Sorry, in no way am I going against Echoes or any of the above but here is what my psychiatrist told me

Keep to a routine ie go to bed around 11pm without watching tv, going on the computer, caffeine, smoking for an hour before.

set your alarm for around 7am the next morning.

Never nap in the daytime and excercise like walking (just gentle) in the MORNING really helps sleeping at night.

A warm bath does help (sorry ) because it raises your temperature slightly then cools slowly down which helps sleep apparently

It did help me and I hope this is useful, the tip is NEVER to nap during the day and stick to this as much as you can.

Hope this helps, as a recovered insomniac I really relate.

(right now I am struggling simply because my hubby is in hospital)Ophelia xx

ps, he also told me that the body can become immune to sleep meds, sometimes it gets used to the dose and needs more, he recommended me NOT to take them over a long period, I live in the UK and they may have a different outlook to USA pdocs? Zopiclone is highly addictive and only lasts for a couple of hours, it's mainly to help you nod off rather than a longer working drug ..... it didn't really work that well for me but each person is different. Good luck, please keep us posted? Ophelia xx