I take ambien too...I have recently started just taking half of my 10mg which seems to be working better cause I was on the Ambien CR 12.5 mg which last time I took that I found myself dancing in the back yard picking flowers at 2am!!! =P But the 5mg of the regular ambien seems to be working fine and I do have weird dreams also. I don't necessarily have scary or bad dreams every night...but usually very bizarre ones.

I had a lot of strange problems with Ambien also. I found myself up cooking in the middle of the night and I believe I was in fact sleep walking. Also, lots of creepy dreams.

Needless to say, I do not take this any more.

I have best results taking 1/2 - 1 mg. of Xanax at bedtime. It knocks me out and I usually get a fairly good night's sleep.

You might ask about Xanax.

Wow, I did not realize Ambien could cause so many problems. I have had off and on sleep problems for several weeks now, and about to ask my doctor for something mild. Given this information, perhaps I will do a bit of research first. I really hate to take additional medicines... especially for sleep, yet I can no longer afford to be on this roller coaster. BTW, I was/am a sleepwalker. To my knowledge, the last time I walked in my sleep was sometime in the late 90's. I walked in my sleep as a child as well.

My sister was taking ambien for several months during which time she gained some weight. Turned out that she was getting up during the night and eating and had no memories of doing so. She'd blame her husband and daughter, who sometimes visited, for eating food she knew was in the cupboards and frig. I don't remember (imagine that) how she came to find out about it. Needless to say, she no longer takes it and has lost the weight.