"tried 3 milligrams of lunesta did not work at all to help me sleep. but right now i am suffering from extreme anxiety and depression. and have other health issues and a ton of stuff on my mind. i also just tried ambien er last night and it did not work either. in the past couple years ago i did take ambien and it worked to make me sleep but after taking 4 a week or so made my anxiety and depression worse.  be careful if you suffer from depression taking this medication is what i found out. i only recently tried to take sleeping pills again out of desperation as i have developed some bad stomach problems and possibly my pancreatitis flaring up and have been off of work for 2 months on workman&#039;s comp worried about losing my house and my healt"