Hello dear
I understand your concern
Insomia is of two type:
1. Primary: Problem of sleep disturbance without any medical illness.
2. Secondary: Due to some underlying medical illness. Treatment of underlying cause is recommended
You can try following measures:
- Fix sleep schedule and stick on it
- No day time sleep
- Do regular exercise that makes you fatigue
- Avoid heavy meal and fatty meal in dinner
- Avoid tea, coffee, soft drink at night
- Use bed when you feel sleepy
- Take a glass of warm milk at bedtime
- Take a warm water bath before sleeping
- Associate your bed with sleep only.
- Do not keep lying idly on bed while reading, watching television etc.
- No talking or use mobile in bed
- Switch off all light and sounds disturbances objects
If problem persists then you require psychiatric consultation and sleep studies
For primary
insomnia first choice of treatment will be
Ambien.
It is safer drug with relatively short half life
It has no hangover, day time sleepiness, major
drug interaction issue.
In absence of any medical illness (for primary insomnia), I would suggest to ask your doctor about prescribing Ambien 5 mg at bedtime.
This will treat insomnia very well, and help you feel better.
Best regards
Dr. Sagar