I agree with aswander.... take them once in awhile,but don't make a daily habit of it. After months of not sleeping my body just needed some rest. I never use an alarm clock and I feel that taking the lunesta for a couple of weeks adjusted my sleeping schedule. I tried restoril at first and it completely zonked me out and carried over into my day. Walked around like a zombie. I'd talk to you doctor and get some samples from him/her.