Very best natural sleep aid, pick your favorite?

Question

Tried Ambien, felt like I took some sort of acid or something.

Tried benadryl, works but leaves me sleepy, dragging and hungover all the next day

Tried melatonin, same affect as benadryl

I want to try a few natural remedies.

I've heard rescue remedy works well, also kava kava in the powder root- mix- and drink form

What is your very best natural sleep aid of all time? Please advise

Thanks!

Answer 1

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

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 2

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 3

There are several. the favourite in Europe for millenia is valerian (Valeria officinalis). The problem is that it tastes awful, but you get tablets and tinctures in health food shops that have something added to take most of the evil taste away.
Limeflower (Tilia cordata or Tilia platyphylla), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) and camomile (Matricaria recutita) are also plants with a long standing as sleep inducing plants, the Greeks have used flowering lettuce since the times of Hyppocrates, which is said to work a treat. You have to be careful with the lime and lemon balm if you have low blood pressure, or an allergy to pollen. I tried them all except for the lettuce, and they worked for me, best as a mixture of the 3 or ready made as Dr Stuart's "Tranquility" tea. If you are coming off a constant use of sleeping pills they might take a week or so to kick in, except for the Valerian. And sometimes it helps if you simply avoid caffeine, i.e. tea, coffee, coke and cocoa products for several hours before you go to sleep, or even altogether.

Edit:
Please do NOT try to make your own valerian root decoction, you might poison yourself, go for a ready made tincture or the tablets.
And I nearly forgot the best of all: Take a bath with lavender oil, or lavender flowers, and put a handful of epsom salts into the bath water. Works for most people.

Answer 4

Valerian root extract. It is available at most health food stores or holistic pharmacies. I recommend the extract over the tea simply because making a Valerian root infusion takes careful preparation to avoid the substance turning toxic.

Answer 5

Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Tea. Drink one cup 1/2 hour before bed and drift away.....

Answer 6

Valerian is excellent, but i tend to prefer using essential oils. Try neroli & lavender on a vaporiser, or inhale it by placing 2 drops of each on a tissue, tucking it inside your pillow slip.

Answer 7

Valerian without a doubt!

Answer 8

Exercise and valerian. I also listen to boring audiobooks on my ipod, and that works very well.

Answer 9

tryptophan which is high in fresh turkey, is a natural sedative. that is why we feel tired after eating a turkey meal. It also helps us feel full.

Have a sliice or two of turkey before bed. Besides its good protein.

Answer 10

Light therapy. It fixes your circadian rhythm.