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I found this article to be invaluable. I have taken Ambien off and on for almost a year now and I've had the best sleeps of my life. However, several weeks ago I took an Ambien soon after I'd consumed 2 glasses of wine. I remember telephoning my ex-boyfriend and I remember sobbing, but I cannot remember anything besides that. I have no idea what we discussed! I later learned that we had had spoken for more than 2 hours. But about what remains a complete mystery to me. Quite mortifying.
I realized that I had been foolish to mix booze and pills, so after that event, on nights that I took Ambien I carefully avoided all forms of alchohol. However, in the past 10 days I've telephoned my ex three times after popping an Ambien. I have hazy recollections of one or two points discussed - he's going to Mexico next month, he might vote in his coutry's upcoming elections - but I literally recall less than 3 minutes-worth of conversation from all those calls combined. (And in case you're wondering, I'm not the kind of person who calls up an ex just to shoot the breeze... hadn't talked to this guy in over 6 months before this spate of weird, Ambien-induced phoning).
So please, just consider yourself warned. And if you're taking an Ambien, you just might want to unplug the phone on your bedside table, first.
