Crystal has decided to take a break from the Internet and to make sure she shut her blog down. Probably not forever but at least for a little while. I don't know when she will be back up because she knida does this stuff without letting me in on anything. She is grateful for all her supporters and wants to let you all know that she isn't done.
If you have an Ambien story and want it posted, see the details here.
This person was in a similar situation as Crystal as far as mixing Ambien with other (mood altering) meds. Sometimes I wonder who gets hurt worse, the people on it or the people that have to endure what those people put you through. The effect this stuff has on some people is nuts and it's still something we battle against every now and again. You can NEVER imagine some of the things said during those times. Things that cut straight through you and bleed forever.
"I used to be on Ambien as well. I didn't drink while I was on it, but it made me hallucinate. I got up one night, dressed in nothing more than a t-shirt and underwear, grabbed my husband's lunch box (thinking it was my purse), put on one Croc and one high heel (imagine that outfit), and started out the door, convinced that I had an important appointment at Wal-Mart. My husband caught me as I opened the car door and brought me back in (literally kicking and screaming, because I was convinced that I was in the right and he was going to cause me to miss a very important appointment). I was very mean to him that night, for no reason at all. I didn't have a clue about why he was so pissed at me until I talked with him the next day."
And one from her husband.
"I work third shift. I came home from work one morning, and saw carrots everywhere. My wife was curled up on the couch asleep, but the cats were awake, running around chasing pieces of carrots that they were batting around the living room. I followed the carrot trail to the kitchen, where I saw an open bag of baby carrots and the largest knife in the house resting on the cutting board. My wife had taken about half the bag and cut the carrots up. Some carrots were cut into sticks, others in circles. I started to panic, because I knew that she wouldn't have done this if she was awake. I looked around and didn't see any blood, but I wanted to be sure, so I uncovered her and checked her fingers and hands. All of her fingers were there, and she didn't have any cuts, so I cleaned up the mess in the living room and kitchen before waking her up. When I woke her up, she thought I was joking until she saw the carrots in the trash. She didn't remember any of it."
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Thanks for passing on the word regarding Crystal's blog. I stopped by this morning and Google told me it didn't exist. She made me laugh like almost no one else can. Sending good vibes to her and you and yours.
I think there are basically two schools of thought as far as the blogging community -- either you care what people, friends and strangers alike, think of you (Crystal), or you don't (me). Have you considered simply grabbing a copy of a current newspaper and stopping by the dog's new home to get a photo of the alive and well dog? I, personally, don't buy into pleasing the internet trolls, but that simple act would clear all of this up once and for all. Yes, it's that easy. :)
There must be a good reason Dealers don't go out of their way to push Ambien (like oxy, for one).
Hard to believe that the FDA passed this one through with this kind of reaction/response.
Kurves,
I am in agreement with you. She wants to go out there and get pics and videos and all kinds of other crap but I keep telling her that it is pointless to feed the trolls.
People belive what they want to believe. The same people that believe that she killed a dog took her word for it but don't take her word for it when she realized she didn't. Hell, she didn't believe it at first so I guess it's to be expected.
Why go through the trouble for a non-issue?
I wouldn't worry about it. Those assholes are going to be assholes no matter what kind of 'proof' you present them.
Hope Crystal is back up and blogging again soon. I enjoyed her writing. I cried over some of her posts, I got angry when some people were smacking her down, and I laughed my ass off more times than I can count.
Sending {{{{good vibes}}}} her way, and yours too!
I'm sorry to hear that Crystal's shut her blog down, but I can't say I don't understand why. Too many people are ready to be as ugly as they can be, and as judgmental and hateful, to others. Please give Crystal my love. I hope that she's able to be back up soon, and can find her humour and positive outlook again.
My sister takes Ambien. I've laughed at her for talking to the green things in the air vents and have been scared to death for her when I found out she packed up the kids and drove next door to our mom's house. It's a fickle drug and causes crazy crap...most of which people don't remember. Please let Crystal know that I already miss her and hope she decides to come back to us soon.
(oh, and don't feed the trolls...they tend to crap on your lawn if you do)
*hugs to you and to Crystal*
I adore you both and want only good things for you. Do what you have to, and piss off to anyone that tries to tell you different.
RE: Crystal taking her blog offline, while I'll miss the humor and things that were posted that really made me think about people around me and my own life, it's your family that has to deal with the fall out from the shitheads out there that seem to get off on only causing misery in others and if taking the blog offline helps alleviate that, then right on.
RE: Ambien, I have to say it has given me some laughs at my wife's expense. However, once it was prescribed for her, for the first month I hide her keys and put up some indicators for me on the doors so I would know if she was up and roaming about while I slept. To this day, I won't take an out of town work assignment because I don't want to leave her alone on it.
Wishing you and the family the best.
-O-boy
I hope all is well with all of you in Mcknob Land. I've been a long time reader, and hope Crystal's time off is nice and restful.
I have a friend that I think would really benefit from reading the crazy chronicles. Will these be available in any way?
Thanks!
Seriously, no matter what you do or how you do it, there will be those who still won't believe you, and really, who gives a rat's ass what they think anyway? They have succeeded in chasing Crystal offline but I wonder who they'll torture now? They are trolls. They don't deserve any more attention. I'll miss Crystal and hope she'll be back someday but she does need some time off. Give her my best wishes and they go to you too. You're a wonderful man - I hope you realize that. I hope things look up for you all soon.
Don't feed the trolls...they'll only get hungry for more.
You folks are in my thoughts. Let Crystal know we miss her, but the most important thing is for her to take care of herself.
And a great big 'fuck you' to all the wimpy booger-picking trolls who are so sick as to use someone else as their 'whipping boy' to satisfy some sadistic and puerile jack-off lack in their lives. Go get your own damn life.
I'm an avid reader of both you and Crystal, and tried to send her an encouraging email, but it wouldn't go through on her gmail account. If she's closed that, then ok, but if not I thought she might want to know if not. So give her an extra hug from me, and if she does any kind of list type thing for blog updates, I'd love to be on it. Much love to both of you.
I honestly struggle to believe that Ambien is still so widely prescribed with all the horror stories I've heard and read.
I've heard of people sleep-driving, even one that woke up in their car parked on the edge of a cliff, plus all the hallucinations and 'awake dreaming' that gets reported. A friend who'd built an online community with nearly 30,000 members had posted messages a few times under the influence of Ambien and while it made entertaining reading, it wasn't quite so entertaining when he woke up one morning and discovered that he'd seriously damaged the structure of the forums and had absolutely no recollection of anything other than going to bed.
And drug interactions... I was given tablets once by two different GP's (at the same surgery, so they DID have access to my med/script records) that interacted and made me 100% intolerant of everything. We're talking a step down from the 'Rage' virus from 28 Days... and I scared the hell out of my family because I had a non-existent fuse and something totally innocent or unimportant could send me totally unhinged. I didn't have a clue I was being irrational or over-reacting to anything until they stopped the interaction. As the haze lifted - I was horrified by what I could still see and even moreso by the tales my family told me about what I'd gotten up to in the 6 weeks since I started the second med. Kinda needless to say that I don't trust them to get it right any more and do my own research before anything goes into my body.
Love to the McKnobs... Crystal, you're right to be angry at the fucktards and ignoranuses (not a typo) but the problem is most definitely theirs and not yours.
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