The Good: Girlfriend got a job in the area and will be moving here. Long distance sucks (suckage was affirmed to me pre-move by <major synthetic biologist>). The Bad: Two days of work on the floor after a snapped line on the HPLC. The Ugly(?): Prescribed a mild anti-depressant for off-label treatment of insomnia. I like being able to sleep, but all categories of downers scare me. Have yet to decide if I'm imagining post-sunrise changes in cognition.
Forgive me if I cover trodden ground, but for me it requires: no caffeine past noon, no eating one hour prior, no screens 30 minutes prior, and reading a paper book. I agree that a drug is a drug. But prescription ones are usually formulated for consistent effect over a large sample size. You might be able to get by with less.
Trodden ground, also tried: lift less, run more, melatonin (fuck that), use room only for sleep, listen to noise, old books, new books, music, lay on all four sides of body, read fiction / non-fiction, tea. Side note: I prefer to avoid, but evening coffees have suddenly become a thing in the lives of others around me. Is this a recent trend?