"tried ambien  but it lost it effect around 10 months. lunesta tasted like i sucked on a roll of pennies all night. trazodone just wasn&#039;t really effective. i take 30mg of restoril about 20 mins before i need to be in bed. otherwise i&#039;ve awaken in different parts of house. i also take a .75mg give or take .25mg of xanax as a kicker. i would have problems staying asleep. sometimes no more sleep that night sometimes the crappy toss n turn sleep till you get mad n get up. then drag ass all day. occasionally i still get one of those nights but they are once in a long while. it works for me and i recommend (but does not for a friend) if you&#039;ve tried the others give it a try it&#039;s cheap nothing to loose."