"i&#039;m 19 and suffer from bad insomnia. i&#039;ve tried benadryl, unisom, even a different prescription sleeping pill, restoril (temazepam). these all either didn&#039;t work or left me extremely groggy in the morning and throughout the day. anyway, i was scheduled to study abroad and my worst fear the entire trip was not sleeping in a foreign atmosphere. my dr. prescribed me a few weeks worth of ambien 10 mg. i can&#039;t tell you how great this medication was. it drifted me off to a gentle, deep sleep and i stayed asleep for at least 7 hours. i woke up happy and refreshed in the morning; even energized! i took the high dose and did not experience any side effects or hallucinations. i was able to enjoy my trip."