I have a cure, read the book on advanced cardiac electrophysiology that I'm reading for a course I'm going on next week, every bloody time I try to read it I drop off to sleep
Sorry not really helpful. The truth is that no sleeping pills are much good and they're all addictive. They're ok in the short term to restore a sleep pattern that's been upset but after a week or so they cease to be effective. The best thing is to find the cause of the problem. A therapist specialising in cognitive behavioural therapy is your best bet, it's likely to be caused by something you're not even aware of.
In the mean time, examine your bed time routine, best to avoid looking at anything with a screen for a couple of hours before trying to sleep. Also no caffine, alcohol or heavy meals after about 6-7pm if you're aiming to sleep at about 11-12pm. Write a list of things that worried you during the day and scrunch it up and put it in the bin (more effective than you might think) Your bedroom should be cool, about 18degrees but your bed should be warm,prewarm with a hottie if needed.Have a warm milky drink and a bath then read something in bed that's enjoyable but not too taxing till your eyelids droop. Turn the light off and have a CD with speech rather than music on just loud enough so you need to concentrate to hear, this stops your mind wondering onto things that worry you.
Hope this helps, it's worth the faf, honestly.
Anne