Originally posted on 04/08/2021:

For me the best was trazodone {generic for Desyrel }. You need a prescription from your doctor. It put me under within a half hour and the sleep was deep. However the body develops a tolerance after a while. Non habit forming.
Can't say that for Ambien. Very effective at first and quickly becomes habit forming and I had some internal organ issues that were very unpleasant. That experiment lasted about three weeks. I can't express fully how dangerous the drug Ambien can be.
I used melatonin for a couple of years when I worked a Midnight to eight shift. It was very effective. However after a while my body began to recheck melatonin and I would throw up every time I tried to use it. I haven't touched that stuff in years.