Ambien
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ambien in British English:
UK [ˈæmbi:ən]
How to pronounce Ambien in American English:
US [ˈæmbiən]
Word Origin
- Ambien
- trade name for prescription medication Zolpidem, registered 1993 in U.S., no doubt suggested by ambient or words like it in French.
Example
- 1. Other types of sedative medications , such as zolpidem ( ambien ) , are sometimes used instead .
- 2. This confluence of messages led to an epiphany wherein I 'd quit both ambien and caffeine at the same time , extinguishing the candle burning at both ends .
- 3. He 's a little hazy about that time when he was taking by his own account somewhere between sixty and ninety pills a day including valium vicodin ambien and seroquel ( used to treat schizophrenia ) .
- 4. Randall 's explanation is that drugs like ambien and lunesta cause " anteretrograde amnesia … making it temporarily harder for the brain to form new short-term memories . ' '
- 5. And yet , randall writes , " a number of studies have shown that drugs like ambien and lunesta offer no significant improvement in the quality of sleep … they give only a tiny bit more in the quantity department , too . ' '