"i have been having a lot of trouble sleeping in the last year. as a result i&#039;m usually exhausted during the day but can&#039;t even take a nap because i simply do not fall asleep. of course i started out taking ambien, which has no effect. then lunesta, nothing. ativan, valium, klonopin, thorazine, seroquel, remeron and geodon have not helped a bit. i had very high hopes for chloral hydrate but i think that out of all i&#039;ve tried it was my biggest disappointment.  i guess i&#039;m back to square one now.  no side effects, however."