<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Hello Dr, I am 37yrs old, 82 kgs. Offlate i have developed insomnia not one wink of sleep full night or day for which i was taking zolpidem 10mg for 4 days now which was prescribed by a dr. When I consulted another dr, he told zolfresh can get addictive and hence prescribed agomelatine 25mg. But tonight when took this i didn t get sleep, after 2 hrs i took one more tablet. But still not getting sleep. Can i know take zolpidem also as i am restless now? Also please suggest the long term treatment to my insomnia? Thanks Ashraf  <response>: As a neurologist non-sleep specialist I do not believe that prescribing medication in such situations ahead of specific testing and assessment of a person medicalbiologicalpsychological status is the best approach and in my experience it rarely yields positive long term results. I would ask the doctor to refer you to a neurologist with experience in sleep medicine in order to do a good thorough workup. Your weight alone is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea which is a strong risk factor toward insomnia. What if that were the problem? Or at least 1 of the problems? Secondly, I would get a set of laboratory studies to rule out other potential issues that could lead to your not being able to get to sleep or stay asleep. These things I would do ahead of any medication which has already proven not to be the ultimate solution. If you would like a more comprehensive consultation with me please write me at: Chat Doctor. 