Insomnia continued

Here I am at 2am again. Hello 2am! I guess the sleeping pills didn't work. The nurse practitioner gave me trazodone, which is both a sleep-aid and a mild antidepressant. I was a little skeptical of this prescription, however, after I told her how I sometimes use benadryl to help me sleep and that my insomnia can be related to allergies so its a double bonus, and she told me that benadryl is not that effective against allergies. If that were really true how come the hospitals pump you full of benadryl if you come in with an allergic reaction? Plus I know from the inside, as the guinea pig, that benadryl works so much better for me than claritin, and I would just use it all the time if it weren't for that pesky drowsy side-effect. This trazodone stuff makes my eyes want to close, and part of my head feel heavy, but the bulk of my brain is still wide awake. Drats.