Insomnia cures??
Question:
I'm tired and I can't sleep!
Answers:
I have recently dealt with a bad period of insomnia. Several nights, I couldn't sleep at all. It got to the point where my heart was racing when I even thought about trying to sleep that night. I would go out running at 3am around the streets like a mad man because I was so frustrated. (Of course I tried not to wake up the neighbors). If you don't have any medical reasons for your insomnia (apnea, restless leg, etc), then you are probably just like me and so many others. We are the ones getting in the way of our own sleep. You probably used to be able to sleep well like I used to. How often did you think about falling asleep then? Probably never. You just did! You didn't plan things out during the day to figure out how to make yourself tired at night. It just happened naturally. That's the only way sleep can happen. When you take a pill, you still don't get natural refreshing sleep. So my advice to you from my own experience is.don't worry about it! Trust me! I know that is hard to do. How could you not worry about it? What helped me was realizing that I could survive even if I didn't sleep. I felt worn out but I could still go on. I started looking at bed time as an opportunity to relax and just let my mind drift about things that I was looking forward to or good memories in the past. And wouldn't you know it, as soon as I stopped thinking about falling asleep and focused on other pleasant things, I would doze off. I still don't have perfect sleep but 9 out of 10 nights, I can fall asleep within 15 minutes. I do exercise more now also. That never hurts. But mostly, it's just a matter of distracting myself with positive thoughts. I hope this helps you and may you have sweet dreams.
Other Answers:
unisom, lunesta, ambien
Try exercising in the early evening (around 4 or 5 o'clock). This is what my doc said about helping me to sleep, and it seems to have worked, since I am more relaxed after the workout. First, no caffeine all day long.
Second, cold room, big covers.
Third, dark room.
Also, before you turn out the lights, try doing a crossword puzzle, or read a book you have already read. If you know what's coming, the anticipation adrenaline won't kick in.
Sweet dreams!
ps--stay away from Ambien, vicious side effects the next day.
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