Welcome!
I took rozerm for a week and nothing but then I was taking melatonin and it did nothing so I was not surprised.
the FDA only has to prove that the meds are safe, not that they work.
I used to take ambien but decided to get off all sleeping meds and tough it out for my brain to work on its own, I did not used to have to take sleeping pills....
My suggestion is that you may be hypo manic...assuming that you are bipolar that is.
Some people take an antipsychotic med to sleep at night like seroquel or geodon.
I have recently started taking slow magnesium 3 pills at night, it has muscle relaxant qualities, I was having restless legs too.
There is another sleeping med called lunesta, this may work better for you...also a small dose of klonipin( a tranquilizer) may work for you too.
had you taken the ambien with food? can't remember if it says to or not.
More days than not I am sleeping pretty good...thank fully...but it was a good 3 weeks it was pretty bad.
I wish you much luck in getting to sleep....this is a common problem for a lot of folks who post here....you are not alone....
bizi