I usually take an Ambien at night to sleep. I was in the acute care today with severe ear and sinus problems. The Dr. said it was probably because of the strep throat I had last week. She prescribed a more intense antibiotic along with a cough medicine with codeine. I was feeling so miserable I never even thought to ask her if it was safe to take it along with the Zolpidem. I have to work tomorrow and am concerned about being able to wake up clearly.