What can I do about insomnia?

Question

I had really intense insomnia about 2 years ago and it went away for a while, but now it seems to be lurking back into my life. Before, I would have roughly about 3 to 4 hours of broken sleep every night. It's not that bad anymore, now I will have solid sleep but it takes me between 1 to 2 hours to fall asleep, even if I'm extremely tired. If for any reason I wake up in the middle of the night, it takes me another hour or two to fall back asleep. Does anyone have a home remedy for this?

Answer 1

Insomnia is when a person cannot sleep properly, which results in daytime fatigue and poor performance caused by insufficient sleep. Insomnia can be Transient, where it lasts for few days, Short-term where it lasts for two or three weeks or Chronic where insomnia last for more than a month or longer. People with sleep disorder may experience one of the following:
Inability to sleep despite being tired
Waking in the night
Insufficient sleep
Waking up too early
Not feeling refreshed after sleep



Common Causes of Insomnia
Physical - Pain, arthritis, headaches, itching, restless leg syndrome
Physiological - Disruptions in the sleeping environment, including light, noise, jet lag, reading heavy books etc.
Psychological - Anxieties, depression, dementia, work related worries, relationship problems or death of closer ones


Home Remedies for Insomnia

Tips 1:

Eat at least 3 cups of curds daily.

Tips 2:

Mix 2 tsp of honey to 1 glass of warm water. Drink just before sleeping. Give half the amount to babies it will help put them to sleep.

Tips 3:

Drink warm milk with honey.

Tips 4:

1 tsp juice of celery leaves with stalks and 1 tsp of honey.

Tips 5:

Have raw onion salad.

Tips 6:

2 tsp of fenugreek leaves juice with 1 tsp of honey at bed times daily

Answer 2

Long time ago I read an article on Insomnia...
Well I remember a few tips........
When you want to go to sleep but never feel asleep here are a few tips I remember..
>>>Grab THE MOST BORING book in your life.... I am sure it will make you go to sleep in minutes...
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>>>Listen to THE MOST boring radio station...
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Turn on THE MOST boring tv channel ever...
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I think this will help...
another tip that when you lay down, assume that you can not move anymore even if you need to move... Just dont move and you will get tired of yourself and eventually you will fall asleep.

Answer 3

Well in my case I was diagnosed a severe manic depressant which contributed to insomnia and addiction. I finally asked for help and was prescribed Zoloft and Trazadone. The longest I ever stayed up without drugs or alcohol was 12 days straight. If your anything like me take prescribed drugs but I am a pretty severe case.

Answer 4

I got some herbal capsules from a company called Grandma's Herbs. One is called Night Nervine and the other is simply called Sleep.

They worked wonders. I fell asleep very comfortably and woke up feeling refreshed. they're not that expensive and I'm pretty sure you can get free samples off of the website.

Answer 5

Search the Internet for a sleeping disorder studies. Some hospitals and Universities do studies on this matter. Try to join a study if you can, if not then see your family physician for medication and his recommendations.

Answer 6

when i have a hear time sleeping I take a neo-citron (hot drink to releive cold and flu symptoms) if makes me relaxed and able to sleep. some people find that sleepy tyme tea works too is a herbal tea found in any grocery store or health food store.

Answer 7

If this happens to me, i just get up and eat something small. It always helps me fall back asleep.

Answer 8

Read the most boring book or study a hard subject. For me it works.

Answer 9

valerian root tea (any good herbal sleep/night tea will contain this and or chamomile) with some honey, not habit forming and really works. :)

Answer 10

I would make an appointment with your Dr and talk to them about it.

I use nytol. Or drink sleepytime tea.