"i was prescribed zolpidem to treat my sleep issues.  i took it for about two months.  it did allow me to sleep through the night, however i noticed significant mood changes.  i became very aggressive and emotional at the drop of a hat.  i became concerned because i could not fall asleep without taking zolpidem.  i became shaky at times and just didn&#039;t feel right.  i found a new doctor and have been off the zolpidem for a week now.  she gave me trazodone which is not so addictive.  i have slept the last two nights with no medicines at all.  i am feeling so much better.  i know everyone reacts differently to medicine but i feel that the zolpidem made things worse for me.  i am relieved to be off of zolpidem."