socoken said:
I just get drunk and do a shot of nyquil before bed. No hangovers, but I wont be having any sex after that.
LOL the alcohol is not a good plan for most people, as it interferes with REM sleep, but if it works for you, go for it. And the Nyquil, again, is just another antihistimine. If that's the route you choose, any of the antihistimines marketed as a sleep aid are exceedingly overpriced. A $3.00 bottle of generic diphenhydramine, if labelled as a sleep aid, will cost you about $15.
During one especially difficult period in my life, I was having some severe insomnia. My doctor prescribed Ambien. I only took two doses, it didn't really help me sleep much, and had some really NASTY side effects (amnesia and bizarre behavior). My roomie at the time told me, the next day, that I wandered around the house for about an hour, saying some really crazy shit. I did not remember any of it, at all, but that scared me. So my doc changed my prescription to Restoril (temazepam), it worked beautifully, I had zero hangover the next day. It only took 4 doses to get my sleep back on schedule.
You really should talk to a doctor if you are having long-term difficulty sleeping. Now, if I just have a little trouble getting to sleep, I take Benadryl. That only happens once every two or three months. I would not take it on a regular basis, and if I ever have sleep disorder again, I'll go to the doctor. Keep in mind that every person reacts differently to any given medication, especially the benzodiazepines (valium, xanax, restoril, etc.)