Medical Miracles with Ambien - Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia

Zolpidem tartrate, or Ambien, has been prescribed to millions of insomniacs internationally, yet those who use the drug to ensure a good night’s sleep are seldom aware it also possesses the ability to normalize functioning in certain types of damaged neurons, a phenomenon called “the Ambien effect.“ The first awakening occurred in 1999 when a man who had spent three years in a persistent vegetative state spontaneously regained consciousness after ingesting a 10mg tablet. Since then, hundreds of patients hav