Trouble falling asleep?!

Trouble falling asleep?

I'm having major trouble falling asleep. It has been going on for about 3 or 4 days. I have not increased caffeine, I am not on any medications, and it is not anxiety. I am not anxious, or afraid, or worried about anything during these times. I just cannot sleep. I feel like my mind is racing with thoughts. I lay down, and I just lay there, and think, only to get up and start doing something. I write, or I clean, get on the computer, etc. I don't think about anything in particular either, just pondering on things. At first I was only staying up until 1:00, which is late considering I usually try to go to bed around 10:30. Then it became 2:00, now it is between 3:00 and 4:00 before I fall asleep. Alot of times I get woken up in the middle of the night, and stay up for another hour sometimes. What is this? I am running on only a few hours of sleep, yet when night comes around again, it is the same.

6 days ago
Recently my son was going through some sleeping problems, and I am wandering if it has just got me out of whack on my sleep, but it shouldn't, should it? Not this extreme? Is this weird to be happening all of a sudden? Has this ever happened to anyone else?

Try melatonin. it is a natural compound which your body should make to set your internal clock. It helps you fall asleep at night and wake up in the morning. I have this kind of problem, too, especially when it gets really hot out. http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69298.cf...

Benedryl <diphenhydramine> is a commonly used sleep aid too. It is pt into other over the counter drugs to make them "night time" products. Taking 25 to 50 mgs. may put you right out. It can give you a dry mouth in the AM. It will also taking the itch out of bug bites. sometimes I take it if I get too itchy to sleep, sometimes from weeds other times from bug bites.