I tried Trazadone. It did nothing. 
Geodon causes insomnia as a side effect. Without 0.5 - 1 mg of Ativan i can not fall asleep.
I didn’t know that about Geodon. That explains a lot.
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I take doxipen (also an antidepressant) for sleep. I started this because my usual things I do to help me sleep stopped working. I also tried melatonin. I helped at first, but then my body got used to it. Here is what I do to help my sleep that are non-pill related:
(1) no caffeine,
(2) stop programming, watching TV, and gaming one hour before bed time (I usually switch to reading in a dimmer room at this point),
(3) don’t eat or drink 1 hour before bed,
(4) no alcohol one hour before bed,
(5) If I wake up and can’t get back to sleep, I read in bed for 20min and then try again (I know the docs say no reading in bed, but getting up from another room and going back to bed wakes me up too much and thwarts my plan).
I hope this helps. I have a lot of trouble with insomnia too. I hate it! I wish you the best of luck.
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Thanks @amethyst
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Melatonin, heavily steeped sleepy time tea. There are many herbs that also help. I used to get a tea to sleep from etsy they have them. valerian, lemon balm, lavender, passion flower etc. you can look them up online.
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