For me, both sleeping pills, like Ambien, and benzos, such as Xanax, are the fucking Devil!!! I live in a constant battle...
Just for fun, I'll list, off the top of head, the drugs/ supplements I have used to try to fall sleep... I'm sure I'll miss a few as I've already had 6 shots of Vodka, 2.5mg of Xanax, and 15mg of Ambien.
I tried all that hippie bullshit such as:
Melatoninn
Valerian root
ashwagandha
Kava kava
Hippie tea
binaural beats
Accupuncture
Feverishly masturbating
Bendryl
Then I started piling on the good shit; the shit you need a Rx for:
Ambien
Soma
Xanax - those three seemed to work well as long as I had some Provigil or adderall to get me going in the morning.
Lyrica
Gabpentin
nortriptyline
Trazadone
Remeron
Vistaril
Seroquel
Zyprexa
Haldol
Thorazine
Ambien is well known for causing rebound insomnia...