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jdoc77 I'm not trying to give out medical advice over the internet.. BUT... the over the counter antihistimine Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton) has a better sleep profile than Phenobarbitol. It's the active sleep ingredient in Ny-Quil. NO.. you should not use Nyquil for sleeping. Get Chlortrimeton or generic. Try it.
All the regular advice applies too.
1. Pick a time to go to bed and stick to it. Stop all stimulation besides reading or other quiet activity 1 hour before sleep.
2. Do nothing in the bedroom besides sleep (and sex). Don't watch TV in bed, don't read in bed. Bedroom is for sleep.
3. No caffeine after 2pm. Stop drinking all fluids or eating 2 hours before bed.
4. No alcohol before bed. It makes you crash, then wake up 4 hours later!
.... there are other sleep hygeine rules.. google sleep hygeine. It's what your doctor will recommend in addition to Ambien anyway.
My only advice when taking Ambien is, Get in bed, take it and lie down. The people who sleep walk, eat, drive with Ambien... usually try to stay up after taking it.
Good Luck!