At 2:30 a.m. today I was fretting about not sleeping also.....haven't tried Melatonin but have a botttle by my bed and even one laid out on the table. I can usually go to sleep without a problem, around 10:30 or 11 pm.....but can't sleep through the night. I live alone in an apt and it is very quiet, plus I sleep with a fan on to provide "white" noise. This morning I turned on the tv and watched the end of an Oprah show (and I haven't been an Oprah fan) but decided the dull noise would help me sleep. Finally dozed off about 5 a.m. and woke again at 7:30, which is reasonable.
I have tried Ambien before and it works for me, just afraid to take too much. Had heart attack/stroke 1 year ago and was giving trazadone (sp?) as much as 300 mg a night, sometimes that didn't work either. I don't take it anymore because I seem to have weird feelings the next day, like in a fog....plus it caused diahera (sp?).
I limit my caffeine in the afternoon, have tried warm baths, reading, etc but don't have a problem actually going to sleep, just staying asleep for what I think is a reasonable amount of sleep time......but seems like when my eyes flutter open my brain turns on and everything in the world runs through it...
I don't dare take a nap during the day either, but by 7 or 8 pm I don't have a lot of energy to do anything created so I usually watch tv and stay on this computer !
Think I'll go buy some benedryl today and try that !