Does Ambien Help?

I have been taking Ambien for over 5 yrs. now and to put it straight if I didnt take it , I would get NO sleep at all, I have a severe case of insomnia, I do have a tendency to get up in the night and take a half of a pill again because it didnt work the whole night but, I had my husband put it up where I didnt know where it was, I know this may sound weird and wonder why I would take something if I felt I needed more during the night, the truth is not getting sleep for days on end is soo frustrating that I have to do what I got to do, but, for these people who say they are thinking of committing suicide while on Ambien there is diffently a lying medical condition that I dont think Ambien is causing.I do believe Ambien cr works the best but if you have a sucky insurance plan like mine that it will only cover the regular generic ambien.