raina726... I take 1.5mg Lorazepam at night for sleep. I take .75 when I go to bed....and the other .75 throughout the night. My doctor has told me, I will be taking this for the rest of my life because I would not be able to sleep without it. It was prescribed for me by my previous primary doctor,,,, who prescribed this after prescribing many different sleep meds that did not work for me. The ones he prescribed for me to try included Lunesta, Trazodone, Ambien, Temazepam, Estazolam, etc... none of those worked for me. I used to take Flurazepam which worked EXCELLENT. But then they quit making it. I was devastated... thus the search started for a new sleep med. I was already taking Diazepam for occasional anxiety, not everyday. So finally my doctor thought, "hey, why don't we try 1 medication for both your issues... sleep and anxiety." I said Great! That's when he prescribed Lorazepam for me....and it works great. But I have to take it every night. Thus, I am now on it for the rest of my life. I'm okay with that because I feel fantastic! And my new doctor understands this. I'm a firm believer that good quality sleep is very very important for people for their overall health. If you get good quality sleep, everything else is better with you. Don't give up people... doctors know how important sleep is but most refuse to prescribe benzo meds. I tried many meds and the benzos were the ones that worked. Flurazepam and Lorazepam that is. None of the other benzos I tried worked for sleep. I also take Amitriptyline which helps with sleep, anxiety, depression and pain. Good luck everyone! P.S. I quit the Diazepam when I started the Lorazepam.