Kennedy used Ambien? Is Bush using it, too???

He could be using a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. These medications are used to relieve anxiety for various psychological problems and used to calm the nerves of former addicts. These medications include Ativan, Valium, and Versed which have also become abused....

"So do you use sleeping tablets to organize yourself?" Al-Rashed asked.

"Yes. Well, I wouldn't call them that," Powell said. "They're a wonderful medication — not medication. How would you call it? They're called Ambien, which is very good. You don't use Ambien? Everybody here uses Ambien."

http://www.unknownnews.net/031114ambien.html

Sounds like LSD but then I know next to nothing about drugs.

Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, tell your doctor immediately. Only your doctor can determine whether it is safe to continue taking Ambien.

More common side effects may include: Allergy, daytime drowsiness, dizziness, drugged feeling, headache, indigestion, nausea.

Less common side effects may include: Abdominal pain, abnormal dreams, abnormal vision, agitation, amnesia, anxiety, arthritis, back pain, bronchitis, burning sensation, chest pain, confusion, constipation, coughing, daytime sleeping, decreased mental alertness, depression, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, difficulty concentrating, difficulty swallowing, diminished sensitivity to touch, dizziness on standing, double vision, dry mouth, emotional instability, exaggerated feeling of well-being, eye irritation, falling, fatigue, fever, flu-like symptoms, gas, general discomfort, hallucination, hiccup, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, increased sweating, infection, insomnia, itching, joint pain, lack of bladder control, lack of coordination, lethargy, light-headedness, loss of appetite, menstrual disorder, migraine, muscle pain, nasal inflammation, nervousness, numbness, paleness, prickling or tingling sensation, rapid heartbeat, rash, ringing in the ears, sinus inflammation, sleep disorder, speech difficulties, swelling due to fluid retention, taste abnormalities, throat inflammation, throbbing heartbeat, tremor, unconsciousness, upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection, vertigo, vomiting, weakness.

Rare side effects may include: Abnormal tears or tearing, abscess, acne, aggravation of allergies, aggravation of high blood pressure, aggression, allergic reaction, altered production of saliva, anemia, belching, blisters, blood clot in lung, boils, breast pain, breast problems, breast tumors, bruising, chill with high temperature followed by heat and perspiration, decreased sex drive, delusion, difficulty urinating, excessive urine production, e ye pain, facial swelling due to fluid retention, fainting, false perceptions, feeling intoxicated, feeling strange, flushing, frequent urination, glaucoma, gout, heart attack, hemorrhoids, herpes infection, high cholesterol, hives, hot flashes, impotence, inability to urinate, increased appetite, increased tolerance to the drug, intestinal blockage, irregular heartbeat, joint degeneration, kidney failure, kidney pain, laryngitis, leg cramps, loss of reality, low blood pressure, mental deterioration, muscle spasms in arms and legs, muscle weakness, nosebleed, pain, painful urination, panic attacks, paralysis, pneumonia, poor circulation, rectal bleeding, rigidity, sciatica (lower back pain), sensation of seeing flashes of lights or sparks, sensitivity to light, sleepwalking, speech difficulties, swelling of the eye, thinking abnormalities, thirst, tooth decay, uncontrolled leg movements, urge to go to the bathroom, varicose veins, weight loss, yawning.

If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

A sleeping drug that causes diarrhea and lack of bladder control. That's just what I want.

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I really try not to thing what people are taking when I am out in my car. I am sure I do knot know why people take all these drugs when all one really needs to do is read and every wild thing you can think of gets into your head.

"Powell's Chemical Equation

Powell described his killer schedule in an interview Thursday with Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, a reporter for a London-based Saudi newspaper.

"So do you use sleeping tablets to organize yourself?" Al-Rashed asked.

"Yes. Well, I wouldn't call them that," Powell said. "They're a wonderful medication -- not medication. How would you call it? They're called Ambien, which is very good. You don't use Ambien? Everybody here uses Ambien."

Really? Some folks across the river may conclude that explains a lot."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A19844-2003Nov9¬Found=true


Note he says "Everybody here uses Ambien." Hmmm, certainly suggests Ambien is very common among the senior bush admin which doesn't exclude bush, imo.

I've often wondered.

I'm serious. It's one of the rarer side effects they've recently discoverd. Sleep driving and sleep eating can be caused by Ambien.

Guess we can't blame him for anything.

Oh that's right, Clinton is to blame for everything :sarcasm:

His penis is.
:sarcasm:

"How do you sleep at night?"

Now we all know. :(

I haven't had any problem using it occasionally for like six years. I've found it generally safe if used properly. People get into problems when they mix it with alcohol it seems though.

:scared:

Possible side effects of Ambian use.

Confusion
difficulty concentrating,
emotional instability
exaggerated feeling of well-being,
increased sweating
thinking abnormalities
hallucination
lack of coordination
speech difficulties
false perceptions
loss of reality
mental deterioration