Does ambien cause depression?

Ambien CR may interact with alcohol, other medicines that make you sleepy or slow your breathing (such as cold medicines, pain medications, muscle relaxants, and medicines for depression, anxiety, or seizures), chlorpromazine, itraconazole, ketoconazole, rifampin, or antidepressants. read more

I;m on ambien cr for sleep due to chronic spinal pain. Laurie, your symptoms may indeed be due to ambien, and there are many other natural ways to get to sleep. I survived 1.3 yrs of mutism seconary to severe depression at age 19. Melatonin, 30 mg a night may help you get more natural sleep; available over the counter, and not habit forming. read more

Many widely used sleep medications, including benzodiazepines like Valium and barbiturates like Nembutal, can cause daytime drowsiness, over-sedation, and chemical dependency. In the 1990s, Ambien, or zolpidem tartrate, was designed to offer the benefits of other hypnotic drugs without some of the more severe side effects. read more