"started taking temazepam when my parents were sick. i have had chronic insomnia for 20 years before resorting to asking the doctor for some help, as i was taking extremely high doses of gravol/dramamine and was lucky to fall asleep at 5 am only to have to get up at 6 am.  started with some blue pill that left a horrible aftertaste, then ativan  but that didn&#039;t work.  finally started with temazepam at night.  take it a couple hours before bed, and then fall asleep almost as soon as my head hits the pillow. i will never come off this drug, i couldn&#039;t possibly return to crippling insomnia."