http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21707 Ambien 4 yrs Ambien CR 1yr memory loss, I don't sleep very long. Sometimes I will close my eyes and I can't move or speak, headache. I don't know how long it last. I can hear whats is going on around me, but I can't call out for help. depression. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:29:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21707?item=458 Sounds like sleep paralysis (eye's closed but not asleep, can't move or speak but completely aware of conversations around you or what is on TV). Should investigate. I suffer from sleep paralysis but also don't sleep well, up many times during the night. H http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21707?item=458 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:00:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21707?item=1762 you have something akin to a sleep paraylsis: what is happening is that your body/mind immediately goes into REM although the brain has not been properly sedated for sleep through natural mechanisms. you most probably had this before and for some reason http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21707?item=1762