"i&#039;ve used ambien for a couple months, probably 2 out of 3 days, and it works great.  it makes me able to fall asleep but doesn&#039;t knock me out.  it prevents me from waking up repeatedly for no reason, but i can still wake for a phone call.  i wake up in a shorter time feeling more refreshed than normal.  i didn&#039;t do anything funky in my sleep either (no strange women or empty fridges so far).  "