Are you gaining weight and wondering why? it could because

you are taking Ambien sleep aide. I have read a lot of posts and people are doing well with excercise and they seem to be eating right. But...........for some strange reason they are gaining or have gained up to 7 lbs. I know this to be the case for me. I was using Ambien to help me fall asleep after 2 deaths in my family 2 months apart. I went from 138 lbs to 145 lbs. and couldn't figure out why. I had my 12 yr old daughter on the weekend I found out what I was doing. She said she got up at 12:30 am, to use the bathroom and I was standing in the shower trying to open the window, because I was hot. I was wondering why the shampoo was on the bathtub floor. She said I then told her I was hungery and went and ate chips and snacks from that night, and some left overs in the fridge. She then told me I said her name was "Ice Cream". That is when she quietly walked me back to bed and tucked me in. I wouldn't have believed it if she wasnt' there to tell me. Shampoo in the bathtub was a clue. My point here is, a lot of people take the pill thinking that won't happen to them. Well, guess what? You probably are on of those. You don't remember doing it. YOu don't even know you have been out of bed or anything. You think you have slept right on through with a good nights sleep. I had a 7 lbs weight gain, walking in my sleep and that scared the mess out of me, that I threw those pills away, with my daughters help of course. I was using them for 3 months. I also went out to check to see if the car was parked all crazy in the driveway or if it was moved at least. I advise, if you are taking these pills, to please find some other form of sleep aide. I know these work good, but it isn't worth gaining weight over. I now take Tylenol PM and Ativan to sleep. I lost the 7 lbs.

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