I've only been on it since Sunday night, so I haven't tried taking it & then staying up yet. That doesn't make sense to me. Why would you take a pill to help you sleep & then stay up?

I was really surprised with how fast it put me to sleep the first night. I remember getting into bed and then waking up the next morning in the same exact position I fell asleep. I couldn't believe that I didn't lay awake all night or wake up at all during the night. I'm so not used to that. I'm used to laying awake, tossing & turning until day light.

Last night it put me to sleep fast again, but I woke up 4 hours later, and had to read for like an hour before I fell back to sleep. Then I woke up this morning realllly sleepy. The first night I took it at like midnight and woke up at 8am feeling really refreshed & wasn't tired at all that day.

I just don't want to become dependent on it. My doctor was really hesitant to give me a prescription for it when I asked this morning. He only gave me 26 tablets and said to take it "as needed". Not every night. Which is weird, because I didn't ask for it Sunday night. They just said I could have it, so I took it because I always have trouble sleeping while in the hospital (obviously at home too).

And I don't want withdrawals if I stop taking it either. I've been on pain meds before and weaned myself off and withdrawals SUCK so much!!