pills?
hi, i have suffered from insomnia my whole life.
exercise is a good idea, don't do it in the hours before you want to go to sleep though.
have you tried pills? if not, try
ramelteon. it's a softdrug, see also
melatonin. it makes you feel sleepy. it's a natural thing, and for instance given to people with jetlag. works for several hours, you dont feel it after you wake up (given that you've got enough sleep). they don't work very fast though.
i've tried several harddrugs with good effect, but those can have serious downsides:
benzo's work good for me, i use
temazepam sometimes when i want to switch from night to daytime rhythm. these are highly addictive! i never take them two days in a row and generally once a week or less. the effect is that you get supercalm, it clears your head, when you close your eyes you just drift away, and you're gone. these come in gelcaps and work really fast.
a drug that works on a daily basis (you don't need more after a while) is the anti-depressant
mirtazapine in lower dosage (15 mg). it makes you feel incredible tired, cant keep your eyes open. you
will sleep in 30/45 mins. downsides are that it becomes more difficult to get up (you sleep longer) you probably get weird feelings the moment you start or stop taking them, and worst of all: you might feel a bit sedated during the day. o, and you become incapable to feel very depressed.
these last two are hardcore and i am not sure if to recommend them, only if you really have serious problems.
the melatonin things is worth a shot though, won't do you any harm. it does not always work, and with melatonin i've experienced sometimes that you get to sleep a bit uneasy (bad dreams, waking up, etc) especially if you've taken too much. the ramelteon might help here, never tried it myself though.
