Consult with your doctor about Seroquel.It least has relatively bearable side effects, and it can be taken long time. Though, some people object. Klonopin for me is NO-No...felt like Zombi, build a tolerance very fast. Valium is an Antidepressant, for some people work well. Bear in mind, all medication are tempo solutions. And, the ending result is the same for all of them. They loss effectiveness. Make sure you also incorporate other things: sleep hygiene, exercising, nutrition, vitamins and relaxation techniques. Each of what I mention does not work individually, however when you do everything together your problem will be resolved other the time hopefully. Good Luck!

Biatta...

"Valium is an Antidepressant"

I'm sure this was a typo...it is used along with antidepressants for it's anti anxiety effects, but it depresses the central nervous system.
Because of it's long half life, it often contributes to depression.
Xanax is very short lived and is used more often in combination with antidepressants.

I'm not into correcting folks per se, but valium can be a days long ordeal of emotional darkness for those with major clinical depression....I didnt leave the spare bedroom for weeks.

I wouldn't recommend seroquel. It's an anti-psychotic and apart from the rarer permanent side effect of uncontrollable twitching it has more common side effects that are problematic - massive weight gain being probably the greatest risk. I think it also messes with other metabolic processes.

I take it on and off and have experienced some serious side effects even in very small doeses. I continue to take it for bipolar as it is an anti-psychotic but I don't think the risk of taking it is appropriate for insomnia.

I'm taking melatonin, a more natural sleep supplement, while it might not work as fast as ambien/cr ifind that if I wake up during the night I fall back asleep faster then taking a narcotic sleep med. I had to go of ambien for I started to sleep eat, I tracked it for 2 weeks ( tell tale signs of dishes in the sink, one the table, o leaving lights on when I know I shut them off along with the I didn't brush my teeth feeling in my moth, though I did before bed.

Why do you have to get off Ambien? Curious?

Lunesta may be a good transition for you, it is very similar to Ambien but has less next day drowsiness. The only thing I would say bad about it is that I would have bad dreams sometimes. I took it for 2 years before it stopped working. I may go back to it again eventually.