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					Originally Posted by rivermom
					
				 
				I had sleeping issues for years - since I was a kid even.  A couple years ago I just got to the point of not being able to handle it anymore.  I am now on Ambian.  Works like a charm.  A few of the side affects is memory loss and eating in your sleep.  I experience both these.  I've really noticed my memory has slipped and I wake up at times with snacks on my nightstand.  (crumbs stuck to my lips) None of which though have bothered me enough to stop taking it.  I NEED my sleep.    
			
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Ohhh...so that's where my memory went!  I have never had a good memory, but now it's gotten worse.  Luckily, I don't really care.  The Ambien is a godsend though.  I sleep like a baby.  My gyno talked me into it about 5 years ago.  She said the no sleeping thing is pre, during and post-menopause related and there's no reason to suffer.  I'm all for that philosophy.