"the thing i love most about ambien is that i can still wake up and function if i need to, and then fall back to sleep.  i have three kids, and if one of them wants a glass of water in the middle of the night or falls out of bed, i&#039;m perfectly functional to take care of them, even on ambien.  i sleep great now, but everyone should try to wait until they get into the bed prior to taking the pill. fortunately, my worst ambien-induced amnesia stories are waking up and thinking &quot;i wonder who did the dishes?&quot;"