[bananna215]

so I take me some ambien & lay down... can't sleep for some reason... hmmm, scattered, covered & chunked sounds good... cruisin down cansler street on the way back home (& I don't even remember my waffle house trip) goin 35 mph... & the next thing I remember was opening my eyes to a guard rail & a street sign staring me in the face & my air bag knocked my head backwards. I struggled to get out of the car & stumbled around to the front & wondered what had happened to the hood of my car?? I freaked out, called a friend down the road, remember running, & the next thing I know I'm waking up at 10:30ish the next morning. what had I done? long story short: called police station & was instructed to come in at 6:30 when the officer who wrote up my accident report would be there... apparently after I fell asleep at the wheel, I accelerated to at least 50 mph... & 2000 ft of guard rail later (& some poor man's front yard), I walked away with nothing but a few scratches & bruises, a horrible, throbbing cornea abrasion (complete with puffy, bloodshot eye & the vision of a white Christmas in june), & a citation/court date 4 leaving the scene of an accident. I was like the misdemeanor celebrity of the police station... they were all pointing & saying, "that's her", with a shocked tone in their voices & amazed look on their faces. I didn't realize how lucky I was until I saw my car the next day. I became weak, couldn't breathe, & the tears wouldn't stop rolling. I still can't figure out how I walked away from that vehicle... I had ppl out looking for my body & finding more & more pieces of my car down in the creek. I'm 1 lucky girl & apparently I had an angel in that car with me... I'm still here for a reason, now I just gotta figure out what reason that is... wow, even my little short version ended up a little long... my phone will only allow so many characters before I'm cut off, so...

[Lexi232]

O.O oh wow... You're not taking ambien any more are you?
It is a very good thing that you are still here!

[bananna215]

I started taking ambien when I was 18 & took it up until the age of 28 in 2008... I went without many, many nights of sound sleep & finally broke down & asked 4 it again last month... bad idea, huh? its the only sleep med I can take & sleep well & wake up without that usual groggy hangover, so I hate this... I've taken ambien on 2 or 3 other occasions since the wreck last monday night, but it was all good since I can't exactly drive what used to be my car & is now sittin in a junkyard since I totalled it...

[Rhiannonsmoon]

**trigger??**

Hey Bananna,

You are really very lucky! You must have had an angel looking out for you, I totally agree with you.

You need to get a report from your doctor that you took ambien and take it to your court hearing. They need to know that this wasn't your fault.

I admit I've had a few sleep driving experiences but no accidents, I was luckier than you. But you need to take photos of your injuries and get that report, and get hold of the research on ambien and the things it does to people.

I wish you luck and I think maybe a sleeper that doesn't cause these issues is a better option; waking up groggy is preferable to waking up with permanent damage to your brain and body,

Rhi