Help, Can't sleep

I just got released from the hospital after a 9day stay and during that stay I was on around the clock Morphine by IV and for a few days Ms Contin and the IV Morphine. I was sent home on 30mgs of Prednisone which is to be tapered by my GI. I am now going on 1 hour of sleep since last night. I have tried Sleep Tyme tea, Benadryl, etc but if I fall asleep  then I cant seem to stay a sleep. I feel like a zombie. I know higher dosages of Prednisone can cause insomnia but not sure if it is the culprit now. I am not taking any narcotics for pain which is good. Stopping the Morphine or being on Morphine stated it could cause insomnia. What things do you use or do when you cant sleep? I am not inclined to want to take a prescription sleeping pill for fear of getting addicted.

Well if you are on Pred right now, you might just have to get a sleeping pill to take temporarily. One thing to help with the Pred is to take it as early in the morning as you can. That way some of the effects go down a little in the evening. I did it that way and was able to sleep a little better.

I finally took a sleeping pill about 240am and was able to sleep about 4 hours. Still not very restfully sleep but definitely better than 1 hr. If it goes on too much longer I will contact my doctors office and let them know. I have taken Ambien before. I have appt. Oct. 9th with my GI and hopefully he will ower the Prednisone down. The effects after Morphine say it can cause inability fallingi asleep or staying asleep. I had been on both Prednisone and Morphine in the hospital and afterwards before but dont seem to recall having this hard of time. Maybe I am just beyond tired and cant unwind. Thanks for the tip to take the Prednisone earlier and I took it today at 730am. Thanks again.