"for over 20 years i have had chronic facial nerve pain from a surgery that was messed up. i  also had 2 additional surgeries to &#039;correct&#039; the problem but they were not successful. my only success with managing pain has been with morphine. unfortunately it keeps me awake if taken close to bedtime. i was given nortriptyline to try for sleep and pain relief (so as not to awaken in pain), but it was awful - the couple hours of interrupted sleep i had were with very bad nightmares. i stopped taking this medication as a result and will continue to look for a &quot;real&quot; sleeping pill that works &amp; that i am not tolerant of. in the meantime i would rather not sleep!"