"had sleep problems since college (43 years old now). took all the normal heavy duty sleep medicines like valium and even benadryl. these only put me in a half sleep state and made me feel horrible for days on in. after 20  years of suffering from insomnia and after a bout with meningitis in 2000 my friend, a neurologist who was seeing me for post meningitis asked me how i was sleeping. i told her i haven&#039;t had a good nights sleep in over 20 years.  she wrote a script for ambien.  i have never been so in love with a pill in my life as i am with ambien. i fall asleep within 15 minutes, get a good 7 hours hard sleep and wake up bright and early and feel rested like i have not felt in decades. ambien is a miracle drug and thanks to the genius who made it."