"my insomnia started as a teenager.  i started out with lunesta.  it had no effect.  next came the ambien which caused me to sleep walk essentially.  *one of the most dangerous drugs on the market*.  i started contemplating why i couldn&#039;t sleep every night and it went along the lines of an anxious curiosity.  thinking to myself i wonder what the molecular structure of that plaster looks like.  so i asked to try something more anxiety based and less sleep aid based.  i have been taking it periodically when required for the past 10 years with breaks in between.  2 mg will knock me out hard but 1-1.5 mg is a pretty good dose to just relax me.  i&#039;ve never been very dependent, no withdrawals, and i have never built up a tolerance to it."