they are at the same time on other medications, such as SSRI antidepressants.\nHope that is of help.\nHave a great day!
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The question is vague which makes it difficult to give you an educated answer. I would check with a physician as there are other factors they need to be aware of. (ie. Did the person fall then began experiencing loss of memory, Is the person on drugs)
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Ambien.\n\nSeriously, you don't need to take it for long, just a few days to sort of reset your sleep habits. (Assuming this is an ordinary type of insomnia.)
440681
i would try a more herbal route.  like some cat nip drops.  or sleepy time tea.  but ambien is a good prescription medication.  tylenol makes a sleep aid and i am not talking tylenol pm look for sleep aid but all these things can be habit forming you might want to check with your dr.  you might have something more seroiuse going on.  like sleep apneia he/she would know the best thing for you.  dont take anything except tea for more than 7 days.
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After a typical syncopal (fainting) episode, one does not usually lose memory, except for during the time that one is unconscious.\n\nThe episode you described could have resulted from heat stroke, dehydration, hypoglycemia, or head injury from the slump/fall.\n\nIf she has ANY memory loss (other than while she was passed out), she needs to be evaluated ASAP.  Go to the ER or an urgent care facility.  Better safe than sorry.
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i'm not really sure about what possible causes may be but i just turned twenty yesterday.  and i've noticed alot of memory loss as well.. missing large chunks of my childhood.. and forgetting what i've done all day etc.  i'd be interested to know what some responses to your question are as well lol
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Sleep Learning is no good for fact memorization or concepts requiring abstract/analytical thought.\n\nIt is good for suggestions for simple behavior changes, getting an overall deep-down "feel" for a foreign language (still have to be awake for the vocabulary learning and practice part), and so on.
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During medical procedures along with anesthisia they also frequently give you a dose of medicine designed to cause short term memory loss while the drug is in your system. This is done to reduce trauma and normally only done on patients who are partially conscious at the time of the procedure. \n\nIf you have suffered memory loss that extended much beyond the procedure then you should be concerned about your medications first and start digging into other causes next as this is not a normal reaction.
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I believe ambien is a sleepy pill. How else would you expect to fee when taking a sleeping aid? You take this then go to bed about half hour later that will take care of the dopey feeling.
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First and foremost you need to see your doctor.  They may be able to run some test to figure out why you are having this problem.  \n\nSecond, supplements help...as was said before Ginkgo works and St Johns wart.  \n\nThird think about the meds you are taking.  Are you taking sleeping pills ?  I know that Amben does cause memory loss.  Other drugs may as well.\n\nForth, Play mind games.  Sudouku is a great mind game that improves your iq and memory.  Most puzzles will help.  When you meet someone and they tell you there name...make sure you listen and them make up a rhyme or think of someone you know or character from a book or story.  Then say it ten times in your head while picturing them as you walk away.\n\nI hope this helps you.! Blessings to you
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Yes, narcolepsy.  I'm not sure I spelled it right either, but I personal experience.  When you also mentioned driving I went  AH HUH!!!  Yep, you have what has been named over the years as "sleeping disease".  When you drive, watch TV, read, anything that relaxes your mind you go unconscious, but your eyes are still open!  Tell your girlfriend that its un-natural and that you are NOT on drugs.  I know this for a fact that my dad has it.  My mother noticed it when he was driving she would be talking to him while he was driving down the road and would realize that he "wasn't even listening to her" she would get SOOOO mad, just like your girlfriend!  Then he went to the doctors and was tested.  There are medications and ways to counter-act what is happening in your brain.  And no you aren't  ignoring your girlfriend either.  Tell her its OK, not to make a big deal out of it, lighten up and that YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DOCTOR! It has been known about for decades.  I am 50 years old and my dad was diagnosed while I was a kid!  So I DO KNOW about the condition.  Its more a brain way/condition than a disease.  You don't catch it, you pass it to anyone, its genetic, and show her my answer ok?  If she has any other questions about it she can e-mail me     faysdaze1@verizon.net
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1) Yes, sometimes freaks me out but I was told it's a form of self hypnosis.\n\n2) *sigh* Yes, in fact just a few minutes ago. I think for some reason if you go back out of the room & try to retrace your steps while you're trying to remember what you were doing, for some reason it will trigger the memory.\n\n3) Yes, too many times. Have no idea what that's all about.\n\n4) I've done this too and usually I don't go back and get the right stuff unless its something really important.
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It depends on the milligrams of Ambien you are taking. I wouldn't mix it with alcohol, because Ambien is a controlled substance. I hope you aren't taking Ambien and drinking alcohol in a stupid attempt to increase your buzz. Ambien and alcohol could be fatal if taken in large doses. Please do not mix them.
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i know didn't ask for opinions, but ambien can mess ya up, and can be pretty addicting.
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Worse in what way?\n\nThey are different classes of drugs, both of which, however, can cause sleepiness.  Ambien (Zolpidem) functions somewhat like benzodiazepines (Xanax, Ativan, etc.), which is quite different from the function of narcotics.\n\nI could be wrong here, but nausea is pretty-much non-existent with benzos and ambien, and respiratory depression is much rarer.  Narcotics, on the other hand, often cause nausea and readily cause respiratory depression (when taken improperly).
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I don't like to be the serious kind of bloke here, but anyway:\n\nBasicly we need to sleep to recover from our daily life. Simple isn't it? But it gets a little more complicated than that.\nSleeping also makes you remember things: try the following. Learn something by heart and get as little sleep as possible. You won't remember it ( or not competely ) Now do the same thing but have a good sleep. You should have remembered it this time.\n\nWhile you're asleep, you' re growing. Measure yourself in the evening and in the morning. There should be a difference.\n\nWhile you're asleep, you loose muscle, wich you rebuild during the day. \n\nSleep is often accompanied by dreaming. If we would never dream, we'd all die of a mental breakdown ( basicly commit suicide ) within 5 years. Dreaming helps us to deal with the psychological aspects of life. \n\nIf you're interested in more of this kind of "serious explaining" let me know, and I'll answer some more.\n\nP.
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Registered Nurse here;  Yes, please do not take another.  Ambien is one of the strongest medications on the market for insomnia.  If this is not working, return to your physician, for evaluation, and perhaps change in sleeping medication.  But regardless of what your told here on Yahoo, Please do not take any more.  Thanks for the opportunity to address your question.