Positives

• A patient reported it works well for resuming sleep after a 3-4 hour wake-up, with the ultra-short half-life avoiding next-morning impairment WebMD.
  
  
• Long-term users described it as not strong, leaving the body quickly without drowsiness or habit formation after years of intermittent use WebMD.
  
  

Negatives

• A reviewer complained the pill takes an extremely long time to start working, undermining its middle-of-night utility WebMD.
  
  
• Patients found it does not extend total sleep time or reduce the number of awakenings MedlinePlus.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• Users were instructed they must have at least 4 hours remaining before waking to safely take a middle-of-night dose Cleveland Clinic.
  
  
• Patients with sleep-maintenance insomnia found the medication only effective for sleep onset, not for staying asleep PMC.