hyper79

hi everyone, since i was 19 or 20 i began having severe insomnia due to shift work. i worked nights for maybe 4 years dispite the insomnia i pushed on because the pay was great ect..during that time i took anything ,otc sleep meds, nyquil. after switching to day shift the problem still existed, i think i worked that job for 4 more years on day shift.now 32 years old i still suffer. i have been put on zoloft, ambien and a few others over the years and 3 years ago i was put on elavil 25mg. it was the magic bullet for a while, i was able to get my sleep routine somewhat in line. well for the past year i had began having insomnia again but with excessive dreaming?? for an example i may feel fine for a few days then i have a night of nothing but dreams, not scarey but just stupid or rather make no sense, i may have 3-5 a night? during the morning i feel soo exhausted both physically as well as mental and my bed is a mess.i have told several doctors even a p-doc and they say dreaming is normal, which i understand but why do i feel so washed out the next day? i have surfed a bit with nothing but dead ends. any ideas or any similair experiences?