I am a 67 bp2 female and this past yr. has been bad as far as insomnia. Ambien does little, and klonopin or Xanax sometimes work. So I now take 1/2 .25 seroquel which usually works great. We made a 6 hr. drive to visit a friend and the afternoon and evening were pleasant. Went to bed at 9 pm..room was dark and quiet and took seroquel. 30 min. Later mind is racing..took another 1/2 of .25 seroquel and just laid in bed quietly..no sleep. Took 1/2 klonopin waiting for sleep..nothing..so then took 1/2 ambien which finally knocked me out..have terrible drug hangover and hubby and friend are giving me hell telling me I could overdose...but I need sleep..and they say I should wait longer to see if med. will kick in before adding more.

Question..I know all of us are different, but do some of you need to add more meds. To get to sleep and how long do you wait to begin adding more of the same med. for sleep before adding another med. to the mix.

Am desperate for answers. I know I need to return to p/doc for answer but want your personal input.