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Originally Posted by honeychile
I could write a book about things that people on Ambien have done. One man urinated into his grandson's crib (yes, with baby in it) because he thought he was at a baseball game; another went skinny-dipping in the high rise pool; dog walking; gardens dug - the list goes on & on. What's really sad is how many times a client of mine has been told they have dementia because of it, and yet, the minute Ambien is out of the picture, they're fine.
I wouldn't touch it with the proverbial ten-foot pole!
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I think Ambien is like most other drugs. It is not and will not work for everyone. Different treatments must often times be tried before the right one is found.
However I find it really sad that the medical establishment (I see this in my practice too) would automatically label someone as having dementia without checking side effects and/or adjusting medications first
