"i have problems falling asleep and staying asleep. halcion works really well and i have been taking 0.25mg once a night for the past 5 years and i have never needed to increase the dose. i sometimes only take half a pill and it works okay. i&#039;ve tried ambien and lunesta but they didn&#039;t work as well. i have noticed memory problems and short term memory loss over the years and think it may be caused by the long term daily use but i&#039;d rather get good sleep. insurance only covers 10 pills so i just pay out of pocket to get 30 pills."