Is taking Ambien really “that bad”?

I’ve been dealing with mild insomnia for 4 years now. It takes me a bit to fall asleep, and my main problem is I’m unable to stay asleep, so I wake up every 1-2 hours and don’t get quality rest at all.

After trying all of the natural supplements, trazadone, hydroxyzine, and gabapentin with no success, my doctor finally prescribed me Ambien.

Started with 6.25mg, and that sorta helped…then upped it to 12.5, and that seems to be the sweet spot for me.

I was taking it 1-2 times a week, because I’m afraid to take it every day. The past couple weeks, I’ve been dealing with some unrelated health issues that have me in pain and make it even harder to sleep, so I’ve found myself reaching for the ambien every night.

And it’s been amazing. I haven’t had solid sleep like this every night in 4 years. I fall asleep fast, stay asleep for 6 hours straight, and don’t wake up groggy. I’ve had no side effects, never done anything weird or sleep walk. Nothing like the horror stories I hear.

Does anyone else feel the same? Do people just tend to only tell the horror stories and not the successful Ambien stories? Maybe it will be harder for me to sleep now if I don’t take it…but is it so bad when I’m finally getting amazing sleep every day?