Things I've TRIED:
warm baths (w/differnt herbs & salts), hot showers, cookies & milk, great husband-given back massages, sound therapy (rain, waves, night crickets sounds), relaxing music..favorite so far is the'jelly fish music from the Monteray Bay Aquarium jellyfish exibit,; soothing- talk medatative sleep CD's; Tylenol PM (that's works..but is not a 'natural sleep). Melatonin (works but not as fast or as strong...same w/Kava Kava teas & supplements...Valerin and chamomille teas; writing lists down before bed; reading; Valium (again does work but not natural nor long lasting sleep, tried staying up until couldn't function (lasted 3 days ...became a functioning -zombie & then only slept for a few hours.
It does seem I can sleep very well the 15 to 20 mins right BEFORE my alarm goes of on my 4 early shift work days. Temp is good in the room..nice & dark..would like a new bed, but it's not bad or too old.
If there's any you've tried, that I HAVEN't, please help an Insomniac!
2006-12-10 01:51:05 · 8 answers · asked by isis 4 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
wow you tried alot of things. i'm a tiny bit insomniac myself, and there are two things that just knock me out.
the faster and more sure method is to over exercise and take a warm shower, by the time i hit the bed i'm out. (but the morning sores are just horrible)
Then there is the meditation, if i have the time i sit in the meditation sitting position and think about anything that comes to mind and one by one i resolve and turn off those thoughts until i have none, then i hit the bed.
or if i don't have time i lie in bed and do the no thinking meditation, where you try to not think at all and if any thought comes you let it sort of rise and fall away. (hard to explain in words but someting like that.)
hope that helps~
2006-12-10 08:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jas Key 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Make sure your lights are switched off, door closed, curtains swept across to keep the disturbances minimal. Do things that make you sleepy before you sleep, like reading, studying, counting. These require concentration, so when done for some time, will make you sleepy. Drink some hot chocolate or milk before going to sleep. Make sure your bed is comfortable and the way you like it. Don't think about it too much. Don't be like "I have a problem with sleeping!" Consider buying some ear plugs.
2016-03-29 01:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Wal-mart, a drugstore, or a vitamin shop and try "Calms Forte" by Highland Brands. They are an all natural sleep aid (no melatonin in this). Take 3 tabs 1 hour before bed and they should help you to sleep. You can also use them during the day for stress or PMS symptoms. 1-2 tabs during the daytime. They are very safe, you can even give them to children. I have used them for years and love them. No morning hangover either! Good Luck!
2006-12-10 01:58:14 · answer #3 · answered by d.a.f.f.y. 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stay away from TV and computer for at least 2 hours prior to bedtime (I know, for those of us on Yahoo Answers this seems impossible). Keep those two things OUT of the bedroom too. The body needs to subconsciously "know" that when you go to the bedroom, it's time to wind down.
My wife takes some calcium 1/2 hour before bed. It's good for your bones, of course, but it's also a natural muscle relaxant and helps her body to unwind after a day of housework, cooking and beating the kids (just kidding).
She also tells me that I sleep "more calmly" when I don't get on Yahoo Answers just before going to bed.....
2006-12-10 09:03:39 · answer #4 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried exercising? I hear this works. How about reading a boring book. Or a book that is hard to understand... like physics
2006-12-10 02:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by amazedmaize 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want your mind to go numb, simply watch a couple of Pauly Shore movies.
2006-12-10 02:49:46 · answer #6 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yoga helped me.
2006-12-10 09:59:26 · answer #7 · answered by CAT 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try closing your eyes
2006-12-10 01:58:01 · answer #8 · answered by gazooks 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋