Medication for sleep

I used several sleep aids, Ambien (several different doses), Lunesta, and another one or two I can't recall. The Ambien in any dose worked best for me. The Lunesta was the worst for me because of side effects (a very bad taste was the big one) and I chose not to keep with it in hopes that they would deteriorate.

I just read this entire thread and I have to say it was quite entertaining, ya know with the Bob Marley dieing of a drug overdose (?) and the discussion of drug use in general.

Someone did mention exercise to help with sleep and I would have to say there is some weight to that, maybe not for everyone. A big part of it is psychological in my opinion, if you believe, truly believe, that something will work then there is a better chance of success. It should be mentioned that having a busy day and parking at the back of the parking-lot is not quite the same as exercise. I am not an authority but I think a key componet to exercising is achieving an elevated heart rate and maintaining that rate for a minimum of 30 minutes in order for the exercise to be beneficial. I have been running 3.5 miles just about every day for over a month now (above and beyond anything else I do) and it has done more for me that any one drug (legal or not) has ever done physically or mentally.

I am not about arguing anymore on this site, a nice discussion is fine but things seem to get out of controll and who really is benefiting from that. I would like to comment that I did appreciate posts made by glitter and LL. I hope everyone finds a solution to get a good nights rest.