"i have been taking ambien for about a year now.  i have two sleep problems:  i have difficulty falling asleep and 2) when i do manage to fall asleep, i usually wake up about 2 hours later and can&#039;t get back to sleep.

i haven&#039;t noticed ambien having any effect at all on the first problem.  (it&#039;s 7:40 am as i write this, and i haven&#039;t been to bed yet.)  but it does help with the second.  when i finally do manage to get to sleep, i usually sleep for a good 7 or 8 hours.

different people respond to this medication in different ways.  be very careful about taking it until you know how it affects you."