I've got a similar problem.  and none of the OTC stuff helps me sleep, I've tried.<p>If it's super important I wake up, drugs help with that.  place a bowl of chocolate covered coffee beans between yourself and the alarm.  Eat one or two before hitting snooze.<p>the problem with that approach is that I'm kinda wasted the next day.   I'm less productive.  But, if I need to be up at a certain time, it's the most sure way.    And if I stick with it, it can be kindof okay (you can bet I get to sleep okay if I only had 2 hours of sleep the night before.)<p>It helps some to have a partner;  my girlfriend is the only reason why my schedule is only way out of whack one week out of the month rather than 3 weeks out of the month.