All drugs react different as Im sure you know so take this knowing Im different then you.. but I was on Amitriptyline for 7 years. and yes it finally helped me sleep. However a few years in I realized I was sleep walking. I would wake up and the front door would be wide open (I needed to open 3 different locks on the inside to open it ) - really freaked me out so I went off it (took a year to wean off)