I used to get terribly broken sleep - both getting to sleep and staying asleep were a challenge. I started using Natural Calm - it's a powdered Magnesium supplement. I take it about 30 minutes before bedtime, and it makes me seriously drowsy. I take it every night, and I sleep straight through the night a lot of the time, except waking briefly here and there when my husband moves (I fall right back to sleep, though). I think I've had insomnia maybe once or twice in the past 6-12 months. It used to be EVERY night. It's such a relief.

If you try it (and I get it at my grocery store in the natural foods section), get the raspberry lemon flavor. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS and work up to 2 tsp/night. If you jump right in to full dose, you'll have stomach cramps/the runs all the next day. When you use it, put the powder in a cup, pour in the water, and let it settle. You'll know it's ready because it will become mostly clear again.

Hope it works for you and/or others like it has for me. I'm pretty sensitive to meds, etc., in general, so your mileage may vary.