"as a former bartender, i&#039;m a night owl by nature. now that i&#039;m in law school and have 8am classes, i can&#039;t afford to be up all night. it ruins my entire next day because i cannot think and i am useless. also, lack of sleep depresses me and gives me anxiety. anyhow, i have tried literally everything under the sun- ambien, sleepy time, valerian, melatonin, simply sleep, and 4-5 others, both natural and not, and sominex is the only one that has ever consistently worked to not only put me to sleep, but keep me asleep, on most nights. occasionally i&#039;ll have an off night when i wake up mid-sleep or when i&#039;m super groggy in the morning, but at least 90% of the time it works great. i usually take it about 1-2.5 hours before i want to fall asleep."