@historyguy, I feel very sad reading your message about constant efforts to taper off your meds…you mentioned that you’ve suffered from insomnia for 20 years and the medication you’re taking don’t offer you much results…what troubles me most is you are going through tapering off the meds and to no avail so the whole nightmare repeats itself… this is a very nonproductive course you’re on and you need to seek help getting off it, a medication that actually helps you with insomnia would be a good start and also a asking your doctor for active programs to support your needs… I don’t want to sound like I’m judging you because I’m not, I also have ongoing problems with my meds and tapering off them but if life as it is now stays this way I strongly doubt I will ever be able to stop them.