Medications, alcohol, or CBD for insomnia During my insomnia, I was trying to take control of my sleep through medications, alcohol, or CBD, hoping they would get me back on track. It’s tempting to look for an easy out through substances like cannabis, alcohol, or prescriptions when you’re desperate to calm your nerves and get to sleep. However, these have side effects and left me feeling groggy or worse the next day. Using alcohol, cannabis, and even sleeping pills to get to sleep was interrupt