Ambien worked for me when my regular doctor gave it to me back in 1996 when my insomnia originally started. (right after I had mononucleosis in early '96, and my uncle died in late '95. Stressful year)

First time I ever took Ambien, I took it full strength. Had a hallucination a little later that night. I thought I woke up, but I might have been actually asleep. I remember looking across my bedroom, and the tv was talking to me. (it was turned off) and the entire room had this eerie red light in it coming in from outside. I looked out the window and everything was on fire outside. Next thing I really remember was waking up and thinking "That was creepy!"

That's when I quit taking sleep inducing medications full strength. I always break them in half and break the half in half. I dont want to have another dream/hallucination like that one.

I had bad insomnia last year or the year before, and was given Ambien (didnt work) was given something else that starts with a "T" and that made me feel really weird and a bit jumpy during the day. (found out it was usually used as a medication for people with depression or something like that)

About the only things that help me sleep lately have been Baclofen, Flexeril or Meclizine. (two of those are muscle relaxers and one of them is an anti-emetic)

Oh, and Ativan. But, I dont like taking Ativan (anti-anxiety med) because it's addictive and I'd like to save the sleepy effects that it gives me for when I really need it. My dad said that it can sometimes it can eventually not work as well if you take it regularly. (he's an anesthetist, knows what those meds do)

I just dont like taking meds. I have been taking the baclofen pretty regularly tho...altho I'm backing off on it now. During my flare, I was popping the baclofen like they were M&M's...full strength! (had baaaaad spasticity!)