"i&#039;ve been taking rozerem for a few years now, pretty consistently. i&#039;m surprised by the low ratings. 

as one other reviewer stated, this won&#039;t knock you out cold. it&#039;s a helper. i take it 30 minutes before i go to bed. by the time that 30 minutes has passed, i&#039;m drowsy and ready to sleep. 

i can, and have, pushed through the drowsiness if i wanted to stay awake longer for whatever reason, and of course then it doesn&#039;t work. but if you go to bed and let it work, it does the job beautifully. 

i have no side effects other than feeling well rested. no hallucinations like ambien. no next-day dizziness like lunesta. don&#039;t know what i&#039;d do without it. 

the only downside: it is crazy expensive."