There are a lot of things at the health food shop like valerian & sleep easy, these can help sometimes.
Other people swear by meditation & soothing music too.

Depends what is stopping you sleepling.

Mine was pain & once I started using pain patches it helped. Also was getting up to the toilet several times a night, have a catheter now so that solved that problem.
The other thing I got tested for was sleep apnoe & I have it. Using the machine has made HUGE difference & sometimes I even sleep right through the night. As you can see it can be a combination of factors stopping/interrupting sleep.

Hope something here helps you, or please post more details on what you think is stopping you from sleeping too.

klonopin, valium, lorazepam, pretty much any benzo will drop you. Tizanidine will definitely put you out, although short lasting, but you may stay asleep once out. Flexeril will CERTAINLY put you out, but you'll feel like a zombie all day the next day. Of course there's the ambien and the other popular scripts, but those seem to make people sleepwalk/sleep-act and not remember they did some crazy potentially dangerous activity.

You know about the over the counter stuff already, and have probably tried to no avail, the Tylenol PM, etc., that's why you posted...It's a trial and error thing you talk about with your doctor.

Hey off topic: I moved from CT to Florida about 4 months ago. You anywhere near NH? I was from No. haven. Man, you're cold right now. 8^D

There is an OTC that i have found that works well for me, melatonin. I am a nurse and work different shifts, mostly nights, and I have RRMS. I use it to help me turn my days and nights around. I take one 3mg tablet, give myself 45 minutes for it to metabolize, then go lay down. Next thing I know, the alarm is going off! I don't know if it will work this well for you, but the side effects are minimal and there is no "sleep hangover" from it. Give it a try, if you haven't already.

Melatonin works for me as well.

My children have sleep problems, and their physciatrist suggested Meletonin also. It helps them.

Just my 2 cents worth:

Ambien works for me and it does not make me do crazy things or have other stuff. But after a while it does not work as well. I do wake up rested but it has a short half life.

I find that I add Zantaflex and tylenol PM and that gets me the needed 7-8 hours sleep.

I have heard that melatonin and valerian are not good for auto-immune diseases so I would definitely check with your doc before taking them.

Zantaflex is a muscle relaxer that really makes you sleep even better than Ambien.

Have to agree with the last 3 posts as this is what I take too. So I wasn't going to repost the same info. However, I do have some additional helpful info so I figured I would add that in case it helps.

Here is the thing serotonin (a feel good hormone) is converted into melatonin eventually. So you want to bring this level up. You can do so by doing things like getting out into the sun where your eyes dilate and increase the this level. You can get light boxes in the winter months to do this if you live in the north (look up Seasonal Affective Disorder SAD - these light boxes do help). If you eat turkey (has tryptophan) and brown rice together this gives your body what it needs to make these compounds.

Write down all your issues, lists of tomorrow's to-do's so you are not constantly thinking about them. Do not exercise right before bed because it gives off endorphines that keep you up. As others have said use calming music in a DARK room to help.

Best wishes on a good night's sleep
EP

One other thing about sleep: apparently where you have your plagues in your brain can affect your sleep pattern. My neurologist says that my plagues causes the sleep problem and he sees it often in his practice. So I do not consider my sleep problem anything other than another MS symptom. For others, it may be different. But since my MS dx, I have had the sleep problem. I just cannot sleep and the MS makes me feel terrible unless I get my needed sleep. Hence, the meds.

Okay I just noticed a word in your original post... "uninterrupted" sleep. If you are getting up in the middle of the night I can, off the top of my head, only think of 4 reasons why.

1.) You are not getting enough oxygen..if this is the case a sleep study and possibly a C-pap may help.
2.) You have to use the restroom frequently ..if this is the case consult a doctor about spasticity medication. Ask about not drinking 2 hours beforehand and possibility of a cath if nothing else works.
3.) Stress - you need to deal with what is causing the stress
4.) Low hormones (ie melatonin) - see my above reply

I also have a problem sleeping. I take ambien and zanaflex each night.

I take trazadone and it works really well, I went from waking alot and maybe 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night to 7 to 8 hours off really good sleep a night . When i take it about 30 minutes later is is night night. Love it.