http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/24/sleepwalker-who-froze-to-death-had-ambien-prescription-in-home/ Lawyer Blog | Attorney Blog | Read and Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/24/sleepwalker-who-froze-to-death-had-ambien-prescription-in-home/comment-page-1/#comment-4576 joseph terwilliger Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:04:59 +0000 http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4261#comment-4576 i am a regular user of the nite time sleep aid ambien. i have coplete black outs and fall asleep while doing things one day i fall asleep while working and seriosly injured myselfi also have horrible menory lost. can you tell me if i can get compensation for this defective drug problem? thank you i am a regular user of the nite time sleep aid ambien. i have coplete black outs and fall asleep while doing things one day i fall asleep while working and seriosly injured myselfi also have horrible menory lost. can you tell me if i can get compensation for this defective drug problem? thank you

]]> http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/01/24/sleepwalker-who-froze-to-death-had-ambien-prescription-in-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3681 Lynn in Annandale VA Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:16:50 +0000 http://blog.lawinfo.com/?p=4261#comment-3681 Cases involving similar situations resulting from the PRESCRIBED dosages of this pharmaceutical are far too common. The sad thing is many physicians who prescribe this medication, are still under the impression that Ambien has a "safer" neuro-chemical" effect than the closely related, more habit-forming alternatives. (ie. benzodiazepines ) It is quite obvious that this simply is not the case. The threshold for "blacking-out" while under the influence of Ambien is extremely lower than any benzodiazepine currently prescribed. I hate to say it, but I honestly feel as if the potentially habit-forming benzodiazepines like Clonazepam or Diazepam should be the primary alternatives to Ambien for individuals seeking sleep aid. Cases involving similar situations resulting from the PRESCRIBED dosages of this pharmaceutical are far too common. The sad thing is many physicians who prescribe this medication, are still under the impression that Ambien has a “safer” neuro-chemical” effect than the closely related, more habit-forming alternatives. (ie. benzodiazepines ) It is quite obvious that this simply is not the case. The threshold for “blacking-out” while under the influence of Ambien is extremely lower than any benzodiazepine currently prescribed. I hate to say it, but I honestly feel as if the potentially habit-forming benzodiazepines like Clonazepam or Diazepam should be the primary alternatives to Ambien for individuals seeking sleep aid.

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