Questions regarding sleep (Insomnia)

Sometimes when I can't sleep, my heart races and I feel symptoms of anxiety,
which prevents me from falling asleep.
In today's case, I stayed in my room with my eyes closed from 10 PM until 2 AM
(only getting up to use the bathroom repeatedly), then finally fell asleep around 2 AM
and woke up at 6:30 AM.
In this situation, is it the same as if I had stayed active and only slept from 2 AM to 6:30 AM?
Or is there a slightly better effect from sleeping?
I'm worried about having to take sleeping pills due to potential side effects.
Fortunately, on days like this, I feel a bit more tired, so I tend to fall asleep earlier.