Insomnia. What seems to help?

I recently found a solution to my lifelong insomnia - Dayvigo and Zopiclone together. Dayvigo by itself was a disappointment, and they say you can't take Zopiclone long term. Well, one night I was desperate so I took them both, and it worked. I told my GP and he gave me a plan. Dayvigo 10mg nightly, and Zopiclone at a slowly reduced dose. Started at 7.5mg, then 5mg, now 3.75mg, and may go down to 2.5mg if all goes well. I also take magnesium 200mg at the same time. So I take them about 20-30 minutes before I want to go to bed. They hit pretty hard so I am ready to crawl into bed beforehand. I fall asleep just minutes after going to bed, and I sleep about 3 hours. I get up to the bathroom a couple of times, and do wake up a few times, but generally fall back to sleep. At least I know I'm getting a few hours of quality sleep and I feel pretty good in the morning. I have to pay for the Dayvigo, works out to about $75 a month, worth it for me. So I'm going to stick with this combo as long as possible. I've never fallen asleep quickly so this is like a miracle for me.

Thank you for this very helpful information. I needed it, I have been battling this for 40 years.

The following has worked well for me. It is a combination of self therapy, with a little help when needed. The first part involves a type of meditation. My Mayo therapist helped me master mindfulness. I use it to focus on just what I am currently doing. In this case on my breathing when I am trying to fall asleep. I combine that with an app called Balance. Or I ask Alexa, right on my nightstand to play meditation music or derp Chakra. When I need additional help I take an olanzapine. Olanzapine doesn't sit well with me. And I have my medical marijuana card. So when I need to I will smoke a little bit of indica. I also have gummies, which I only need a third of one but my cancer is also in my liver so I try not to do that. I use up a flower vape for smoking because it's better for you than burning it. I hope these are things that you can try that will help you.

😃 You got it going on my friend, however that Marijuana card yearly+the product can get a little prices I am retire, single. I do okay but still have to be smart
How I spend, with this inflation It's anybody guess what going to happen. I will try those techniques you talked about. Thank you