Maybe it's because of the economy, maybe its because I lost my business due to the recession, but lately I just cant sleep. I bought over the counter sleeping pills from CVS and Walgreens but they make me feel so groggy the next day, sometimes I feel as if I didn't sleep at all.

My mom had some Ambien and those sleeping pills did work, then my insomnia wasn't that bad. I also tried Xanax and Xanax also does a good job of putting me to sleep but I heard that Xannax can be very addictive so I'm scared of taking it on a regular basis. Another problem with Xanax is that my mom gave me some of hers and her doctor didn't prescribe anymore to her.

So here I am, I lay in bed just thinking "Why cant I Sleep?" And my mom doesn't have anymore sleeping pills to dish out. Lately I've been taking nighttime cold medicine pills and they seem to do the trick but I get the oddest nightmares. I had dreams that would probably scary the bejesus out of someone, but oddly enough it doesn't scare me that much. I'm more annoyed that I have these crazy dreams then anything else.

So who else out there has trouble sleeping? What do you do to cure your insomnia? I've tried just about everything. Sex, warm milk, reading, meditating, and the sleeping pills of course. I'm sure this insomnia is most likely temporary and most of the time I just lay in bed thinking of all the things I am going to do the next day. I guess I'm a habitual planner, never thought of it as a problem until it started to rob sleep from me.

Oh yeah did anyone out there have this issue where you just sleep for only a few hours like 3 and then you can't fall asleep again?

Looking forward to hearing from more insomniacs' and how they deal with their "why cant I sleep" moments.