Dangerous Prescription Sleep Aid Side Effects
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Clinic published a discussion recently concerning the possible side effects of taking prescription sleep medication. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a short time ago that powerful sleep aids must have Black Box warnings on the drugs’ packaging to draw healthcare professionals’ and … [Read more...]
Ambien Side Effects May Be Linked to Sleep Driving Lawsuits
Ambien Side Effects May Cause Sleep Driving. On March 14, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded that Sanofi Aventis, the manufacturer of Ambien, a sedative-hypnotic drug toughen its product labeling to include harder language concerning potential risks. These risks include severe allergic reactions and complex … [Read more...]
Sleep Aids Linked to Bizarre Behavior
Sleep Aids May Cause Bizarre Behavior. New generation sleeping pills, like Lunesta and Ambien, may be as likely to cause serious adverse reactions as older sleep aids. While older pills are much more likely to cause daytime sedation, addiction and withdrawal symptoms, drug classified as nonbenzodiazepines (NBZs), including Lunesta … [Read more...]
Woman Sleep Driving on Ambien
Ambien May Cause Sleep Driving. You've heard of sleep walking, "sleep eating," other bizarre behaviors associated with the medication Ambien. On Wednesday, the FDA urged drug makers to add warnings about these side effects on their labels. But for one North Texas woman, the caution comes too late. She may be headed to jail … [Read more...]
New Phenomenon Linked to Overdoses of Zolbidem
Ambien May Cause Overdoses Of Zolbidem. News reports began to surface last week concerning a rather bizarre phenomenon referred to as “Ambien sleepwalking” in which people find themselves in a virtual “Twilight Zone” caused by overdoses of the sleep medication Ambien (zolbidem). Although the data came from a small case study of … [Read more...]
