Triciaann99, try taking less than the full 10 mgs to kind of reduce the amount you are taking every night. I was taking 10 mgs until I developed some unpleasant side effects and now I get 3 or 4 doses per one 10 mg tablet but admittedly, some nights I just get 6 hours of sleep. I do try to go to sleep without any ambien but if I can get to sleep, after a couple of hours I am wide awake and that is when I take a nibble of the tablet.