I've tried Placidyl 500mg on a empty stomach and it is very fast-acting and will give you the eight hours of sleep you are lookin g for. Another older sleeping med chloral Hydrate which also works pretty good. But the best sleeping-med I've ever tried is Seconal 200mg. Nothing works better then that, also Mandrax (methaqualone) is also a good sleeping pill. As is Nembutal 100mg. If you want to natural, then try the amino acid L-tryptothan and valerain root on a empty stomach. On the benzo side Halcion 0.5mg is one of the best, just has some weird side-effects, will cause extreme rebound anxiety and insomnia, once you stop taking it. Another one from the benzo side is prosom 1mg and also Dalmane 30mg. Restoril never "REELLY" worked for me. You can also give phenobarbital 60mg a shot. Trazadone 100mg is also good, it kind of gave me weird dreams. From tricyclic anti-depressants side both Elavil 25mg and Sinaquan 50 mg are the most sedating, especially Sinaquan. Ambien 10mg works fine but it make me feel weird the next day, like not quite myself. Of all the sleeping meds the most effective Halcion, Seconal, Nembutal, Placidyl, Mandrax and Sinaquan. All better yet try to do something physical through-out the whole day, the tired-out feeling will bring about a natural sleep. Good-luck I hope you get the sleep you are looking for,