"i&#039;ve suffered from insomnia since college and would struggle some nights to get 2 hours of sleep.  i would get tired, but as soon as i lay down to sleep, i would stare at the ceiling for hours unable to fall asleep and when i did i would not stay asleep.  my doctor prescribed me ambien to try and help with my insomnia.  in my particular case, ambien has worked very well.  i&#039;ll take it and within 30-40 minutes it will put me to sleep.  there are still occasional nights where i&#039;ll take ambien and still not be able to sleep, but most of the time it works very well."