"i was on zolpidem for around a month. it does make me go to sleep and is great for short-term use. however, you can become psychologically dependent on it. i started looking forward to my nightly fix and would feel panicky if i my supply was running low. it got to the point only 10mg could make me sleep. 5 mg did nothing for me (and i&#039;m a very petite lady). it was very difficult to come off it. i&#039;ve been off zolpidem for nearly two months. i sleep naturally but my sleep isn&#039;t as good as it was before i.e. i wake up several times throughout the night. i don&#039;t know if this is an effect of month-long zolpidem use. so in a nutshell - great for short-term use but long-term causes extreme dependency."