I see nobody has answered you - perhaps they are all asleep...

Sometimes I have a stretch of time where I cannot sleep well, might not get off to sleep til 2, 3 or 4 in the morning. I sympathise with you. There are some sleep websites you can visit to get some ideas for helping this. All the suggestions of establishing a regular routine and strict bedtime are all very well but it ain't a perfect world and our lives aren't clockwork. There is a relaxation practice called Yoga Nidra which you do for half an hour and it's equivalent to 4 hrs sleep. You need a pre-recorded tape and you just lie there - you drift in and out and it's the most healing and refreshing thing. If you cannot locate any info on this PM me and I'll see what I can do. As a fellow intermittent-insomniac you have my every sympathy. If you can tolerate dairy try hot milk with a teaspoon of honey and a good shake of powdered nutmeg stirred in and sip it in bed just before lights out. A hot shower to wash off the negative energies of the day is good. A hot bath is not for me, I find too stimulating. Make sure your feet are warm and your head cool. I find those things help. I have a digital sound machine to play ocean waves (also plays other sounds but waves work for me - trickling streams and waterfalls can be disturbing in the bathroom department if you know what I mean.) I also have an electric oil burner and burn a "sweet dreams" blend - lavender and oregano are traditionally sleep-inducing you could try that.

Sometimes we just get overtired to the point where we can't sleep - "wired" I call it, and I just have to wait for exhaustion to set in then I can sleep.

The other thing, we've just had a full moon, and that can be very stimulating, sometimes people feel hyper or unable to sleep at full moon.

I hope this has helped. Truly I feel for you I know what this is like.