When I have that much trouble sleeping, I try to remember to take some passionflower. It's a tincture - I use one that's alcohol free. (Most tinctures have alcohol in them, so try to remember to make sure it doesn't if you want to try it.)

I took some just the other night. After tossing and turning for well over an hour and then experiencing some unusually depressive thoughts that alarmed me, I drank about 36 drops in some water and was calm and sleeping in about fifteen minutes.

Of course, if you want to try taking it, check with your Dr. to make sure it doesn't interfere with anything else you are taking.

I have also tried 5HTP, but I didn't notice if it helped me at all.

I was on steroids at one point during my recovery too. I didn't notice that they helped me and I was dealing with some rare complexities that the Dr.'s were trying to ascertain and taking them ruled some things out and helped me get properly diagnosed.