When I was 41 I started not sleeping. It was menopause that started mine. I went 4 days and 4 nights without sleeping. I had a job where other people's lives were in my hands and I could not afford to not sleep. He put me on a sleeping pill. Been on it now for 26 years. Have never sleep so good in my life. I have cortisol problems we found out later in life. Mine is at the lowest when I am supposed to be waking up and the starts going high when I should be getting ready for night. I finally gave up on getting off because I value my sleep and it helps me have a life.