im havin trouble sleeping at nite... any suggestion? thx?

Answer 1

Sleeping problems, called insomnia, can take several forms:
-----Difficulty falling asleep (> 30 min) when you first go to bed at night
-----Waking up too early in the morning
-----Waking up frequently throughout the night

All types of insomnia can lead to daytime drowsiness, poor concentration, and the inability to feel refreshed and rested in the morning. Repeated loss of sleep affects all areas of your life, the physical, the mental, and the emotional side. Sleep deprivation can affect your overall daily performance. If your insomnia continues for a long period of time it can cause problems in your relationships, compromise your productivity, and perhaps lead to other health problems.

You may wish to ask your physician about being tested in a sleep center and to be referred to a neurologist that specializes in sleep disorders. He may test you for breathing problems (sleep apnea) or restless leg syndrome. Some general tips that may help are:

Exercise in the late afternoon.
Keep your bedroom dark and on the cool side.
When you get up in the morning go into a room with very bright light.
Make the bedroom as quiet as possible.
Do not eat, read or watch TV in bed.
Do not drink alcohol. Avoid caffeine after noon.
If you cannot fall asleep, get up and do something then come back to bed.
Go to sleep at exactly the same time each night and wake up at exactly the same time each day (even weekends and holidays). This will set your "biologic clock". The locus cereuleus in the brain secretes hormones that will synchnonize your body activities in circadian and ultradian rhythm.

A relentless cycle of worry and anxiety develops as night after night you toss and turn, wondering when sleep will come - and if it will ever come, wondering what is wrong with you. Rather than worry, ask your physician for help.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Well, once upon a time when I had trouble getting to sleep, my husband (then my boyfriend,) would call me every night before bedtime and he would do this countdown thing. He would use a soft tone and tell me to imagine I was in an elevator. He would start with the 10th floor most of the time. He would say that as I was going down to the 9th floor to relax my face or my shoulders. Then on down to the 8th floor, to relax my back or my arms. Just something like that. It was never exactly the same. But it soothed me and made me sleepy. When he was done, I was always almost asleep already. We'd hang up and within a few, I'd be asleep! I don't know if you have anyone to do that for you but maybe you could make a tape, have someone else make a tape, buy a tape similar to that kind of thing, or just do it inside your head yourself. Hope you find a good answer!

Answer 4

1. Get up really early so you'll be dog tired at night.
2. Breathe slow and picture your body relaxing.
3. Smoke a doobie before bed.
4. Drink a glass of red wine 1/2 hour before bed.
5. Get laid. Go at it for a long time and tire yourself out.
6. Work out before bed, but do anaerobic exercise like lifting weights (not cardio). Cardio gives you more energy so that will likely make it worse.
7. Read a book. Sometimes that does it for me.

Answer 5

there are two things that usally keep my from sleeping its either

Too much on my mind. if this is the one for you doing somthing random just before you hit the sack usally can clear your thoughts long enough for sleep to kick in.

Or

Too much built up energy. if this is the one then somthing very active like a quick jog around the block or for more time efficent way jumping jacks and push ups also do the trick (sit ups will also give you a great set of AB's)

Cheers
Michael H Flack

Answer 6

Turn the lights out a few hours before you go to bed. Limit tv use and alcohol consumption. Drink warm milk and/or eat something small but filling. Write your thoughts down in a journal. Read a fairly boring book in bed (like college textbooks!) until your eyes are closing.

Answer 7

A steaming mug of mulled wine puts me to sleep...but then again, so will a few pints of lager. Being held close in someone else's arms also works well. Oh you could also work two jobs and by the time you get home all you can do is sleep.

Answer 8

I suggest trying the following. Close the eyes while lying in comfortable position. Inhale deeply and exhale as slowly as possible. Keep doing this and you would not know when you fell asleep. This has worked for me. Problem may be one forgets to do this while immersed in other thoughts during sleeplessness.

Answer 9

Turn your TV off way before you go to bed. Try to relax and read before sleeping. Exercise during the day and try to get up early in the morning.

Answer 10

You could drink cold/warm milk [depends on some people] or go to bed and listen to music. Knocks me out, except when I go to sleep early since I'm currently going to sleep at 12-1 am...