I take 2 benedryl and recently went to health food store and found some sleep aids. They've got natural ingredients and I hope they're safe. I still wake up around 3 to 4 AM, but am able to go back to sleep. This problem has been going on since meno. 19 years ago. Still get hot flashes, too. Medical people say they don't last that many years, but they haven't gone through the big M