"i have to be in bed by 8 pm to get a full nights sleep for work early the next morning.  i&#039;ve never been able to fall asleep that early on my own, but lunesta has been awesome.  it does not make me sleepy, but 15 minutes after taking it i lay down and just go to sleep.  at first i found i would wake up 4 or 5 hours later, but my doctor recommended taking melatonin with lunesta.  doing this (i take the 10mg time release melatonin) i sleep all night, easily wake up with the alarm clock, have no bad taste in my mouth, and am not groggy at all.  i do not take it on nights where i do not have to get up early the next day."