Ban Stilnox, Imovane and related sleep medications

I lost my daughter to these drugs, I don't know how old this post is but if I CAN HELP ANOTHER FAMILY , I WOULD. WE ARE LIVING WITH THE GRIEF OF LOSING AN AMAZING DAUGHTER, SISTER MOTHER, HER TROUBLE STARTED WITH STILNOX AND WENT ONTO BIGGER THINGS, , SHE DEVELOPED BI-POLAR , SHE TOOK HER OWN LIFE, WE WILL NEVER GET OVER IT, PLEASE STOP THESE DEADLY DRUGS

Please do not give stilnox to any more people. The side effects can be horendous. I have first hand experience in that.

Your story is so tragic Maddy, my heart goes out to you.. I believe also that stilnox should be banned..In 2007 I almost lost my mind and life on it and my husband took his own life on it.. Not a coincidence this drug is dangerous.. Lives are definitely ruined.

At a very difficult time in my life I was put on Stilnox and an antidepressant. It almost killed me, I became actively suicidal, felt like i was going insane, I took myself to emergency three times.. I also suffered memory loss and prepared and ate meals whilst asleep. i didn't relate the strong suicidal thoughts to the drug at the time until my husband was also put on stilnox and he committed suicide. This happened in 2007.

When I was 15, my Mum was prescribed stilnox for chronic back pain...im now 22, and Ive called the ambulance 8 times from her overdosing, ive visted EVERY rehab centre in sydney to try and get her off it, but nothing worked. She had a fit 2 years ago, and still takes it, my dad divorced her last year, and she still takes it...she holds stilnox closer than shes ever held me, BAN IT . this drug made her lose her dignity, her respect, her job as a nurse, she lost her business, she lost my dad, and i lost my mother.

My son sleep-walked a few times when he was quite young, about 10, he is now 27. 4 nights ago he woke us with bizarre behavior, he was trying to climb out a closed window in the dark, and when disturbed was talking as though awake and yet also was in a trance-like state of unreality. I naturally reasoned that the episode was him sleepwalking, itself a major concern for his safety. This evening he has again been somnambulent however, this time in his hallucinating, delusional and extremely poor motor-skill and unbalanced state, revealed the he had taken Stinox. there is no doubt that he will not remember the events of this evening and thus be totaly unaware of his behaviours as he was nights ago. Fortunately we were able to stop him leaving the house 4 times and to monitor his wellbeing. He appeared to be awake and in control to those who do not know him well, like the house-guest who has been here for over a week. Had he been out in public and near extreme danger, no bystander would have understood his imminent danger. It is only by researching this drug myself that I now know any of the associated dangerous side effects of this drug, even including the severe hour and a half long bout of the hiccups that he had while sleeping following the last episode. The labeling of this product is pathetic. My wife and I had no idea that he was even using zolpidem. Lo behold the poor user that has nobody to notice when they are suffering the side-effects of this drug and are on their way to serious harm. This drug should only be used on patients who are under 24hour medical supervision if at all.

I was put on Stilnox in 2003 and I had the most horrendous effects with the worse being sleep walking type symptoms - being in places in the middle of the night. I became a recluse and believe that my depression was 80 per cent worse after taking Stilnox. I eventually took myself off them as the doctor was not keen to. Doing that saved my life. BAN STILNOX.

i am very careful about prescription drugs i take..i take endone for chronic back pain and it helps me sleep and the dosage hasnt risen in three months to have the same effects if used properly and respected..i was on Tramal ..and found it to have very similar symptoms to stilnox...Different people react to different drugs diifferently..Although in this case it seems stilnox effects a lot of people in a negative way...Ban it.

Addictive and extremely dangerous.

I believe stilnox contributed to my sister major depression and suicide

My son has been on stilnox then zopiclone for years and cant get off them. This has lead to anxiety, panic attacks, extreme mood swings, nightmares, inability to concentrate...so frustrating as because anytime i try to approach the many drs supplying they wont listen due to 'privacy'. So life destroying...

I went sleep-driving on Stilnox. After I had checked into a hotel on a business trip and wanted to go to sleep, I took a Stilnox. The next thing I remember I was arriving back to the hotel room in my car, barefoot and in my pyjamas! When I took a look at my car the next morning it was not drivable! I had orange paint marks on my white car and the axle was bent. I have no recollection of where I had been or what I had done!! Evil, evil tablet! Ban it now!

Worst drug ever turned my whole life upside down with my ex partner over using Stilnox up to 5 packets a day popping 5 at a time