If you have never tried the Ambien class and therefore, are not tolerant to them yet, they often are helpful initially and short-term. But after awhile, they all stop working for me.

I only know of one medicine that reliably will put me to sleep any more. And it is designed to keep folks awake. Weird. My brain is soooo weird. I've been on a little over 50 medications on this journey. My brain is simply not capable of being sedated any longer. Don't have any idea what this means...

So, now, I just do not even worry about it any more. I sleep when sleepy. If that is at night, terrif. If not, I try to make good use of the time. I am aware that it is not good for my long-term health, but I accept that it is beyond my control. I feel much better approaching it this way. I personally believe teh sleep issues we with this illness face are far, far more complex and common than the books would have us believe...