I have been having trouble sleeping for about 27 years ever since one night I was kept awake the whole night by my son who had an ear infection. The next night, when I finally got into bed, I was extremely exhausted but couldn’t sleep. I tossed and turned for about 3 hours and finally slept for 1 1/2 hrs, that’s it. After about a week of this, I went to my doctor who prescribed sleeping pills for ten days to help establish my sleep pattern, but when the ten days were over, the problem was still there.

I went to many doctors, all who said I was depressed (sleeping only 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours per night, it’s not surprising I was depressed), so he gave me some medication that made me sleep well every night for 6 months and then I was sleeping 5 hours per night, still not enough for me.

To make a long story short, I went all over looking for help but all I got were tranquilizers, which I don’t want but have no choice because I can’t function on only 4 hours of sleep. Right now, I am also trying NAET & acupuncture and am hoping it will work. So far, after 11 treatments, I don’t see any improvement.

Don’t anybody tell me to try a Naturopath, homeopath, herbal medicines, hypnosis, meditation quiet noise, light therapy, walking. Been there, done that, with no good results, although exercise does help but does not remove the need for medication. I just need to take less. Any other suggestions?