Today’s news is full of sad portent on the topic of my little, blue, Bahraini friend:
The most widely prescribed sleeping pills can cause strange behavior like driving and eating while asleep, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday, announcing that strong new warnings will be placed on the labels of 13 drugs…
(S)ome users of the most widely prescribed drug, Ambien, started complaining online and to their doctors about unusual reactions ranging from fairly benign sleepwalking episodes to hallucinations, violent outbursts, nocturnal binge eating and
Poor Lex.
Whatever are you going to do the next time you find yourself in that situation? You’re definitely going to have to get youself some better protection, I would say. Good luck with that!
LOL! I *knew* there was a reason why this piece of news on tv had me giggling, but couldn’t figger out why. Thanx for making it clear to me, Lex.
Maybe the binge eating while on Ambien is the reason for my obesity!!! I’m a victim, I tell ya! Funny thing, nothing is missing from the frig. I must have driven to the nearest Burger King.
Meanwhile, a little sex while on Ambien, bring it on!
No doubt this clipping will make into the survival kit of every congressional staffer on the hill. You know, just in case their boss does something otherwise unexplainable.
Sniff…sniff….I smell lawyers.
Of course, the devil made me do it! Flip Wilson’s new call sign ~ Ambien.
Cool. Ambien will now be the blame-all for our transgressions, immoral acts, law-breaking and general “what-the-heck-did-I-just-do?” activity.
No need to take responsibility for anything anymore!
I just wish they could get the labeling on those bottles correct. Hmmm… is Amgra or Viagrien?
Maybe they could sell this as a health supplement claiming that it’s a new way to burn calories while you’re asleep.
Sorry, I must have taken some Ambien and been asleep: “…is IT Amgra or Viagrien?
I do wonder about those folks who lodged all those issues. Were they taking Ambien habitually – meaning every night for more than a week or 2? It’s only supposed to be prescribed for occasional sleeplessness. I’ve taken it and the bottle does come with all sorts of cautions about not taking it for more than a certain number of consecutive nights, as it is habit-forming.
Which means that the Drs. are repeat prescribing when they shouldn’t, and the patients aren’t reading the warning labels anyway.
Oyster –
Amen and you know that Kennedy’s (the congressman, not the Senator) staffers just wish this came out a year ago to explain his erratic driving.
Kris –
What you are proposing is that people take responsibility for their actions. This is America, that kind of BS doesn’t wash here!
Best-
Nose
Mebbe this is why the astronette got caught driving non-stop from Texas to Florida in her astro-dumper-diaper.
Thanks, Lex, this blog splains everything in time. Tween you and Taranto, I get just about everything I need.
Now whaddahell is this “intant Alpha-lactalbumin supplement” advert at the bottom of this page? the recommended replacement therapy?
VR
-SJBill
I dunno…….. I’ve noticed some awful strange ads around here and TFD the last coupla…….
You still having intimate conversations with your little blue friend, Lex? If so, we might just need to stage an intervention, folks.
Skipper,
Beware of talking Blue Burritos
Especially talking Blue Burritos giving PowerPoint presentations
Just sayin
Beware the ides of Ambien. Nice choice of days for this posting.
Best Jake
Blue? My Bahrain ambiens are white. Are you sure you didn’t get viagras by mistake?
Unless the marketing pitch is entirely a pack of lies, I’m quite certain that – whatever the pill’s color – it wasn’t Viagra. With that little blue pill, first you have sex and then you go to sleep. With Ambien (apparently) first you go to sleep and then you have sex.
Jeepers, Lex! “condom got back there.” Huh???? Next time, keep it in the closet, please! TMI–lalalalalalalalal!! (with fingers planted in ears)