I agree that it's pretty sad I need to take these to sleep, but unfortunately that's all I can do, for now. I'm going to get some bloodwork done to figure out if I have a thyroid issue or something, but I have a lot of issues with staying/falling asleep. I have been taking zopiclone for years, but it inexplicably just stopped working a couple of weeks ago. My wife began getting concerned, but I just sort of brushed it off as being due to the time of year (I tend to have a mild depression in the winter months).
Then, out of nowhere on Monday (after a night of about 3 hours sleep), I had almost a full-blown, brief panic attack a work. It was quite scary. I went to the doctor the next day -- he put me on 25mg of Amitriptyline. I sleep better, yes, but I don't want to stay on this stuff -- I can already tell that it's turning me into a bit of an apathetic zombie. I don't think I ever noticed that on Zopiclone.
Anyone have any advice? (and yes, I know that taking meds is definitely not the answer, but this is just a short term fix.)