Insomnia
"My Dr. in NYC took me off of Halcion (which worked great!) and put me on Ambien when it came out being touted as a &quot;miracle sleep aid&quot;. Doc told me that it was non-habit forming, if it worked for me I wouldn&#039;t ever need to use more than the 5 mg. tabs (sounded like she had just memorized company literature). Anyway the .5 mg. Ambien worked great for a while, especially helpful as my work schedule(s) varied so much. I&#039;d sleep and wake up refreshed. But after 7 or 8 yrs. of taking .5 mg several nights a week, I needed 10 mg. to get &amp; stay asleep. Then it stopped working. Fact is, you have to go off Ambien for a while until your &quot;tolerance&quot; goes away &amp; I&#039;ll bet that&#039;s the case with all sleep aids - it&#039;s back to Halcion for me!"