Taking Ambien: What's all the commotion?



ambienNBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw was hospitalized in Charlotte,  N.C., Thursday morning after accidentally taking Ambien.

Brokaw, who has since been discharged in “great health,” according  to NBC News President Steve Capus, checked into the hospital after reportedly  feeling light-headed on the set of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”.

Soothing fans’ concerns, he tweeted his condition from the hospital Thursday  morning: “All is well Early AM I mistakenly took a half dose of Ambien and made  less sense than usual. Made a better comeback than Giants…”

So, chemically, how did the sleeping pill cause so much commotion?

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