Back stories here.The Australian Federal Health Department has received 16 separate reports of odd "sleepwalking" behaviour caused by the drug Stilnox (zolpidem aka Ambien), The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
A woman taking the drug "woke with a paintbrush in her hand after painting the front door while asleep," the Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee said in a bulletin published yesterday.
Another patient reportedly gained 23 kilograms over seven months while taking Stilnox.
"It was only when she was discovered eating in front of an open refrigerator while asleep that the problem was resolved," the bulletin said.
The committee also received two alarming reports "which suggest the possibility of driving while aslep while asleep."
The new study marks the first time "inappropriate or strange automatic behaviour" related to Stilnox has been noted in Australia since the drug was introduced here in 2000, although cases have been reported overseas.
The health department also received 104 reports of hallucinations and 62 of amnesia relating to the drug.
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