"i have been prescribed ambien for 3 years now, i used to take xanax along with it so i never truly got to experience the hypnotic effects of ambien on its own. now i take it by itself and its a powerful medication. it can cause my appetite to get out of control, also  i had a major problem when i drank alcohol with it . my parents came home to find me, putting all my clothes in a suitcase i found somewhere in the house, a loaf of sliced bread spread all over the house and the yard, and me yelling at them for making my friends leave the game early, what the hell i was doing or talking about i still have no idea. so yes, don&#039;t drink and take ambien in the course of a night because it leads to some bizarre activities. but all in all as a sleep aid it&#039;s great."