Cant sleep , why? driving me nuts?
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its 2:30am and i am so tired but can't sleep. I tried going to sleep around 10pm but just laid their , although i was very tired then. This has been going on for quiet a few weeks. I can not seem to go to sleep at all .sometimes i will stay awake laying in bed until 5am ..maybe later. I tried going to sleep before my husband as he sometimes snores his not even that loud but this has not helped me. I still can not sleep, If i do drop of to sleep not long after i will need to go to the toilet, and this happens about 5 times a night i do not drink much through the day :S I have no idea why i can not sleep i have tried everything and this is annoying . I will sleep right up until lunch time up to maybe 3pm . I have tried drinking hot milk, listening to music, reading before bed but nothing has tried. I have tried a natural herb, teas. But nothing works. I do not drink tea or coffee. i am not under any stress. Any advice would be great. Thank you in advance and God bless
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Have you tried melatonin? You can buy this at any health food store or even at Trader Joe's. The other idea is to try and stay awake all night then all the next day then sleep. Maybe that will help re-set your inner clock.
Good Luck! I have been there many many times!
try taking a massive dump before you go to bed
What works for me is a glass of milk and a tablet or capsule of calcium/magnesium..taken about an hour before bedtime.
Consult your doctor. There are many meds for this problem. They can be taken temporarily or long term. They really helped me.
Well i kind of had the sam problem a while ago, and I know its not the best remedy but i would drink a spoon of niquil =/ that did the trick, but try exercising in the daytime so once you hit the you get some Z z Z z Z z's and dont think think about it too much if you its harder, well good luck!
First of all, if you are sleeping until noon or three, you are sleeping too late in the day and your body has set a new sleep clock for itself. You need to set the alarm and wake up much earlier than that, even if you only get a couple of hours of sleep the first few days. I would recommend 9am, unless your schedule requires a different time. And then, make sure you do not take a nap, regardless of how exhausted you become (and if you absolutely must take a nap, keep it to a very short catnap). This will really help get you back onto a regular night time sleep pattern, because you'll be exhausted by bedtime.
Rather than teas, which can have stimulants in them, try warm milk. I personally don’t like warm milk, but for some reason this is more of a relaxant than anything else, so if you can stand it, give it a try. Also, warm baths are generally thought to be relaxing, and might be nice right before bed.
Next, make sure you are active throughout the day. If you are not normally very physically active, start slow. Try going on a long walk. Even house cleaning can be physical exercise. You don’t necessarily need an aerobic or weight training session; you just need to find ways to get your body moving regularly throughout the day. This will increase the amount of sleep your body needs, because you won't have so many 'rest' sessions during the day. Note: make sure you stop any kind of exercise at least an hour or two before your planned bedtime, so that your body can calm itself back down.
Sometimes people can’t sleep because they are worried about things or keep thinking of things they want to do the next day. Keep a pad of paper and pencil next to your bed so that you can write those kinds of things down. Once they are written down, you will be able to stop thinking about them and let yourself relax. If you are having a hard time relaxing because you have so much to think about, try reading a book for a while before bed. It will give you something else to think about, and a novel is not important enough to keep your mind going through the night. Just make sure you can reach your lamp without having to get out of bed, so that you can easily turn it off when you start getting tired.
As far as the multiple bathroom issue goes, it is normal to have a weaker bladder as you age (you didn’t mention your age, so I’m not sure if this is relative). Try and get as much out right before bed, as you can. If you can, go once about 30 minutes before getting into bed, and then again right before you climb in. This should get any liquids out and should allow you to sleep for at least a few hours without having to get up again. Oh, and don’t keep yourself from drinking liquids throughout the day; that doesn’t work; your body needs liquids or it will go into ‘starvation’ mode and retain water, which will still slowly be released into the bladder throughout the night. Just stop drinking a couple of hours before bed (other than possibly that warm milk).
One thing that may be happening to you is that when you do wake up in the middle of the night, you feel like you might need to go to the bathroom. You’ll say, “I don’t have to go that bad, but since I’m awake I might as well go now so that I won’t wake up in a short while when I really have to go.” If that’s your case, I recommend going back to sleep and waiting until you really have to go (unless you have any medical issues, of course). You can ‘train’ your bladder to last longer and longer before having to relieve itself. Do this during the day too; try and wait longer in between sessions.
Last idea: Try a white noise machine or even just a fan. In addition to keeping other noises out of the room, many people find them relaxing. I know they make them with the sound of waves crashing and soothing music, etc. It might be worth a shot.
Best of luck!
~Kyanna
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