Hello I am a 35 yr old female with mild but ongoing anxiety. Highly functioning person with a fairly stressful job has impacted my sleep. I suffer from night sweats, tension headaches, stiff neck and jaw from clenching, dry mouth and sleeplessness with regular bouts of insomnia. I have tried a number of anti depressants (lexapro and one other SSRI) and persevered for a few months with both. Did not like taking them, found it very difficult to function and did not feel like myself. Have had better success with ambien/stillnox for sleeplessness but my DR says it's not a long term solution and very dangerous to take for long periods of time. Am I better off with ambien during periods of high stress/no sleep or should I continue with anti-depressants that really didnt help?