When I was in the throes of menopause madness about 4 years ago and could not sleep my GP gave me this drug to try.
For first 2 days I slept wonderfully but then this efect wore off.
I have to say I do tend to react badly to drugs so bear this in mind.
I then got crippling heartburn 24/7 even though I already take medication for this and in 2 weeks I gained 7lbs in weight. I also got awful twitching legs in bed at night so after 2 weeks I had to stop taking them because of the side effects BUT I know a couple of people who have taken them for years and they had minor side effects that improved after about 3 weeks.
You should feel quite doped up for a few days when you first start them and I actually found it rather a nice feeling
![Grin ;D](https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/Smileys/extended/grin.gif)
and was sad when it wore off. Def worth giving them a try as you will never know if they could have helped if you don't.