I wake up each night at around 1am and it takes me 3 or 4 hours to go back to sleep again. This first started happening as I'd hurt my back and was waking up achey and stiff. I'm loads better now and seem to have gotten into a habit that can't be broken by warm baths and chamomile tea, as I fall asleep fine to start off with. Please could you give me any ideas as to how to change this?
2007-02-25 18:11:38 · 9 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
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2007-02-25 18:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by Elias 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melatonin is a natural chemical that produces in your brain when you close your eyes and it's dark.
I take melatonin too. It does make you sleepy. I must WARN you to do NOT take too much or you WILL have nightmares for sure.
Start with a low dose before you know what your body needs, like one mg and move up to 3mg then 6mg. By about 9mg and over you will lucid dreams that turn into nightmares.
Also, recently I have built a tolerance to it and it has not been working. Don't use it every night, just use it on nights you experience trouble sleeping.
2007-02-25 18:25:22 · answer #2 · answered by ReplicantZer0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing you could try at some point is to go to bed at 1am. Does this mean you'd wake at 3am?
The four hour delay is probably psychological. The worst possible thing to do is lie there trying to "force" yourself to sleep. If after 30 minutes, you can't sleep, then you need to get up and do something relaxing for a short while and try to sleep again. Again, don't try "forcing" yourself to sleep as this won't work. One psychological trick is to lie there and pretend that your aim is to stay awake - this can make you go to sleep.
2007-02-25 18:30:52 · answer #3 · answered by nemesis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be due to the break in sleep that you have been having but the following also have an effect in your sleep: depression,worries, age(the older you grow the less the sleep) type of drugs you have been taking and a couple more. Seeing your GP would do you some good.
2007-02-25 18:20:49 · answer #4 · answered by Gogo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most pharmacies offer herbal sleep remedies,they do actually work & don't make you feel like a zombie the next day (like some sleeping pills!) Taking them short-term could help restore your normal sleep pattern-I've suffered from insomnia on & off for years & I know how you feel,it can be very depressing when you can't sleep properly.Good luck.
2007-02-26 03:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by munki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink a glass of orange juice or 2 tbls. appler cider vinegar in a glass of water. Do eye exercises by closing eyes, look up, look to the left, look down, then to the right, look up again. Repeat on opposite side. I know it sounds crazy, but it really knocks you right out. I do it every time I cannot get back to sleep. Continue eye exercises til you fall asleep.
2007-02-25 20:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by glenda576 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breath in and Breath up for 10 times. Then Take a cup of Milk, then you see the difference.
2007-02-25 23:40:11 · answer #7 · answered by sumanthanan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purchase a lavender pillow, very soothing, will relax you the natural way without drugs
2007-02-25 19:44:36 · answer #8 · answered by Richard B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some sleeping pills in your local pharmacy
2007-02-25 18:26:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋