tenalouise,
I just recently started taking Lunesta because I was having a terrible time sleeping. I either couldn't fall asleep or if I did, I'd wake up and couldn't get back to sleep.
So far, the Lunesta has helped me fall asleep and I'm able to go back to sleep when I wake up during the night. I don't have that hangover feeling when I wake up either.
I'm not a big fan of taking sleeping pills but when you are not able to fall asleep night after night you have to do something. I tried most of the overcounter remedies. They had little or no effect at all.
I feel a lot better and a lot of the balance and gait problems I was having have disappeared with some good sleep.

GregD