I get my better nights sometimes when I constantly vary my sleep aids...for instance last night I took 1, 3mg melatonin and did pretty well by my standard but was still tired so it's hard to gauge the actual restful sleep vs. being awake and tossing and turning for a bit.
I've tried to the idea that it's blood sugar that drops at that time of night but having a drink of salt/sugar, nibbling on something or a spoonful of peanut butter but none of that really helps me.
For me I think my Estrogen is playing a part it stays up early in the night but when it breaks is when I wake up and feel hot/warm/sweaty. I have no trouble getting to sleep and I'm pretty wiped out by 6pm and am in bed by 730pm. But the 2-4 AM is my trouble area.
