With continued use, more of the chemical is required to get the same effect, and the effect lasts for progressively shorter periods of time. Eventually, other chemicals must be added to counteract the side-effects which develop from the excessive use of the first chemical. Working On The Problem Insomnia is a nuisance, not a disease. It should not be medicated. Besides, few things stimulate insomnia more than a decision to work on it.
Insomnia always accepts the challenge.
I must have been born with insomnia. I fought it all through my pre-A.A. life and early sobriety. In the late 1930s while attending pharmacy school, I discovered what I thought would be the answer to my sleep problem. After putting in a hard days work at school, working in the family drug store all evening and then studying into the wee hours of the night, I found that a couple beers allowed me to jump in bed, sleep real fast and wake up smart. Better living through chemistry soon became my way of life.