"my sleep has progressively gotten worse as i have grown older, now 60.  i have tried five other drugs with no success.  lunesta worked better than others but would only work a couple of nights then nothing and i felt groggy and had constant headaches.

the doctor gave me amitriptyline 50mg and the first night, while a little jittery i fell asleep in about 20 minutes and slept most of the night, getting up and changing rooms, then falling back to sleep again.  the second night i tossed and turned most of the night.  tonight is number three so i am hoping that the side effects subside.  will update in a few days.  i am still battling major headaches with this drug as i did with lunesta.  hoping for success tonight."