"i take 10mg 11 hours before i want to wake up.  it helps me sleep through the night.  i&#039;ve always been a light sleeper.  i do not have problems falling to sleep, but in the last five or six years i wake up about every hour or so, once i&#039;ve been asleep more than 2-3 hours.  i was tired throughout the day.  this really helps me stay asleep through the night.  not always, but so much better than before.  i&#039;m much more alert during the day.  i&#039;m taking a very low dose, and it is not very expensive.  my doctor noticed my symptoms and recommended i try this, as it is non-narcotic, non-addicting and relatively inexpensive.  i&#039;m in my mid 50s, and i thought i was just going to have to live with sleepless nights."