Marling wrote in part: I had no idea this was the other name for Ambien......But I do not take it regularly, only as needed. I have taken Ambien as an OCCASIONAL bedtime sleep aid in a 5mg. dose. Like most sleeping aids, it gave me a "hangover" effect the next day. This was prescribed by my primary care dr. prior to my parkinson's diagnosis when I was stressed out with work problems, death of my aunt, mom's medical problems and some other "garbage", so I could get some sleep. As my coping methods improved and some of the problems were solved/eliminated, reg. sleep returned w/o use of the Ambien. Jeanette Fuhr 47/8mos. <[log in to unmask]>