What meds are best for sleep onset insomnia? please don't say sleep hygiene. i am a true insomniac.

Many choices: Although there are many choices - we use melatonin in my home. We find sublingual more effective than tablets. Good luck.

There are quite: a few meds available to help get people to fall asleep. Melatonin is natural hormone and available with different preps (liquid most common). The Ambien and Lunesta (eszopiclone) shortens the latency period to stage I sleep. The benzodiazepines relax you a bit to accelerate your muscles and brain activity towards relaxation for sleep. Others like amitryptyline more helps to keep you asleep.

Insomnia: Let me ask you: are you experiencing excessive anxiety in your waking life that ostensibly impinges on your ability to relax enough to be able to sleep? If so, I would recommend meds if needed, COMBINED with psychotherapy, to find out about the anxiety, and any other emotional issues that you face.

Some are better: For strictly sleep onset insomnia, the best medications are those that are fast acting and short acting -- so you don't have to worry about a morning sedation from the medicine. Discuss this with your doctor, remembering the need for caution with respect to addiction and other side effects.

Numerous: Please have an insomnia evaluation, either with a psychiatrist or a sleep specialist, and which may include a sleep study depending upon the results of your evaluation. Once you’ve had an evaluation, medical causes for insomnia have been ruled out, among other issues, appropriate medications to meet your specific needs can then be initiated to address your sleep problem. Good luck!

Chronic Insomnia: Sleep-onset insomnia is often a symptom of Anxiety due to Stress. Let the wise woman within you ask: Stresses in your journey of life which could be-marriage, separation, divorce, relationships, children leaving the home, past unresolved feelings and conflicts, loneliness, work and finances See Psychiatrist to discuss Ambien, Lunesta (eszopiclone) or Restoril for short term; and Therapy.