Since there are a lot of people with various experiences here, I thought I'd ask. My problems falling asleep are not due to being tired so melatonin and variou

Since there are a lot of people with various experiences here, I thought I'd ask. My problems falling asleep are not due to being tired so melatonin and various things I've tried (like drowsy allergy pills) don't work. My mind is too active, and it prevents sleep. Even to the point where the 'sleep' part proceeds, my mind is racing, and I start to dream (hallucinate) while half awake. Then I will see a spider or something that is not there and snap wide awake, full of adrenaline. Repeat until about 2 hours have passed and then maybe I can sleep. So rather than pills or treatments to induce sleepiness, is there something that reduces mind chatter? I know some people talk about meditation which is something I'd like to look into. My mother also has sleep problems and has been diagnosed with ADD in her 60s (along with my sister in her 30s). So that's another potential avenue. I use a white noise machine which is required as a baseline (tiny noises distract and awake me out of all proportion), rather than a help.