I don't have insomnia but I do find I need less sleep as I've gotten older. If I have trouble falling asleep it's usually because I didn't physically do enough to get me tired or if I've taken any sinus medicine late in the day. Sometimes too much tv or electronics gets the brain going and it's hard to make it slow down enough to sleep. I take melatonin a couple times a week. It doesn't help me fall asleep or even get more sleep, but when I wake up I feel rested. I read an article a while back while my daughter was on steroids that trouble sleeping would be an issue so it suggested that you go to bed with small bedside lamp and read from a book for at least 30 min to help the brain slow down. Some people can drink cup decaf warm tea.

I take ambien. It got to be a huge problem for me.