"at first i was on 25mg as needed and took it about an hour or so before bed to help me &quot;turn off&quot; my mind and help me sleep a bit.  the next morning 10+ hours after taking the pill, i was a walking zombie until well into the afternoon.  my dosage was lowered to 10mg and although i didn&#039;t have the major day after drowsiness it still helped me sleep.  i took it during the day and it felt like i took several benadryl&#039;s and i was unable to function for the afternoon because i was so drowsy.  good thing i was at home when i took it.  unfortunately, although it did help me sleep, it didn&#039;t do much to calm my anxiety.  i took it at the start of an anxiety attack and 40 minutes into it i was still having symptoms."