"i have taken ambien for a few years due to night shift work. i went to a swing shift and now am not working. but after 18 years of night shift i can&#039;t get to sleep before 5 or 6 am. i just lay there. i started taking 20mg at bedtime and immediately noticed i was telling my boyfriend things i did not remember. i once got up and put a dozen eggs on to boil and went back to bed. i have a old stove that works sometimes, thank god it did not work. the eggs did not get cooked and no fire. i have been so depressed after i wake up the next day. i just have to stop the ambien and deal with the sleep problem. my boyfriend has slept on the couch a couple of times because i am trashing around and talking to him."