Over the counter sleep aids.....

Have tried all sorts of stuff, OTC and prescription. General rule, for me, if it works it is only going to work for a few days. Aleve PM is one of the ones that will occasionally work. As well as Melatonin. Some say they have no groggy effect...ok, if you say so. Doc has given up on scripted stuff, pretty much tried it all. Either don't do squat....or in a half day fog.....or my favorite, get bizarre hallucinations from them. Valium was my favorite.
Xanax used to work. But that is one of the drugs that you get used to....and end up taking more and more. But has a tendency to keep you in a fog.
What is keeping you awake? Is it a "racing thoughts" issue or is it pain? Lot of nights I have to wrap my knees, if they touch while sleeping I won't be for long. Same goes for my wrists. And elbows.
This may sound corny but, in the past, the one thing that worked, day in and day out, was to meditate prior to bed. Lights off, unscented candles. Some Frankincense and Mehr (?) Incense burning. Either one of those tropical rain forest cd's playing very quietly....or my favorite was some old Native American man playing a flute CD. Really used to help clear the brain. Have to be able to put yourself in the right frame of mind for it to help. Wasn't for this there is no doubt in my mind I would have "gone postal" prior to leaving the USPS...