I have insomenia, I only sleep 3 or 4 hours a night. It takes me a long long time to fall asleep?

It depends on how old you are. If you are single, maybe you are sad . If you are married then it could be a spousal problem. I am a single 55 year man and I found to eat dinner around 4pm then go for walk around 6-7pm. By 9pm I am sleeping. And wake up at 5am so I can see the sun rise. That usually works for me.

I have Lupus, Fibromyalgia, chronic pancreatitis, and neck and back disc problems and take lots of meds that should make me sleepy, but I have major insomnia to the point where I get anxious going to bed and laying there with my brain going 100 miles a minute…the nights are so long. I’m afraid to try it because I take 2 opiates, Xanax, pancreatic enzymes, bp med, an antidepressant, Flexeril, Protonix and cholesterol meds. You would think with all the meds I’m on, one of them would make me fall asleep. I tried Melatonin once 20 yrs ago and it knocked me out, it was great! But I’m 63 now and melatonin doesn’t work anymore for me. I’ve taken Benadryl, which helps me fall asleep, but I only sleep 3 hrs or so. My cousin and my great-aunt used to drink NyQuil and they slept like babies!

My friend Delila has a good point, but I am also going to suggest a couple of benadryl to make you sleepy in the first place. You are probably an A type personality, which makes it hard to shut down your thoughts at night. Do you find yourself thinking about a lot of things while trying to fall off to sleep? I believe you also asked a question last night about depression? or maybe it was someone else. People that suffer depression, on some meds do have difficulty falling off to & staying asleep. Just my thoughts... Mary

Hi, depending where you live, you may be able to buy Melatonin OTC. This is a naturally occurring 'chemical' in our bodies already, and the additional dose, taken at bedtime can be really helpful for sleep. Despite it being a 'natural' medication, it can be quite potent, so be aware of this. You can buy it in 3,5 and 6mg tablets. 6mg being the maximum daily dosage. Please check with a pharmacist if you are taking any other medication, so not to experience drug interactions. If you are OK to take it, i would definitely recommend it. I had the same problem as you and it was really good.