This drug is a fairly potent sleep aid that may be habit-forming. While zolpidem is less addictive than similar drugs like Xanax, it is still possible to become addicted to Ambien. Call now to be connected with one of our compassionate treatment specialists. As with many other drugs, it is possible to overdose on Ambien. Overdose is more likely when a person takes a large amount of Ambien in a short period of time or when the drug is mixed with other substances like alcohol.
Both intentional and accidental Ambien overdoses have been reported. The typical dose range for an Ambien prescription is between five and 10 milligrams.
Taken in this dosage, Ambien is generally very safe and will not put individuals at risk for overdose. However, exceeding this amount can dramatically increase the potential for negative side effects and overdose. Individuals can begin experiencing dangerous side effects of Ambien at doses starting at 70 milligrams. Higher doses than this can result in an overdose. The more Ambien a person takes, the more at risk he or she is of overdosing.
Additionally, taking Ambien in ways other than what is prescribed — such as snorting or injecting it — can also greatly increase the risk of overdose. Ambien overdose symptoms tend to be fairly easy to identify and often come on quickly after the drug is ingested. Due to the fast-acting sedative nature of the drug, a person can quickly fall unconscious and potentially go into a coma.
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J Anal Toxicol. Support Center Support Center. External link. Please review our privacy policy. Over the years, FDA has received reports of possible driving impairment and motor vehicle accidents associated with zolpidem; however, in most cases it was difficult to determine if the driving impairment was related to zolpidem or to specific zolpidem blood levels because information about time of dosing and time of the impairment was often not reported.
Recently, data from clinical trials and driving simulation studies have become available that allowed FDA to better characterize the risk of driving impairment caused by specific blood levels of zolpidem and to recognize the increased risk of driving-impairing blood levels of zolpidem in women.
This led FDA to require the manufacturers of certain zolpidem-containing products to revise the dosing recommendations. No, they are different. Next-morning impairment occurs when patients are awake the next morning, but levels of the insomnia medicine in their blood remain high enough to impair activities that require alertness, including driving.
Complex sleep-related behaviors occur when patients get out of bed while not fully awake, and sleep walk or do an activity such as drive a car, prepare and eat food, make phone calls, or have sex.
Both problems are made worse by high levels of zolpidem. The changes that FDA is requiring to the dosing recommendations in the drug labeling are expected to decrease the risk of both next-morning impairment and complex sleep-related behaviors.
At this time, FDA is only requiring the manufacturers of certain zolpidem-containing products to revise their dosing recommendations. FDA is continuing to evaluate ways to lower the risk of next-morning impairment with other insomnia medicines. FDA is currently evaluating other insomnia medicines to determine if they affect men and women differently. OTC insomnia medicines also have a risk for next-morning impairment.
FDA is not recommending that patients who are currently taking prescription insomnia medicines switch to OTC insomnia medicines. Patients who drive or perform activities that require full alertness the next morning should discuss with their health care professional if the insomnia medicine they are using is right for them. Patients can decrease their risk of next-morning impairment by taking the lowest dose of their insomnia medicine that treats their symptoms.
It is important for patients to take their insomnia medicine exactly as prescribed. Taking a higher dose than prescribed or using more than one insomnia medicine is dangerous if patients drive or perform activities that require full alertness the next morning, even if the drugs are taken at the beginning of the night. Likewise, patients should not take Intermezzo, a zolpidem product that is approved for use in the middle of the night, if less than 4 hours of sleep remain.
However, while AERS reports generally can be helpful in evaluating safety concerns, these AERS reports for zolpidem lacked the information necessary to understand whether high morning blood levels of zolpidem were the cause of the reported impaired driving.
Specifically, these reports often did not include the dose or time zolpidem was taken, the time of the accident, whether alcohol or other drugs were also taken, and whether and when blood levels of the drug were measured.
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