Without getting into TMI territory, I have known someone for whom it had an effect I could only describe as "remarkable."
I think it was, in that person's case, disinhibitory. And that's all I'm sayin' about *that*. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Palij [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 3:30 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Cc: Mike Palij > Subject: [tips] Crazy Ambien Sex? > > TiPS has been a "Tiger Woods Free Zone" (unless I've missed some > posts) and I am loathe to infect with it with TW news but as > I was going through the Sunday NY Daily News this morning a > headline caught my eye: > > "Ambien is aphrodisiac, swear randy bloggers" > NOTE: the online version of this story has a slightly different title: > http://tinyurl.com/ydr95ed > > As an occasional user of Ambien I admit to having been > surprised to read this (if the claim is true that one can > engage in wild sex and not remember it then I may have even > more things to be surprised about). > A quick search of the web confirms that the claim was made on > bloggers' websites relative to Woods; see: > > http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/12/skank_week_is_not_yet_ove > r_the.html > http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/12/07/t > iger-woods-crazy-ambien-sex.aspx > http://www.celebitchy.com/83467/tiger_woods_mistress_we_have_c > razy_ambien_sex/ > > There are other bloggers who also report sexual side effects > prior to the Woods disclosure; for example: > http://ezinearticles.com/?Ambien-Side-Effects-May-Make-You-Thi nk-Twice-Before-Using-It&id=430781 > This article was submitted on January 25, 2007. Quoting it: > > |In the same vein as the above side effects of Ambien is that some > |people become sexually uninhibited and display extreme > sexual behavior > |while on Ambien. Again, most do not remember acting that way or that > |they engaged in sexual activity when they wake up the next morning. > |While some may find this to be a side benefit rather than a > side effect > |it can be dangerous. Often the person tends to not have inhibitions > |about WHO they have sex with. > |One woman reported that several people who knew she was > taking Ambien > |used it as an opportunity to have sex with her when she > normally would > |not have done so with them. > > Now, a check of side effects shows that there are a variety > of side effects including various activities where the person > appears to be awake but has no memory for the activities; for > example, see: > http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-9690-Ambien+Oral.aspx?drugid=9 690&drugname=Ambien+Oral > > Although it seems possible to have sex while on Ambien it > doesn't appear to function either as an aphrodisiac (that is, > increase one's desire to have sex) or to engage in more > extreme sex though these behaviors may not have been reported > by the people who particiapted in the original studies > validating Ambien as a sleep aid (perhaps they were > embarassed to report such things or thought that they were > unrelated to Ambien use). > > So, "crazy Ambien sex": mass delusion/urban > legend/self-fulfilling prophecy or unexpected side effect > affecting a small proportion of people or whatever? > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
