Hi, @crownjewel, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I also wanted to suggest you take a look at our Sleep Health group,https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/sleep-health/.

A few discussions in particular that may be of interest to you are:
- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/josephene-i-am-having-terrible-insomnia-as-well-nothing-seems-to-help/bookmark/?ajax_hook=action&_wpnonce=4b66815391 (about insomnia)

- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/just-dropping-by/bookmark/?ajax_hook=action&_wpnonce=4b66815391 (about non-medicated insomnia remedies)

- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/meditation-prior-to-sleep/bookmark/?ajax_hook=action&_wpnonce=4b66815391 (about meditation prior to sleep)

- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/sleep-hygine/bookmark/?ajax_hook=action&_wpnonce=4b66815391 (about sleep hygiene)

Sleep education NOT sleep medication is the way to go. Taking a sleep aid may work in the very short term but they are not a long-term solution . I am in the sleep biz and have seen many a patient come in having been prescribed a sleep aid for years when really they have a problem that needs to be fixed. It could be simple sleep hygiene. I’m confident that information provided by the monitor will be very helpful for you. If it continues to be a problem then go see a board-certified sleep doctor .

I agree karenu. I posted that I reached out to a psychiatrist for some sleep behavior modifications. OTC sleep aids are a crutch at best, but necessary when insomnia impacts your work and personal life and prescription aids are just down right scary to me. I am leaning more toward a sleep study in the future to get a whole picture of what's going on.