Well lately i have had a lot of stuff on my mind so i try and lay down at like 10 but i lay there until like 1 or 2 then i get up at five and this is not fun it is so bad that lately i have been counting sheep to fall asleep and i get to like 50 and im out know any good at home remdedies?
2006-10-06 04:58:42 · 20 answers · asked by lost_in_love_still 3 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
1. No alcahol! Many users are suggesting some wine before bed, don't do it! Alcahol disrupts REM sleep, which is vital for mental health and physical well being. Your sleep will be less recuperative.
2. Careful with prescription drugs, many of them are addictive.
3. Calcium every night helps your body relax, and is just generally good for you!
4. Classical conditioning: Save your bed for sleep and sex only. Don't watch TV, read, etc in bed. It may be annoying, but reconditioning your body to only sleep in bed will train your mind to sleep faster when you get into bed.
5. Don't watch TV as you go to bed, the images stimulate the brain and keep it awake & active- it may seem like you're getting to sleep faster, but you will probably stay up longer with the TV on than without.
6. Some herbal remedies: A strong tea of scullcap or valerian (I prefer scullcap, valerian tastes icky), lavender, lemon balm, hops, and oatstraw will help. Scullcap/valerian are both nonaddictive sedatives, the other herbs all help with anxiety. They need to be taken nightly to really be helpful. To brew a medicinal tea, pour boiling water over the herbs, cover the cup to prevent steam from escaping, and let steep 20-30 minutes. Sweeten with honey, if you'd like.
7. As you go to sleep, fantasize about something you'd like, or a peaceful woods. Create an engaging daydream and lose yourself in it. If nerves are keeping you up, this will help settle you enough to sleep.
Good luck!
2006-10-06 08:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by ckgalatea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get on a sleep schedule. Go to bed at the same time each and every day and get up at the same time each and every day. No TV, no reading, etc., when you go to bed.
Drink a warm glass of milk just before you go to bed for the seritonin to relax you. Take a long hot bath or shower and crawl into bed. Then only, and this is the hard part, think of something good like laying on the beach or sitting in the mountains watching the birds or a waterfall. It has to be something that you find relaxing!
If this has been a problem for more than three months, see a doctor. You may have a medical issue or just need short term assistance from one of the new sleeping medications.
2006-10-06 05:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by banananose_89117 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Assuming you are doing all of the obvious suggestions (e.g., warm milk, no alcohol, reading) to fall asleep, if the reason that you are not falling asleep as you suggest is because your mind keeps going on and on about your problems and you can't shake them--they won't let you relax enough to fall asleep. One thing I do, and it works well for me, I start to make up fantasies like I am very wealthy and buy my dream house and start redecorating it in my mind. Dream about some hunky movie star and pretend he's my boyfriend--you get the picture. Working out these scenarios relaxes my mind enough to fall asleep. Just don't fantasize about anything too real or it will keep you awake, it almost has to be like your writing a story. Hope this helps.
2006-10-06 05:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by schuby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've had the same problem and had prescription meds that I didn't like but did work. A friend recommended trying melatonin, a dietary suppliment, available at dollar general. I've had great luck with it. Not exactly a home remedy but it's not prescription chemicals either, and it's cheap.
2006-10-06 05:20:00 · answer #4 · answered by lulu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kefir It's high in triptaphane (excuse the spelling) The stuff I speak of is the same thing found in turkey. This is why after Thanksgiving dinner, so many people want to sleep. (They eat so much turkey). Kefir is way higher in the stuff and much better for you all the way around.
2006-10-06 06:22:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lavendar Essential oil. The child and corpse Yoga poses. Mantra Meditation, ventialted room.
2006-10-06 06:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by Lonelyplanet 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're lactose intolerant (can't drink milk), take a calcium/magnesium supplement. It's the calcium in milk that sooths and relaxes. It could take a week or longer to feel the effects, but it's worth it.
2006-10-06 05:47:43 · answer #7 · answered by LadyLgl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dream... Let me explain... Think of somthing you really want to do, or wher you want to go, or somthing you want to create. Then visualize yourself doing it, or making it or whatever. You'll be asleep in no time.
Then each night think about the same thing and try to acomplish these Dreams when you awake.
2006-10-06 05:15:44 · answer #8 · answered by jason m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turn off all the lights, put in a movie....something you don't really want to watch but that will keep your attention.......it's something about the television that is almost hypnotizing....it works for me all the time.
2006-10-06 05:07:33 · answer #9 · answered by quantynni 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melatonin. Take it an hour before you plan to go to bed. It will relax your body and your mind. It is a natural hormone produced by your body so you aren't exposing yourself to any harmful syntetic drugs.
2006-10-06 06:13:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋