So I have insomnia. My other also has it. I usually just have a hard time goin to sleep. Once I fall asleep I'm usually fine. I mean there will be like in night a month where I'll wake up in the middle of the night but nothing extreme. Until the past month or so. I've had a horrible time sleeping. I haven't been able to fall asleep or stay asleep. I've been waking up anywhere from 1-6 times in the middle of the night per night and be up for anywhere from 5-60 minutes. I don't know why. I haven't been under any more stress than usual. What could be wrong? And what can I do to fix it? I read that something's like this should be told to a doctor. Is that true? Ps yes I have tried taking melatonin it doesn't have a significant effect. My mother has to take a muscle relaxer to be able to sleep.