Trust me, it ended my marriage. You will be okay if you remember doctors can help but they can't do it for you. You will be responsible for reprogramming your mind to be happy while the meds provide some relief in the mean time. For us, my depression probably saved our marriage, and possibly my wife’s life. Either way, you’ve shared great lessons on recovery that very much parallels our own experiences. Thanks for sharing and shedding light on this silent killer of a disease. I have been taking 20mg of ambien for over 15 years, I am the worlds worse insomniac, I wake up refreshed, ready to “tackle” the day, ambien has “saved my life and I will interview MDs who will agree we are ALL not the same, but we admits what helps us!!! Our marriage was close to ending. Then he got rid of the Ambien, and the improvement was almost immediate. By the way, Ambien in no way helped him sleep - he was up and down every night. I find it. 1, 2, 4-9 all issues in my marriage. 3 isn't an issue because he doesn't try to fix anything, his response to almost anything i say is ok. He ignores me emotionally and sexually and only pays a little attention when he wants sex. I have always had trouble sleeping since a child. 1-3 hours anight if at all When I became ill, after being dosed with many meds. I was dosed with 10mg Ambien. My doc gave me ambien and I swear it saved my life. Not sleeping is terrible for you and makes it so hard to move on. Not sleeping is terrible for you and makes it so hard to move on. permalink Books. How LSD saved my marriage — and my life Microdosing on the drug transformed Ayelet Waldman from bipolar harridan to happy, productive writer, mother and wife I mentioned previously that Pokemon Go saved my marriage. It was during these excursions that my husband and I were finally talking to each other. We were actually communicating. We were enjoying each other's company. By day, my boyfriend acted cold and distant. But at night, after popping his pill, he transformed into the affectionate man of my dreams.