Hey ya Fuzzy. My thoughts are with you. If you are taking other meds than those you mentioned check if one of the side effects is a rash. If so tell your doctor. These rashes can be a dangerous allergic reaction. I tried restoril with no luck. I think it's melatonin. Occasionally I use OTC melatonin which is not a blood to brain med. It works a bit better at sedation. I to have serious sleep problems. It started in late 2003. The racing thoughts did not help. I now use Xanax and Ambien CR which gives me about four hours of broken sleep with vivid dreams. There is no consistency to each day. One night OK sleep, the next horrid and sometimes it's in the middle. My thought processes vary from day to day. I lose interest in things from one minute to the next. It's actually very hard to explain. I see a therapist at the VA but probably will stop as all they do is throw textbook responses at me and think I should act like I'm 30 instead of 59. I use about 1.25 mg Xanax a day plus some Valerian to keep sedated as much as possible without getting addicted. I'd rather be down since I'm used to it. Anxiety is evil for me, it brings guilt, fear, shortness of breath, nerve pain and worse insomnia. I have no friends or support. I have a sister not to far but it's all about God and when I call her she treats me as though I'm disturbing her. She seems to disdain me for my secular attitude. Oh well my friend Fuzzy, I'm ranting. Just know I always look for your posts to give you a ...