"i was taking this medication on and off for over a year. although it did help me go back to sleep,  i found myself going to the doctor more and more for constipation, stomach pain, muscle pains, anxiety and the worst one tingling all over my body. i went through all sorts of miserable medical tests, and everything came back normal.  it finally occurred to me that maybe this medication was causing all of my misery, so i looked up the side-effects and sure enough they are all listed. i am in the process of weaning myself off of this medication and feel like absolute crap. i wish i had never started this medication! my recommendation is: get a sleep study, try &quot;natural&quot;(less addicting) sleep aides, or trazadone and therapy for stress."