Sleeping and
DREAMS
It's no wonder Americans are having problems sleeping considering the rigid, unrelenting pace of American life, not to mention the copious amount of stimulants prescribed. After taking amphetamines throughout the day to stay on point slugging through drudgery, a person just may not be quite ready to sleep when the lights go out. Sleep disorder have become a public health issue (Martin, 2011) and it's no wonder when people are clinging to jobs that provide steadily worse working conditions. Eighteen hour shifts are certainly alarming, and more extreme than I've ever personally worked or even heard about on a long term basis. I've done twelve hour shifts, albeit part time, but accompanied by school, and an infant child to boot. The twelve hour shifts by themselves were enough to upset any biological routine, I certainly didn't have the time or energy to exercise. Arriving at the factory before sun up and leaving after sunset, promotes a disorienting condition, I can empathize with that completely. I can certainly see the appeal for a power down pill, like Ambien, for when a person needs some sleep after amping up all day, so they're not dead tired the next day. However, the side effects for Ambien range from bizarre to horrifying. Looking into forums, the hallucinogenic potential for Ambien is well known, as many discuss recreational usage for this purpose.
Users on the Drugs.com forums report a kalidescope of bizarre behaviors. User schillbj reported knowingly defecating in their bed while conked out on Ambien.
TheCecil claimed he walked sleeping to his girlfriends house and had sex while sleeping only to wake up dumbfounded as to how he got there.
One wonders the potential for criminal activity while under the influence of Ambien. Popping an Ambien after working some overtime could that person potentially wake up in jail, awaiting sex crime charges. A potential companion novel to Camus', The Stranger.
As if the mobile sleeping isn't enough to worry about the nightmares often described by Ambien users are horrific, and vivid.
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