Hi Planning, Daughter has taken Trazadone off and on for years and it works very well for her. I suggest you take it about an hour before you are ready to crash and get in bed 1/2 hour after taking it. The reason I say this is that if my D fights it she can sometimes win so give it a chance. Let me know how it goes and when you have tried it for a week I'd love to tell you a funny trazadone story.