I think it is a short term solution. My doc said it's not good for long term because you get used to needing it and then it messes up your sleep if you stop it. It worked like a charm when I took it a few years ago. It was the only sleep med that didn't make me tired the next day. But I stopped it because it would cause me to hallucinate or get up in the middle of the night to eat food and wander around without me even remembering that I'd done it. Sorry that your sleep is disturbed. I know how rough everything gets if you aren't sleeping well.