I've been on Ambien off and on for god like 5 or 6 years now. My problem has always been falling asleep. Normally I just lay there for hours on end.

Since I've been taking it so long I know the deal but when I was first on it I did some weird stuff. I remembered having a fight in my head with the standby light on my DVD player. And I used to love eating pickles.

But honestly, its a godsend. I wouldn't be able to sleep without it. Anymore now it just feels like I'm buzzed. I take it, listen to music and relax. Some nights it hits me instantly and others I lay there for a long ass time.