The authorities finally confirmed that the investigation into these companies is moving forward. My brother fought for this accountability until his final days and I am relieved to see justice finally taking shape. We must continue to watch these proceedings closely to ensure they are held to the full extent …
December 1, 2015
Ambien manufacturer (Sanofi-Aventis) & the F.D.A. should face CRIMINAL and civil charges concerning the distribution and promotion of Ambien/Zolpidem.
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October 27, 2015
Watching this count climb reminds me of the nights I lost to this drug and the people who never woke up. If we hit this next milestone we can finally force them to see the scale of the damage they caused.
December 16, 2014
I have been reading every single story you share about how this drug shattered lives and it only confirms why we cannot stop fighting. My inbox is full of painful accounts of the damage done by this medication. I am working to compile these testimonies so that those in power can no longer ignore the reality of what we have lost.
September 4, 2013
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a weight finally lifting after the hell my family went through because of this drug. It proves that so many others are suffering in silence and demanding real accountability for these corporate failures.
Reached 100 supporters
June 28, 2011
47 Comments
My son was a law abiding citizen, without a mere smudge on his record. he was also a very good father, a successful architect. He is now serving a LONG prison sentence for a crime he has no memory of doing because he was on Ambien at the time! This drug MUST be stopped!!!
I took Ambien for 7 years with the encouragement of my doctor(s) for insomnia. For the past 4 months I have had episodes of hallucinations/deliriuim, confusion. I have been hospitalized, had 2 spinal taps and 3 MRI's Nothing physically wrong with me. $25,000 medical bills; diagnosis, finally, is "most likely Ambien." In casual conversations, I have met 2 other people with exactly the same story. On the NIH (National Institute of Health) website I have read much about the dangers of Ambien. So why is it given out like candy? $1.6 Billion $ industry for pharmaceutical companies...and horror stories for many unsuspecting people. Ambien messes with our brains...but who knew?
I took this medicine at 9 p.m. woke up the next morning and learned I had slept drove. I honestly don't remember a thing. But I was lucky, I only side swiped a car and still didn't wake up.
i have a case pending right now for sleep walking. they charged me with public intox and trespassing. ( i was in my neighbors garage) i am debating now weather or not to go to trial. they dropped the public intox cause they had nothing on me. i didnt blow, give blood or anything else. im scared...any suggestions
my husband has been incarserated and is looking at a life sentence for something he did while under the influence of Zolpidem. the makers of this drug should be held accountable for what it does. doctors who prescribe it should be held accountable if they do not notify their patients of the potential side effects as well.
I call it the, Demonic Pill! I was a successful business woman, when I started on Ambien. Stress, husband snoring, family drama, etc. The doctor just handed me the prescription. At first it really worked well. Then as time past by, I lost my job, had to sell my home, memory loss, 8 seizures. I feel 2 flights of stairs. The other seizures I mostly fall on my head on concrete. It has literally ruin my life, as well as my family's. Thanks to, GREED. I wish and pray that all the maker's of Ambien/Zolpidem all slowly burn in hell!!!!!
I just got a Dui because of this drug and will be fighting to stay out of jail or prison for it.
My brother just started taking this med He started hallucinating, being aggressive, and anxious all the time. I have asked the doctor to discontinue this med after reading all the tragic stories about the effects of this med.
I was taking Ambien as prescribed and was recently switched to Ambien Cr by my physician. I subsequently went to bed one night and woke up after car accident due to sleep driving and charged with DUI and felony for leaving my children home asleep after we had all gone to bed. Found not guilty of DUI but sadly did not fight child endangerment /abuse felony charge due to poor advise given to me by my lawyer. Upon my lawyer's advice, I had it plead down to a misdemeanor. Ruined my professional career, destroyed my life and that of my children.
I took I ambien and 1tylenol pm and went to bed and the next thing I knew the cops were telling me I had stolen a truck and my sisters truck was in a ditch and the other truck was in my sisters front yard. Had no idea what was going on and could not remember anything except going to bed.
I am in the process of locating a doctor to get me off of Ambien. It has ruined my life. It has caused me anxiety and depression and once it stops working you find yourself taking more and more just to get to sleep. This drug is a hell drug and doctors need to quit prescribing it like candy.
Testimonies verify that Ambien and it's new drug version should "NOT" be legally used as medicine. It should not take "YEARS" to prove its many harmful effects! No medicine should destroy careers, ruin families financially, destroy reputations, incarcerate "patients" and etc.
I too am experiencing legal ramifications as a direct and proximate cause of using Ambien as prescribed.
My brother is in prison because of this drug. Two teenage boys are dead and senior citizen in prison.
One night I took Ambien and next thing I know was I was being handcuffed and hauled off to prison. I had apparently hit another car. ( I had no memory of anything) Fortunately damage was little and no injuries. I was in my bathrobe and underwear. I was charged with three Dui misdemeanors. In the police report the arresting officer stated I had said(I was at a party and drank Vodka and Hydrocodone) He even stated my breath smelled strongly of Vodka. The only problem with that assessment is I haven't had Vodka since 1993. I happily took the breathalyzer test and of course it came up zero. Urine test showed no alcohol or hydrocodone. I spent about a day in jail and was ROR. My attorney got the DUI dropped to reckless driving and pleaded no contest with withhold of adjudication . My sentence is probation, DUI school and Madd Panel. $900.00 fines ect. I would recommend stay of the Ambien. I could have hurt myself or worse somebody else! Plus the police may put you in a place you don't want to be...
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The authorities finally confirmed that the investigation into these companies is moving forward. My brother fought for this accountability until his final days and I am relieved to see justice finally taking shape. We must continue to watch these proceedings closely to ensure they are held to the full extent …
December 1, 2015
Ambien manufacturer (Sanofi-Aventis) & the F.D.A. should face CRIMINAL and civil charges concerning the distribution and promotion of Ambien/Zolpidem.
Final supporters
Updates
October 27, 2015
Watching this count climb reminds me of the nights I lost to this drug and the people who never woke up. If we hit this next milestone we can finally force them to see the scale of the damage they caused.
December 16, 2014
I have been reading every single story you share about how this drug shattered lives and it only confirms why we cannot stop fighting. My inbox is full of painful accounts of the damage done by this medication. I am working to compile these testimonies so that those in power can no longer ignore the reality of what we have lost.
September 4, 2013
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a weight finally lifting after the hell my family went through because of this drug. It proves that so many others are suffering in silence and demanding real accountability for these corporate failures.
Reached 100 supporters
June 28, 2011
47 Comments
My friend just died from sleep walking while following doctor's orders for this drug. He fell down an incline and drowned in a creek.
My son was a law abiding citizen, without a mere smudge on his record. he was also a very good father, a successful architect. He is now serving a LONG prison sentence for a crime he has no memory of doing because he was on Ambien at the time! This drug MUST be stopped!!!
I took Ambien for 7 years with the encouragement of my doctor(s) for insomnia. For the past 4 months I have had episodes of hallucinations/deliriuim, confusion. I have been hospitalized, had 2 spinal taps and 3 MRI's Nothing physically wrong with me. $25,000 medical bills; diagnosis, finally, is "most likely Ambien." In casual conversations, I have met 2 other people with exactly the same story. On the NIH (National Institute of Health) website I have read much about the dangers of Ambien. So why is it given out like candy? $1.6 Billion $ industry for pharmaceutical companies...and horror stories for many unsuspecting people. Ambien messes with our brains...but who knew?
I took this medicine at 9 p.m. woke up the next morning and learned I had slept drove. I honestly don't remember a thing. But I was lucky, I only side swiped a car and still didn't wake up.
i have a case pending right now for sleep walking. they charged me with public intox and trespassing. ( i was in my neighbors garage) i am debating now weather or not to go to trial. they dropped the public intox cause they had nothing on me. i didnt blow, give blood or anything else. im scared...any suggestions
my husband has been incarserated and is looking at a life sentence for something he did while under the influence of Zolpidem. the makers of this drug should be held accountable for what it does. doctors who prescribe it should be held accountable if they do not notify their patients of the potential side effects as well.
I call it the, Demonic Pill! I was a successful business woman, when I started on Ambien. Stress, husband snoring, family drama, etc. The doctor just handed me the prescription. At first it really worked well. Then as time past by, I lost my job, had to sell my home, memory loss, 8 seizures. I feel 2 flights of stairs. The other seizures I mostly fall on my head on concrete. It has literally ruin my life, as well as my family's. Thanks to, GREED. I wish and pray that all the maker's of Ambien/Zolpidem all slowly burn in hell!!!!!
I just got a Dui because of this drug and will be fighting to stay out of jail or prison for it.
My brother just started taking this med He started hallucinating, being aggressive, and anxious all the time. I have asked the doctor to discontinue this med after reading all the tragic stories about the effects of this med.
I was taking Ambien as prescribed and was recently switched to Ambien Cr by my physician. I subsequently went to bed one night and woke up after car accident due to sleep driving and charged with DUI and felony for leaving my children home asleep after we had all gone to bed. Found not guilty of DUI but sadly did not fight child endangerment /abuse felony charge due to poor advise given to me by my lawyer. Upon my lawyer's advice, I had it plead down to a misdemeanor. Ruined my professional career, destroyed my life and that of my children.
I took I ambien and 1tylenol pm and went to bed and the next thing I knew the cops were telling me I had stolen a truck and my sisters truck was in a ditch and the other truck was in my sisters front yard. Had no idea what was going on and could not remember anything except going to bed.
I am in the process of locating a doctor to get me off of Ambien. It has ruined my life. It has caused me anxiety and depression and once it stops working you find yourself taking more and more just to get to sleep. This drug is a hell drug and doctors need to quit prescribing it like candy.
Testimonies verify that Ambien and it's new drug version should "NOT" be legally used as medicine. It should not take "YEARS" to prove its many harmful effects! No medicine should destroy careers, ruin families financially, destroy reputations, incarcerate "patients" and etc.
I too am experiencing legal ramifications as a direct and proximate cause of using Ambien as prescribed.
My brother is in prison because of this drug. Two teenage boys are dead and senior citizen in prison.
One night I took Ambien and next thing I know was I was being handcuffed and hauled off to prison. I had apparently hit another car. ( I had no memory of anything) Fortunately damage was little and no injuries. I was in my bathrobe and underwear. I was charged with three Dui misdemeanors. In the police report the arresting officer stated I had said(I was at a party and drank Vodka and Hydrocodone) He even stated my breath smelled strongly of Vodka. The only problem with that assessment is I haven't had Vodka since 1993. I happily took the breathalyzer test and of course it came up zero. Urine test showed no alcohol or hydrocodone. I spent about a day in jail and was ROR. My attorney got the DUI dropped to reckless driving and pleaded no contest with withhold of adjudication . My sentence is probation, DUI school and Madd Panel. $900.00 fines ect. I would recommend stay of the Ambien. I could have hurt myself or worse somebody else! Plus the police may put you in a place you don't want to be...
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My friend just died from sleep walking while following doctor's orders for this drug. He fell down an incline and drowned in a creek.