I wanted post something I did about sleeping. All the talk about prescription drugs and all the drugs available to help a person sleep, one can get very overwhelmed on what to do.
FIRST OF ALL, DON'T TAKE A DRUG!
Change the way you eat, I use to, at least three to four times a week, take over an hour to get to sleep, and wake up about two to three hours later and be awake for another hour or so before trying to go back to sleep. That SUCKED!
After eating mostly raw and organic, jumping on the rebounder, etc... I really do not have the problem. I did, however, about a month ago, taking a long time to go to sleep and was wondering what I was doing wrong. I figured out I wasn't jumping like I should and not eating my greens as much, also, in my opinion, it was this RAW Power protein shake I was taking, also....
I AM SOLD. I take Peppermint Oil put a VERY little on my finger and run my finger up and down my pillow, then lay down and breath in the "fumes" in most of the night. I seem to fall right asleep and sleep deep. Tiffany even started it and she loves it now too, so maybe it will help you? Cool thing about essential oils, and oils like peppermint or spearmint, they are cool to "try" and won't hurt you. (Consult an herbalist if you are taking prescription meds, I ain't no specialist)
Check this link out:
http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/aromatherapyandinsomnia.asp