I think the return to normal sleep thing is different for each person. In my case, I've been clean for 3 months or so, I hasn't gotten much better yet. I'll sleep 3 or 4 hours one day and not be able to sleep at all the next. Some days I can get 6 hours. And sometimes I'll go for 2 or 3 days without. I finally went to the doctor and he prescribed me ambian. That didn't help all that much after the first day on them and had some quite nasty side effects...sleep walking, etc. I went back and was prescribed Restoril and that seems to work o.k. if i take it once every 3 or 4 days. Thats just my story, mind you, you may be o.k in a couple weeks.

My brother went through much the same thing as me and was prescribed zoloft for the stress, insomnia part of it and that is working well for him. He'll probably stay on that for a long time to come.

I think alot of it depends on how hooked you were...and on what you were hooked on. hang tough though...you're doing well. Others have told me stories of going 11 days with zero sleep...so it could be worse.