"i was prescribed ambien following an accident i had at work, i couldn&#039;t sleep due to extreme pain in lower back. i&#039;ve been using 5mg for the past 5 yrs.  craziest stuff i&#039;ve ever done in my life while on ambien was order some exercising cd&#039;s at 4am and not remembering the next morning what i had done, like i had been in the twilight zone. trying to cancel stuff that i ordered and explain to these telemarketers that i&#039;m on medication and don&#039;t recall what i even say prompted me to lock my credit cards at night. i&#039;d rather get 4-5 hrs of sleep than no sleep at all. my lower back pain remains low, mild exercise no hot abs for me."