Check your meds out carefully, exspecially if you have started any new ones. Most of the pmeds cause sleep problems..those that make you drousy and those that keep you more alert. Check with the pdoc about that. Sometimes changing medication rotation (when you take them) can make a big difference. Some general non-medical stuff that keeps your mind more alert is smoking, watching tv, or playing on the computer right befor trying to go to sleep. You should avoid these activities at least an hour befor trying to sleep. Also clock watching is a big no-no if your trying to sleep, it adds stress which keeps the mind from relaxing. If it helps, the average time it takes a person to "fall sleep" ranges from 5 to 30 mins. I know it feels like forever. These arent always the "perfect" answer as there never is one, but maybe these will help.