FYI: we do have ambien in Australia it's just called stillnox.
The first time I took 2 I was watching tv waiting for it to kick in and my couch pillows started to talk and somehow Madonna was telling me to go skydiving with her out of a hole in my house, the. I went and vomited grey shit in the shower. And passed out into a deep slumber.
That was then, now I'll take it and fall into a mild sleep, sometimes i'll even wkd up a few hours later as the molecule is metabolized. If anyone faces that I recommend the extended release version which works better for a full nights sleep. Bottom line dont rely on it, it's only a short term thing.