OK you herbalists...Help me with natural sleep!!

So I am a big time insomniac...Have done the sleep studies and gone the whole route with different sleeping aids.  So, besides; melatonin, warm milk, and chamomile tea...Are there any home remedies (beside the bottle of wine) that can get me to sleep and keep me there??!!!??  Brian

Have you tried valerian root?  You can find it in pill form or in liquid form in the health food section and some teas have it.  It can help you relax.

This is what I have used a long while back. 

Not sure if this is "herbalistic" but I tried Alteril for a while and it worked for me.  The problem?  The huge horse pill smells nasty.  

Is it an issue of falling asleep? Or staying asleep? Racing thoughts? Not physically tired?

I'm super skeptical of herbal stuff, since there's generally very little legit medical research to prove any effectiveness. If in doubt, I pop a benadryl (with longstanding doctor approval), or I have a prescription for a benzo to be used once in a great while.

Hi  

I use the sleep patch, from PatchMD.

Sleep Patch

Do not like to use meds and I do not want to take any more supplements.

I like to use guided imagery or meditation. There are a lot of different ones on you tube. If you are looking for something words or music, I find that binuaral beats will seem to help me get back to sleep.

I usually fall asleep easily then awake in the middle of the night.

Good luck

White noise is great too! My son doesn't sleep unless there's fuzz noise or thunderstorm on his sound machine. There are lots of good phone apps for noise and beats to check out, too.

I use essential oils and I swear by them! I can always tell a difference in my sleep when I do not use them at night.  I also have an oil diffuser that I keep on during the night as well.

Good luck!

Chelsy

Benadryl.. 

I have gazillion herbal remedies. None work as well as simple benadryl.   

Good bed and pillows. Keeping the room cold and dark. No blue light. Some snack before bedtime to keep my BS stable (single serving of nuts for me)..  No alcohol at least 4 hours before bedtime..