Yes. I have been told that by others not in medicine...

I tried everything...sleep cd's, lavender, regular exercise, yoga, relaxation techniques, different pillows, boring books...the list goes on and on.

My brain will not shut off. I could probably go quite a while with zero sleep, but I did read somewhere a while ago that it's as bad as alcohol/drugs in that your reaction time is slowed and it becomes dangerous to drive, etc.

And no, I do not and cannot nap.

So it's ambien for me. Some nights, even that does not work. I have also tried Trazadone (nope), and Xanax (nope). Meds that others say make them sleepy don't work the same on me. A sleep study would be next, but I can't imagine being able to sleep while there...

Being exhausted and being sleepy are two different things imho.