"i&#039;ve has severe insomnia since i was 15. i&#039;m 64 now. i&#039;ve tried everything in the book. lunesta did nothing. trazadone turned me into a zombie the next morning, though i slept. regular ambien helped, but within a year i was on ambien cr. it worked &#039;most&#039; nights for about five years, but has lost its effectiveness. my doctor gave me a sample of belsomra, and he didn&#039;t really expect it to work. but it did!!! it&#039;s amazing. it&#039;s the only thing i&#039;ve ever tried that gave me these results. the drawback is going to be the price. i have to get it pre-authorized in order for blue cross to pay for it. crossing my fingers. i don&#039;t understand the talk about it giving you nightmares. i have had some of the funniest dreams i&#039;ve ever had on this stuff."