This made me laugh so hard because I have been in the same sleepless boat as you since 2014. I would buy that "magic somnolence-inducing" compound in a second and pay good money for it. I spent so much time (decades) traveling in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, etc etc., and NOT once I've had the fortune of being able to sleep like a baby and it's NOT for a lack of trying or gifting "courtesans" ample opportunities.
To be able to somewhat get some shut-eye, I take a cornucopia of supplements along with 3.75mg of Zopiclone because I just can't sleep. If I don't forcefully knock myself out, I will be awake for +50 hours straight which is horrible for my health (I presume - but who knows).
I'm in desperate need of a sleep solution...
Have you solved your sleeping problem?
If affirmative, would you share how?
PS. You can DM me with the solution, so as not to derail this topic. I can DM you the supplements I stack and rotate too. Mostly, I just purchase off Amazon (both in the US and Europe).
How the hell do I DM you? Sorry I haven't spent the time to learn how this forum works, I'm 56 years old, at this age I only learn the basics to get by, I probably should ask my 15 year old son to help me, embarrassing isn't.... (and every time I insert an emoji, once I press "post reply" the emoji disappears...)
In any case, I've seen a number of "sleep doctors" from L.A. to N.Y. to London, to Barcelona, who were all supposed to be experts at solving all kinds of sleeping problems, but they are all quite useless to be honest.
Sleeping pills will generally only work for a short period of time, your CNS gets used to everything eventually and that's it, you'll have to start from scratch (you should see my arsenal of old sleeping pills).
Have you tried Quetiapine? It's quite effective, no side effects!
My secret formula for those difficult nights when I'm wrestling with the pillow after having spent 15+ hours trading futures, is taking Quetiapine and Cannabis oil (not CBD, but pure THC), yes it does make you high, very high, but you sleep great and you wake up felling like Tarzan!
I'm in Communist Spain at the moment (hopefully my last year this 2024) and I get the THC oil from a lady that growns her own plants. It's not clear whether selling THC oil is legal or not, but for now she hasn't had any problems selling it. And if you have any aches they will disappear very quickly (I have a couple of my close friends hooked on THC oil, they love it, no more knee or back pain.)
But try Quetiapine, it works quite well, specially if you've never taken it before. I get it without a prescription here in Communist Spain, although I know the pharmacist (I gave up all other sleeping pills awhile ago. I even tried barbiturates, which are great while they work, which is no more than 2-3 weeks).
Sleeping is a must, it will literally destroy your life and your health if you go for years without sleeping properly (if I don't sleep I'm the devil, I literally need an exorcism, I start arguing with everybody, including my 3 cats! And my trading goes down the drain, I've already destroyed a couple of displays, only to find myself running to the local tech shop to buy a new one).
Sorry I derailed from the topic, just wanting to help another fellow owl .