Insomnia - does anyone deal with this?  

I forgot to add: make sure to keep your sleeping space sacred. That is, use it only for sleeping. Don't eat there or work there. I guess it's okay if you do a bit of light reading if that helps you sleep (works for me). Also, set a specific time that you sleep as much as possible, designate a time for waking up as well so your body clock can reset itself.

Thank you very much for your comments and your advice... I do generally listen to music - I put my iPod on shuffle - but maybe I should make a playlist of relaxing, mellowed out music. I will try to follow this advice and see if it helps. Thank you!

I agree with the body reset thing. I tend to experience this. It feels like my body is a living alarm clock.

I have heard many other people say that their body wakes them up at a certain time every day.

I'm also insomnia's servant, as you put it. I've tried doing things to tire myself out, and I've tried different herbal methods, but nothing has worked so far... Hopefully we can both find the correct strategy to overcome insomnia.

Does your over-the-counter medication help at all? I'd prefer not to take any kind of sleeping pill if I can help it.

yes it does, and it is non-habit forming. It's called simply sleep, and it's available at any store. There are generic versions too, if you want something less expensive

Thank you for your recommendation... Is it natural and herbal or something else? I'll have to look it up and see if it helps.

It is by the same people that make tylenol pm, so it's not herbal at all. Hope it helps

Thank you so much for your help. I've been looking for a solution for a long time. You swear it's not addictive? The reason I haven't taken any medication is because I don't want to have to be dependent or addicted to a pill for the rest of my life. But herbal methods haven't worked for me, so I'm running out of options other than just deal with it.

I have been using it for quite some time, and never felt addicted to it. Herbal remedies never worked for me either. The most I felt was a groggy feeling the next morning

I have for most of my memorable life. I kinda thought for a long time that I was just weird, but then I heard the term insomnia and I fit into it perfectly for non-medical reasons. I probably need some kind of psychologist to tell me why I can't sleep haha! But thank you very much for your help. I will definitely try this medication and see if it helps. I'm glad to hear that it isn't addictive at all. And it works.