Can anyone recommend a natural sleep aid?

Question

I am a busy professional with lots on my plate - all the time! I have been having trouble winding down to sleep, and more over, staying asleep. Does anyone have any recommendations of a natural product?

Answer 1

If you can find the time, exercise is a fabulous aid to sleep - your brain is active all day, and your body needs to lose excess energy too. There are a few herbal preparations available - Kalms are quite good but take a couple of weeks to be effective.
Drinking warm milk ( believe it or not!) also helps - some chemical thing. No coffee after 2pm, quit smoking, no fizzy caffeinated drinks, sugary desserts or alcohol ( all are stimulants) - boring as hell I know but these things will work!
Good luck
Jx

Answer 2

Check out Melatonin, it's a natural chemical your body produces to get you to sleep.
I used to use Advil/tylenol pm and always felt groggy and not refreshed. Then my dr said to quit taking those and try Melatonin. Oh my, you don't realize you aren't getting good sleep until you finally do...I won't use anything else.
The good thing about it is that once you use it for a few days, your body starts a schedule so you don't have to use it every night forever or be dependent on it.

Answer 3

Melatonin is the hormone released in the brain that lets you sleep and it is also on the market but it is not to be used for long-term. Valerian is another that when mixed with chamomile in a tea that you can drink before bed time to help you relax before you try to go to sleep, hope this helps.

Answer 4

If you aren't morally opposed to trying cannabis, it will definitely help you sleep. Look at the back page of SF weekly mags and you'll see plenty of stores that you can purchase from in SF. Don't use too much or you could wake up groggy and have negative effects on short term memory.

Answer 5

There's something called melatonin, you can get it at GNC, I heard it orks, but never used it before. There's also Valerian Root, you can also get it at GNC, I've tried it before and it does not work for me, but I've heard it works for many others. I love chamomile tea it's very nice, you can get this at about any grocery store.

Answer 6

chamomile tea is an excellent herbal sleep aid, you can purchase it in the tea section of your grocery store

Answer 7

Homeopathic Treatment for Sleeplessness / Insomnia, due to different reason and with different set of symptoms (No side effects or interaction with conventional drugs):-


Sleeplessness during menopausal stage Senecio Aur 30X, 4 hourly

Cannot sleep in the early hours of night; utterly wide awake, mind active; sleeplessness due to excitement Coffea Cruda 30X 6, hourly

Cannot sleep after 3 A.M.; sleeplessness due to mental strain or sedentary habits; sleep dreamy and restless Nux Vomica 30X, at bed times for 7 days

Due to fear or panic; insomnia after shock or fright; restlessness and tossing in bed Aconite Nap 30X 4 hourly

Due to tiredness; either physical or mental; bed feels too hard; must keep moving in search of soft portion for relief in bed Arnica Montana 30X or 200X, 1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness after midnight from anxiety and restlessness; has to get up and walk Belladonna 30X, 4 hourly

Sleepy yet unable to sleep; child tosses, kicks clothes off, twitches; restless sleep with frightful dreams Arsenic Album 30X or 200X, 4 hourly (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness and restlessness; specially in first part of night; gets up and walks on the floor, as soon as the bed time comes patient is wide awake Chamomilla 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Sleeplessness due to old grief; after dreams of thieves or robbers Natrum Mur 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness due to sudden shock; disappointment Ignatia 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Feels sleepy but cannot sleep; clocks striking at a distance keep him awake; bed feels hot; moves about in vain to find a cool spot in bed Pulsatilla 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Restlessness during early part of sleep; sound sleep when it is turns to rise; gets too hot in bed; throws off covers, gets chilly and puts them on again; puts arms above the head during sleep Opium 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine

Take Care and God Bless you.

Answer 8

alot of you no what before you fall asleep has helped me.

Answer 9

valarian.