@eliana5 Ive never been prescribed any medication for sleep problems but I will share my experience and thoughts in the hope some of my comments will help. I have a friend who takes Melatonin and swears by it to help her sleep. Melatonin is produced naturally in the body. I don’t use it. Starting several years ago, after I retired, I too would wake around 2 during the night to go to the bathroom and be unable to go to sleep again. I would get out if bed and look at my iPad and also have a snack and a little milk. After an hour or so, I would start feeling sleepy and would go back to bed and fall asleep for a few more hours. Then I came across Paul McKenna’s Sleep CD in a portable CD player in bed with the earbuds in my ears. This helped a lot and I stopped getting out of bed. Some other suggestions are to keep the lights low before going to bed. Do not brush your teeth before bed with bright lights on. And don’t drink for an hour or more before going to bed. Keep your bedroom cool and as dark as possible. I read that you will always sleep if tired enough. If you dont have to go to work in the morning, dont worry about your lack of sleep. McKenna’s recommendation is to get up half an hour before you usually do and go to bed when you’re tired. You might find his book, I can make you sleep in your library. It includes the CD. Or you could probably get a used copy from Abebooks.com. Just make sure it includes the CD. Just google sleep hypnosis, there are several hypnosis apps. As I improved, I worried less about it and I sleep better. Dont take alcohol near bedtime. That starts as a sedative but turns into a stimulant later. Hope this helps.