I wake up all through the night having wierd nightmares and sleep walking! I can't get to sleep some nights and some nights I can fall to sleep easy, but then wake up wide awake like 2 hours later!
How can I get to sleep and stay asleep without pills etc??? HELP!
2006-07-31 23:51:54 · 22 answers · asked by Marie 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
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2006-07-31 23:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by si 2 · 9⤊ 8⤋
You should try the following:
1) Have your dinner at least 3 hrs before sleep time & avoid eating spicy food.
2) Avoid drinking coffee, tea, alchohal & cola after 6 pm.
3) Walking or excercise atleast thrice a week.
4) Avoid computer or TV 1 hrs before sleeping time.
5) Try reading a book, not suspense thrillers or horror !
6) Wash your feet with luke warm water before sleeping.
7) If there is lot of noise around your appartment switch on some instrumental music.
8) Check your bed if its comfortable.
9) Avoid thinking about any day to day life problems while waiting for sleep, the more you think, the more your sleep will get delayed. Try to focus your mind by imagining a milky white light entering in your brain through your 'third eye' (forehead).
10) If you are taking some medical drugs, ask the doctor if they create sleeplessness or anxiety.
11) Check if you are suffering from constipation, if so try to cure it.
12) There is a homoeopathic medicine, if you find it locally, its very good sleep inducer, without any side effects. Homoeopathic drug are known to create nil side effects as they are prepared naturally. The medicine is a mother tinture called: Passiflora incarnata (this medicine is made from passion flower/Maypop found in southern part of USA) and is well know sleep inducer.
13) Take a cup of warm milk with honey, before sleep.
2006-08-01 00:24:42 · answer #2 · answered by Vicky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find what helps me fall asleep - often when I don't want to - is listening to music. Maybe a Blue Man Group CD? Not too loud but loud enough for you to hear. You then go to bed and relax.
And whatever you do, do not think about falling asleep. Clear your mind - but if you have to think about anything, make sure it's not about sleep. With me, the more I think about trying to get to sleep, the more I stay awake :-(
I don't know if this will help, but I hope it does :-)
2006-08-01 00:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by fojo81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lavender Oil - either sprinkle a bit on your pillow case, or on a handkerchief - that will help relax you.
Keep a book by your bed for when you wake up, I can guarantee that will make you will fall asleep after a few pages.
Some people say that eating cheese before you go to bed will give you nightmares, but I've never had that problem.
2006-07-31 23:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink half a bottle of night nurse, "you'll miss out monday but come up smiling on Tuesday" (withnail) Also lie very still and try imagining your body being covered in first red, then orange, then yellow right through to violet, although by this time you will be cruising for a snoozing!! Something to do with light energy, worked for me when I was in hospital with creaky bed....
2006-08-01 00:29:33 · answer #5 · answered by fallito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read a good boook... a very long good book so that you won't quit until your eyes gets tried or you could watch some late night shows those that are boring but a bit funny so you'll forget about your nightmares ...for me i usually drink a cup of warm milk before i go to sleep or if you like writing write a story so your mind will get tired and soo you'll be sleeping like a baby...hope this helps you ...good luck
2006-07-31 23:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by Cirno 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink warm milk before going to bed.
cut down ur coffee intake, drink lotsa water. avoid red meat, eat lotsa fish. don't smoke or do drugs. start exercising, listen to soothing music. start meditation or u can do yoga too.
eat plenty of fruits and veges. at least 5 servings of fruit per day. don't watch TV or use the computer at least 1hr before ur bedtime.
have fixed regular hrs of sleep time.
whtevr happens avoid taking sleeping pills.
if all this doesn't work, thr r clinics which help ppl with insomnia get better without the use of drugs...so u can try that.
2006-08-01 00:00:42 · answer #7 · answered by mihika 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something, deep inside the Psych, is bugging you. You need to deal with it. Analyze your dreams when you remember them. Figure out what each part may mean when applied to your daytime life. That and check your medicine cabinet; is there something you are taking that has sleep disturbances on it's list of side effects? Any stress can keep one awake!!
When you need to sleep, Just tell your body it's time to relax. Okay toes, time to relax. Ankles, feet...feel the sand btwn da toes, relax.....
2006-08-01 00:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by C S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a drink of hat chocolate a nice relaxing bath and a good DVDs it should calm you down id anything worrying you had that can sometimes keep you awake or give you nightmares
2006-08-01 02:47:25 · answer #9 · answered by munchie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try reading or doing a relaxation exercise (meditation) before bedtime to relax you.
Earplugs also help me but that is because my husband snores!
2006-07-31 23:57:07 · answer #10 · answered by C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to bede early avoid having anything like alcohol tea or juice as you may want to go to the loo in the middle o9s the night
2006-07-31 23:56:19 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋