Former Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel has branded a popular sleeping drug 'the devil' after she shared her experience taking it. The Skinnygirl mogul, 54, took to TikTok this week to talk about what she claims happened to her after taking Ambien, also known as zolpidem.
![[The medication is often used to treat insomnia and is prescribed by a doctor, per Cleveland Clinic]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/16/93457129-14224377-The_medication_is_often_used_to_treat_insomnia_and_is_prescribed-a-3_1735056828952.jpg)
The medication is often used to treat insomnia and is prescribed by a doctor, per Cleveland Clinic. It is supposed to help you fall asleep quickly and stay asleep throughout the night, and has been FDA approved since 1992. However, Frankel claimed that when she took it, she experienced some adverse side effects, calling the drug 'garbage' and 'the devil.'.
![[The former Bravo star explained that she then looked up the side effects of the drug, which included some of the symptoms that she was feeling]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/16/93458033-14224377-The_former_Bravo_star_explained_that_she_then_looked_up_the_side-a-2_1735056828595.jpg)
'I don't take things to sleep, I like my body to sleep naturally, but for a couple of nights, I hadn't slept, and I was really activated and really stressed about it, so it was at night, and I took a half an Ambien on two nights in a row,' the BStrong founder explained in the clip.
![['I remember when I had my talk show years ago, and I had to get up every day and so I was worried about sleep, I was never more irritable and I think it's the devil,' she said]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/16/93431581-14224377-_I_remember_when_I_had_my_talk_show_years_ago_and_I_had_to_get_u-a-5_1735056828956.jpg)
'I only slept five hours, so it didn't even work, but more importantly, the next day, I didn't attribute it to this until yesterday, the next day, I was dizzy, like I had to lay on my kitchen floor, I was disoriented, I was foggy, I was irritable, and I was exhausted,' she continued.
![[Her thoughts about the drug come just days after she claimed that she got a 'gag order' for talking about the drones hovering above the Northeast on TikTok]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/16/93457111-14224377-Her_thoughts_about_the_drug_come_just_days_after_she_claimed_tha-a-4_1735056828956.jpg)
In addition, she also had a stomach ache, and was wondering if someone had 'poisoned' her. Former Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel has issued a warning over a popular sleeping drug after she shared her experience with taking it. The medication is often used to treat insomnia and is prescribed by a doctor, per Cleveland Clinic.
![[She has made countless TikTok videos about the drone phenomenon, but now, she has claimed that there won't be many more after she says she is no longer able to make them in a recent video]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/16/93431323-14224377-She_has_made_countless_TikTok_videos_about_the_drone_phenomenon_-a-6_1735056829279.jpg)
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