"when i was in the service i had a few bouts with sleep problems only 3 times in 8 years. i was put on ambien for 2 weeks at a time.  eventually it would wear off i&#039;d go back to &quot;dealing with it&quot;  then for a few years i self medicated with whiskey.  no big dramatic story but that had to stop.  when i got out i didn&#039;t even try to claim compensation for it with the va but they gave me a insomnia comp.  since then i receive my pills in the mail.  i have never had a negative side effect.  no sleep walking, talking, driving. it works better on an empty stomach though.  i&#039;ve woken up at night on it before but i normally fall right back to sleep.  i wake up feeling like i got that perfect amount of sleep and so refreshed.  it has given me my life back."