I've had chronic insomnia for years. The only thing that has worked is 200mg of Diphenhydramine HCl (Benaydrl) and Clonidine (old Blood Pressure med from the 50's that didn't work for that but found it helps with sleep and non-addictive. Found out the Diphenhydramine could be causing weight gain in itself, because I take 200mg! My pdoc wants me off of it. So, she prescribed Temzepam yeseterday. . She said its very strong and I should get into bed before taking it. I was up all night long feeling like I had a whole pot of coffee! &(*&^ I'm just at my wits end, so she is now going to try Belsomra. Have it tried it? I feel your pain!