I have been ambien dependent since my daughter became ill and passed away in 2000. I have tried several other prescription sleep aids, all make me jittery or take hours to work if they work. Falling asleep is hard, any little thing wakes me up. I currently take 10-12.5 mg every evening. 10 to begin, if I m not asleep in 2 hours, then the .5 more usually does the trick. My Dr. has given me a lot of info about alzheimer being a possibility with continued use. Is there a drug out there that can help me?