"zolpidem (ambien) plus melatonin didn&#039;t work very well. i had pain from various conditions, and 5-10 mg of hydrocodone (norco) helped with the pain, but i don&#039;t want to be on narcotics the rest of my life. i tried gaba to help out, at the advice of my sleep doctor. at 600 mg each night, the gaba had no effect at all, so i discontinued usage. now, however, another doctor has said maybe my dose should be higher, so i&#039;ve taken 1200 mg each night. very strong effect at that level and i slept 9 1/2 hours! however, it took a while before it had any effect, and it left me groggy and dizzy the next morning. next, i&#039;m going to take 1200 mg at 7 pm instead of 9pm.

i suspect that after a few weeks at this dosage, i&#039;m going to become accustomed to it."