Sleepwalker Sex

Sleepwalker, artist Tony Matelli, 2001/Leo Koenig

So this guy gets his medications mixed up and takes two Ambien pills on a Saturday morning. Later that night realizes there are two hours he can't remember . . . . From Salon:

I know now what filled the missing two hours. This afternoon, I got a call from a woman who called me "lover" and asked when I wanted to come back. She called me her f**k buddy. This is a woman I had talked to only twice before in social situations. I do not even know where she lives; maybe I phoned her for directions. I do find her attractive, but I am stunned that I did something like this. My wife is vindictive, and if I say anything to her, it will end our marriage. I do not want to continue a relationship with the other woman. What should I do?

—Scared Sleepless

Dear Prudence responds:

Driving, eating, even trying to cast congressional votes while under the influence of Ambien are all well-documented. Scroll around the Internet and you will also find individual accounts of Ambien-fueled sex—which the nondrugged participants claim is more creative and uninhibited than when their partner is awake.

See this article.

Jeez, that even beats the "Christ, was I drunk last night" excuse. Just blame it on the Ambien.