Ambian  

I found that benadryl works great, but I have trouble waking up in the morning and have that "hung over" feeling. I take ambien when I need it. the 5 mg. does nothing, but the 10 mg. works well for me and I wake up without difficulty and feel fine. The only problem with ambien is that if something happens to awaken you after a few hours, like the telephone or the cat jumping on your head, you may find that you are totally awake and unable to get back to sleep. It's as if a switch goes off and all of a sudden it's not working. I haven't tried any other prescription sleep aids because I really don't want to get too used to them. I understand your frustration, though. Insomnia is horrible (it's why I'm here typing this at 1:30 am!!). About Lunesta- I've heard from several people that a side effect is a very horrible taste in your mouth for several hours the next day. These people said that this was bad enough for them not to want to take it any more.

oh I wish I had something, Iwas just told today how tired I looked, I just can't get to sleep at night, and I don't want to resort to medication, I will watch this in case someone has a magic suggestion....

I have tried Ambien, but it didn't help.
I haven't tried Lunesta...because I just stay up late anyways.
If I play a meditation CD, then I can get to sleep about 3am.
But I still only get a few hours then because I have to be up early in the morning for the kids. But if I can sleep in, I hit the play button on the CD often. It does really help. But you have to find the right CD. I have a few I had to go through before I found the right one. No words to the music and sounds.

There is a whole list of side effects, you should have NO caffeeine in the evening and is also known as zolpidem. There is a chance of rebound insomnia for taking this and then stopping. Not sure why you would put yourself through all this. Using Benedryl affects your breathing passages too. Still not sure what you are using these things.

I use Calms Forte from the Health food store. Passiflor, Oats, hops, Chamomile, and some minerals. Seems like something like this or the teas would be much more beneficial for helping you to sleep and maybe ease those panic attacks. Hope this gives you something to think about!

I do not take any sleeping pills, so I would not know for sure how those work on me. Sorry, I hope you find something that would work for you.

I take Ambiew CR when I need a sleeper and I'm fast asleep within ten minutes and sleep a full 8-9 hours. I've tried the benedryl, but it doesn't help any longer than about 3 hrs. I think they're made to just work 34 hours.

Having problem in sleeping is quite a serious matter but try not to take some intake medications because they all had side effects in you body, I think. But if you can't really sleep, maybe its fine then. In my case, I always get myself tired for the whole day and go to bed as early as possible to have a long enough sleep.