I'm an insomniac, where can i get something to make me sleep,(and please don't say see a doctor)?
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dont know iif it'll work 4 u but try lying down on ure bed around 2-3hrs b4 12am switching off all music and tv open ure window about 3-4inches close ure eyes and try to concerntrate on the sounds out side and emagiine what those sounds r build piictures in ure head ul need patiience dont try to sleep just try 2 relax and let the sounds take over ure mind do this for an hour or more if u can then slowly build the time up over the day/night or even week whatever ure comfy wiid even if u dont sleep ure mind will have summat to keep it ticking while ure body rests this is not the 100%answer but it might help it did 4 me and i was an insomniac 4 around 15 years and still am at times good luck let me know if it helps JJ
unfortunately, the only place to get something is from your doctor unless you are wanting over-the-counter medication, in that case you can purchase some at Walmart.
Chamomile tea also works well.
eat some lettuce
Well first off, by insomniac, Do you mean that you are up all night then you sleep most of the day? If so then simply stop sleeping all day even if it means being extremely tired for a few days. Your body will get used to the new schedule. You need to go to bed at a set time and wake up at a set time.
Now if you just can't sleep no matter if you wake up early or not then really, the only way is to take something for it. Or maybe find something that is natural P.M. herbal tea.
If you are looking for over the counter meds to take then they have all sorts of sleep aids that you can buy at any drug or grocery stores.
I listen to an audio book. The volume is just audible and I find I'm asleep after a few minutes.
try to drink warm milk before bedtime
read a (boring) book if you can
im afraid u might have to see a doctor if you're considering sleeping pills
When I get those nights that I simply can't shut down enough to sleep, I turn to Melatonin.
Melatonin occurs naturally in our bodies and is what helps our bodies take the cues from nature that the time for sleep is nearing. As in, the sun has gone down and I'll be needing to go to sleep soon. With some people, their body just isn't taking the hint. I sometimes take it about 20 minutes before I want to go to sleep. Or, try Valerian root. Both are available in a good vitamin store and are relatively inexpensive. (Just be sure not to abuse Melatonin, because it's only supposed to help you "reset" your body clock, it's not meant to be a sleeping pill every night.)
Try avoiding caffeine as much as possible, especially after lunchtime. Don't exercise late in the day. Eat dinner earlier in the evening, like 5 or 6 instead of 8 or 9, then dim the lights in your house as it gets later in the evening. Personally I light candles after dinner and turn off all other lights.
Try these more natural methods first before you resort to prescription sleep aids.
Valerian Root and Passiflora Extract helps a lot. You can get it in pill form (vitamins) in any drug store. If this is not strong enough there are other herbal remedies that have no side effects. Do a search under herbal remedies/sleep aids.
It's safe and effective.
I have the same trouble. I expect you have tried the same as me warm baths etc. I now have a tower fan in the bedroom. It has a timer on it and cost £39 from Asda. I dont know why but if I put it on for half an hour I am asleep before it stops. I wake up once or twice and just press the remote to put it back on and away I go again. Its brilliant!
Its something to do with the noise it makes, its very soothing.
most drugs that make you sleep are prescription only. there may be a few herbal tablet alternatives you can buy from the supermarket or chemist. Other than that you could try doing meditation whilst lying in bed. That's what I do when I suffer from insomnia and I get it lot. It sounds too stupid to try but it really does work. One more thing you could try if nothing else works is read a really technical book or several. This will eventually lead to an information overload and your brain will conk out. basically you will fall asleep from mental exhaustion. I don't recommend trying this first as it can really mess with your head and how you think and function as a person. I know what happens because I've tried it out of desperation from not sleeping. It is a very drastic way of getting to sleep. It worked a while for me I'm not sure how it would effect other people. Hope that I have helped.
There are natural remedies out there.and I think i've tried them all! Melatonin might help and there are some other things and while i can't think of the names right now you can go to a natural store and ask or look in the books. These can get pricy however, and I finally did have to give in to see a dr. Turned out for me it's a symptom of my fibromyalgia so it might be linked to something medical. ---- there are sleep aids out there that are non-narcotic and don't make you feel dopey the next day. Personally I'm on Ambien CR - but try the natural way first.
Another thing that helps is taking a hot/warm bath and just clearing your mind before bed. Good luck! you've got lots of company out there...
Here's a big surprise - it's 2:20 a.m. and I'm on YouQA.com ...so take my answer with a grain of salt. It's entirely possible my "cures" don't work. ;-)
1) No caffiene after 4 p.m. (that includes chocolate!)
2) Only water and hot chamomile tea to drink from 4 p.m. on. (Celestial Seasons "sleepy time" tea is also good, as is "emperor's choice" if you can find it.)
3) No food after 6 p.m.
4) Soft music - preferably instrumental only or with lyrics in a language you don't know, low lights, no excercise after 8 p.m. Nothing stimulating (that includes physical intimacy, movies, and t.v.).
5) Make a list of all your appointments and your list of priorities that you need to accomplish the next day. Spend some time on this so you know without a doubt that you have included everything.
6) Advil p.m. while you are sitting in bed just getting ready to lay down. Once you've taken it, don't get out of bed again. (That means brush the teeth, plug in the cell phone, go to the bathroom, do whatever you need to do before going to bed so you don't have to get back up).
7) Read "Chronicles" in the Bible - puts me to sleep every time.
Good luck!
Tylenol P.M. after an afternoon of yardwork works for me.
Hello,
(ANS) My mother has insomnia & in my attempt to help her, I did some research into the problem, insomnia is commonly caused by an irregular body clock (circadian rhyme). The natural body clock when working normally is controlled by the release of a chemical into the brain called seratonein the release of this chemical is triggered by sunlight (sunrise & sunset). This works at a bodily level so its NOT under conscious control i.e. you cannot control this process.
**It could be that in your case the seratonein is either not triggered at all or perhaps triggered at the wrong time. It is the release of the seratonein that causes the body to feel tired and to prepare for sleep.
**Sleeping is vital to our health and overall well being, especially our mental health because dreaming is thought to play a vital role in processing our daily experience.
**You might consider having a sleep study & this is entirely possible if you were prepared to talk to your GP they can arrange this. Sleep studies can determine the depth and nature of the actual problem, especially if the insomnia has been on going over many months or years.
**Other than talking to the GP, there are a number of herbal remedies that can be taken to aid sleep.
Ivan
it's hard to find things powerful enough to cause you to fall asleep ----- I'm also an insomniac ---- I have been since I was 17 (I'm 30) ----- it is a crazy way of life -- my goodness -- (kind of feels good when I stay up all night -- ) ---- I know when I work really hard all day, I'm able to sleep at night -- unless I wait too long after I'm feeling tired ------- if I wait, I'm stuck staying up all night -------
Melatonin can help -- 5htp can help --
Of course, if you're staying up all night and sleeping all day, it might be that you need to find a schedule that works for you ---- I usually stay up all night a few times a week and then stay up all day ----
There is a medication that will keep you awake all day, it works VERY VERY well -- no side effects that I know of -- but you don't want to go to a Doctor so I won't tell you about it --
Good Luck and welcome to my life --- lol
Why sleep? I'm an insomniac too: here's how I manage it.
I don't go to bed until I'm tired. If I wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep (or if I can't go to sleep in the first place), I get up, do a light task (YouQA.com is fine) and make myself a cup of hot chocolate. About half to one hour later I'm either tired and can get back to sleep or have decided that I might as well get up.
Then, if I feel tired during the day I try to take a short nap of about ten minutes. If that's not possible then a cup of strong coffee or Pro Plus will usually work.
Just because everyone else sleeps during the night doesn't mean that we have to.
As for using something to make you sleep, I used to use alcohol but don't recommend it as you feel worse afterwards. There is also an activity that will make you feel sleepy ...
Try using Valerian. It's herbal and my mum recommended it to me as I used to be a really bad insomniac. Best to get it in liquid form, you can get it from GNC or Holland and Barrett or anywhere that sells herbal remedies. I was sceptical, but it really worked for me and I always keep it in the cupboard. You take it about 30-45 Min's before you go to bed.
Also are there any underlying reasons why you can't sleep? Are you stressed or worried about anything? Even if it's that little something that's nagging at you, it doesn't help.Talk to someone about your worries, you always feel better when you get it all out, and that other person may be able to help by suggesting solutions to your problems that you hadn't thought of!!
I find that reading also helps as it takes my mind off everyday stresses. Wrap yourself up in a good book.
Also sex! It relaxes and releases all those feel good hormones. If none of these work and you are at your wits end, then you may have to consider therapy. Hope this helps. Good luck xxx
The only kind of drugs you can get to over-the-counter without a prescription that can help you sleep are antihistamines. You need a so-called 'Type one' or 'Generation one' or 'drowsy-making' antihistamine. ('Type two' don't make you drowsy.)
The generic names for some of them are 'chlorpheniramine' (or 'CPM'), 'hydroxyzine', 'mebydrolin'. I don't know which country you're in, but here in Thailand chlorpheniramine is sold as 'CPM4' (meaning 4mg) and it's very cheap, hydroxyzine is sold as 'Atarax' (either 10mg or 25mg). I also know that there is a similar product available in the UK, which is sold as 'Piriton'.
But beware. All these drugs do give you a bit of a hangover the next day, and they interact with alcohol in a terrible way so please avoid alcohol. Try taking the tablet about 1 to 2 hours before going to bed, because they don't start to act immediately. Also that will mean after 8 hours of sleep it will be 10 hours since you took the drug, so the hangover won't last long (it seems to take about 12 to 14 hours for the drug to clear out of your system).
Your body will start to become adapted to these drugs. You're not addicted, because they're not addictive drugs, but they won't have such a good effect. So try to avoid long-term use (more than 3 weeks). One trick that helps here is to plan a 'holiday period' of 2 consecutive nights every week on which you definitely do not use the drugs. This will lessen the adaptation of your body.
As some of the other answers tell you, please aim to stop having to rely on drugs as soon as you possibly can. You don't want your life to become a chemical hell, I'm sure.
Why don't you want to see a doctor? A lot of insomniacs have other issues like anxiety or depression. Also, sleeping pills can be highly addictive and you might find yourself needing them all the time to sleep. I wouldn't recommend an over the counter product unless you only use it a few times a week. I think there is something called Unisom at CVS. But, even though you said not to say DR. I think you should talk to a doctor about it. There are new sleeping pills that aren't as addictive.
Try karms i belive thier meant to be good.
First be VERY wary of ANY sleeping pill. They are so addictive that if they are taken 3, yes THREE, nights in a row, that withdrawal and ADDITIONAL sleep difficulty can be demonstrated on the forth night if they are then not taken. Almost no GPs seem to be aware of the available evidence demonstrating this!
Do not read, exercise or watch TV for at least 30 minutes before retiring as these are all brain stimulants. Take a warm, caffeine free drink. Also try aromatherapy quality lavender oil either on the pillow, or in a warm bath before retiring.
You can make tea from passion flowers that sends you to sleep, ans also Spice or Spice Gold available in headshops is a legal cannabis substitute with no THC that will give you a brilliant nights sleep - let your mind slowly rock your bed and send you to sleep.
Get a nightshift job ,,,,you might be able to sleep better during the day,,,,,
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