"decades - yes, decades - of sleep problems (late onset, circadian problems, waking frequently to urinate, exhausted all the time and all but dysfunctional during the day ... tried many types of &quot;sleeping pills&quot; (zopiclone was hilarious:  after 3 nights in a row - in repeated trials - it made me sooo depressed, and my memory was seriously disrupted ( another side effect) ... 

dramamine (25 or 50 mg, an hour before sleep time) has been a miracle drug for me.  my sleep is still not perfect but so much improved that my life is coming back."