Oh boy do I know what you mean with insomnia!! I take imovane and trazadone to help me sleep (the mix seems to do the trick) although if I'm particularly in alot of pain I'll throw in a graval or muscle relaxant....
I got a new proscription a few days ago and the pharmacist was very seriously cautioning me to be careful because he said it causes serious drowsiness. I told him it probably would on me and he gave me the whole spell again... I took it and not even a tired eye LOL.
Over the years I've found the best thing to help me sleep is a routine and some time by myself before bed to relax and unwind (write in a journal watch TV go on YT etc...)
Whenever you can't sleep just come on here
Do you find your sleep troubles come in cycles, like the more tired you are the less you can sleep?
Let's laugh about it... tell me some story about one of your friends/co-workers telling you about how they only got six or seven hours of sleep
I try to think of myself as a superhuman I can go without or with very little sleep for at least a week before I totally crash LOL