... active at 79. Maybe dehydration. Since I've been taking it for 40 years and only take 5 mg which helps with sleep I'm afraid to go off it or taper down. On the other hand, it interacts with blood pressure medicine and diabetes medicine and I'm afraid. Any ideas? Doctors just want to throw more drugs at it and never bother to check interactions... beta blockers and Compazine which put me out for a whole day. Help!!!