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4meAndyou · F
Drinking alcohol can interfere with your sleep patterns for up to three days. Don't drink alcohol. You should never have any caffeinated beverages after noon, and while you are suffering from insomnia you should eliminate them altogether. Same thing with sugar, drugs like cocaine, and chocolate.
If you are taking decongestants or cold medication with decongestants, discontinue that immediately. Some people are very sensitive to an ingredient in decongestants. As a substitute, buy horseradish root, grate it, and sniff the concentrated fumes of the grated root inside your closed fist...OR buy Vicks Vapo Rub and put a tiny bit on your nostrils. OR try putting a little Sriracha sauce on your tongue. You can also use a humidifier next to your bed if you are congested.
If you are taking any medications, look up the side effects of each one online, and contact your doctor if you find that sleeplessness is a side effect.
Do NOT allow any light...at all...in your bedroom. No television, no nightlights...nothing. Wear a sleeping mask if necessary. The body uses melatonin to sleep, and one moment of exposure to light destroys all the melatonin your body has produced.
Buy melatonin sleep aids. They are the mildest. If possible, buy an over the counter antihistamine in tablet form, and take half a tablet before trying to go to sleep.
If you are taking decongestants or cold medication with decongestants, discontinue that immediately. Some people are very sensitive to an ingredient in decongestants. As a substitute, buy horseradish root, grate it, and sniff the concentrated fumes of the grated root inside your closed fist...OR buy Vicks Vapo Rub and put a tiny bit on your nostrils. OR try putting a little Sriracha sauce on your tongue. You can also use a humidifier next to your bed if you are congested.
If you are taking any medications, look up the side effects of each one online, and contact your doctor if you find that sleeplessness is a side effect.
Do NOT allow any light...at all...in your bedroom. No television, no nightlights...nothing. Wear a sleeping mask if necessary. The body uses melatonin to sleep, and one moment of exposure to light destroys all the melatonin your body has produced.
Buy melatonin sleep aids. They are the mildest. If possible, buy an over the counter antihistamine in tablet form, and take half a tablet before trying to go to sleep.
Nimbus · M
Eating walnuts helps produce melatonin in the brain which induces sleep.
[quote]Melatonin is a hormone, produced in the brain, that carries out a wide range of roles in the body; the most well known of its functions is the control of circadian (daily) rhythms.
Produced in the pineal gland in the brain, melatonin helps control sleep-wake cycles. Some foods contain melatonin, and it is also available as a pill.[/quote]
[quote]Melatonin is a hormone, produced in the brain, that carries out a wide range of roles in the body; the most well known of its functions is the control of circadian (daily) rhythms.
Produced in the pineal gland in the brain, melatonin helps control sleep-wake cycles. Some foods contain melatonin, and it is also available as a pill.[/quote]
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@Gypsy11 Insomnia sucks. I know.
maxeen · 61-69, F
valerian root. ...ashwagandha root...Hyland makes a great nerve Tonic supplement called calm down...
all these are at Walmart and are 100% natural...
do not help immediately. .
you should look for something for now that does the trick...
these supplements help long term.
best to you
all these are at Walmart and are 100% natural...
do not help immediately. .
you should look for something for now that does the trick...
these supplements help long term.
best to you
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Whyme · 46-50, M
@Kingfish28 some good ol marijuana and a vodka chaser lol boom off to zzzzz
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MorbidCynic · F
I just take a heavy dose of sleep aids
@MorbidCynic I've been taking trazadone even upped the dosage. No luck
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approachingmyexpirationdate · 61-69, M
read something very boring?
Dlrannie · 31-35, F
Yeah - get some sleep,😂