Any tips for a chronic insomniac?

Any recommended sleeping pills, or herbal/other solutions that can help me?

I'm really getting sick and tired (literally :p:

) of this lack of sleep. Every night I get into bed and its so depressing to know that your going to be writhing around for another 3 hours at least before you get a couple of hours of sleep!

I just done all my exams with this crap lack of sleep and its prob cost me my place at uni. I deperately need some tablets now or something, any recommendations?!?

Reply 1

George Agdgdgwngo

17

ChloePrice

Any recommended sleeping pills, or herbal/other solutions that can help me?

I'm really getting sick and tired (literally :p:

) of this lack of sleep. Every night I get into bed and its so depressing to know that your going to be writhing around for another 3 hours at least before you get a couple of hours of sleep!

I just done all my exams with this crap lack of sleep and its prob cost me my place at uni. I deperately need some tablets now or something, any recommendations?!?

First off, do you consume caffeine, i.e. eat chocolate, drink coke, energy drinks, tea or coffee? If you do, cut all of it out of your diet. If you want medication and you think that your insomnia is bad enough for medication, you will likely have to see your GP, who will determine, or will refer you to a specialist who will determine whether you need pills. I get insomnia sometimes and it's horrible.

Oh, and you can get herbal oils and stuff which are supposed to relax you, but personally, im skeptical.

Reply 2

3xhilaration

1

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/hottopics/index.php?secid=9&id=31

Go to the doctor.

you can get herbal sleeping pills in Boots. They dont knock you out like a proper sleeping pill. But they relax you enough so that you go to sleep almost straight away. Id recommend them.

there was a thread like this a few weeks ago with a load of replies if you can be bothered searching for it

Reply 5

Anonymous #1

Put lavender oil on your pillow.
It's very good.

Plus, spend as little time as possible during the day in your room- you need to teach your brain to associate your room only with sleep, rather than TV or books or computer games.

Reply 6

fearnly

Yeah I heard that your brain assosciates a bed with sleep, but if you eat, watch tv etc. on it then you won't be able to sleep as easy. I sometimes have trouble getting to sleep at night and one thing that helps me is to get up, turn the sheets over to the cold side (seriously, it makes a big difference). Or go to the bathroom and get a drink of water and try sleeping again. That usually works for me. Worst thing to do though is do nothing and sit there tossing and turning because that gets you worked up and even less likely to sleep. By getting some water, it sort of breaks the cycle.
Hope this helps as it does for me.

Reply 7

FireDeuce

14

Try having an indian head massage one time.
They are amazing, and its impossible to keep your eyes open, it releases stress and tension in your head so you want to sleep.

Reply 8

-x- Lici -x-

I try to drink hot milk with honey in it before i go to sleep - then I put on an audiotape or indian flute music stuff. I have the same thing as u - 2/3 hours lying and turning in bed before i can sleep....its really helped doing this - and i never had any caffeine in my diet!! Also helps making sure entire house is dark...

Reply 9

queenofdiamonds

1

I have a problem with insomnia and i find if helpful if I listen to soothing music, like Beetoven's Moonlight Sonata's or a recording of the beach with nothing but the waves... helps me relax and go to sleep quickly.

Reply 10

dementedbunny

11

i have these great sleeping pills called 'seroquel'. they're not really for sleeping, more like for manic depressives but once you take them, you're out like a light in 2 minutes. they're so strong that i have to take eighths of them instead of a whole one.

Reply 11

_Jax_

1

Just don't go to bed one day, stay up for 24hours. Guarantee you'll be cold out in 10 mins if you do that ^_^

Reply 12

mathsdave

_Jax_

Just don't go to bed one day, stay up for 24hours. Guarantee you'll be cold out in 10 mins if you do that ^_^

doesn't work like that. i know an insomniac who didn't go to bed for 72 hours (as he felt like it) and amazingly couldn't sleep when he tried to go to bed lol

Reply 13

yusufu

16

Seeing as there are plenty of serious responses, I'll throw in my tuppence:
Try and revise Economics. Guaranteed to make you fall asleep. Works for me anyway.

Reply 14

Alamothih

I have a very worrying mind, where i worry about everything. So when i go to bed i make sure ive got everything ready so no worries a drink up with me incase i wake up needing one.

I then read for at least 20minutes to relax my mind from worries, then i put some music (calming stuff that i do like). This is because i hve a timer on my cd player so its easy though im sure tvs have timers too if that relaxes you.

Reply 15

_Jax_

1

BeitHaller

doesn't work like that. i know an insomniac who didn't go to bed for 72 hours (as he felt like it) and amazingly couldn't sleep when he tried to go to bed lol

Hrm how rare. That's what works for me but I guess I am not an insomniac I just prefer to be up and out at nighttime.

Reply 16

Lil' Miss Smiley

1

Try a Sleep routine. Make sure you unwind before going to bed. Have a relaxing bath, not too hot, listen to some calming music, read, dim the lights. Do not subject yourself to any thing that will stimulate the brain. Train it to unwind. Insominia can be a real problem and I don't think personally there is an outright cure but trying to help the brain relax may help. I know it does for me as there is nothing worse trying to get to sleep when your brain is in 5th gear still is a pain.

Reply 17

Anthony Arundel

1

BeitHaller

doesn't work like that. i know an insomniac who didn't go to bed for 72 hours (as he felt like it) and amazingly couldn't sleep when he tried to go to bed lol

That's the irritating thing about insomnia. It doesn't mean you're not tired, it means your body won't shut down. You can be extremely tired and still your body will stay activated, like a computer that's crashed and can only be turned off at the plug. (Unfortunately, the human body obviously can't be switched off at the wall! If only it was that simple.) Eventually, after long enough, your body won't be able to take any more, and you'll zonk.

I sometimes get in it bouts. Nothing helps - lavender oil, herbal pills, milk and honey. I'll just lie there getting sick of the smell of lavender. And all a doctor will say is, "try to relax. I don't know ... try an Indian head massage. I don't want to prescribe you anything, because eventually you won't ever be able to sleep without them." 'S'what he said to me. :smile:

Reply 18

Wanderlust

1

My body 'zonked'. And I ended up in hospital.

Thats why I say if its getting to a bad point, skip the self-prescribed herbal remedies and relaxation techniques, and go to a doctor.

Reply 19

acer

Sometimes, stress interrupts sleep patterns. Perhaps you lie there for hours with thoughts whizzing through your head that you cannot stop?

For both of those problems, I found that building in a short period of meditation into my daily routine helped an awful lot. You only need 10-15 mins a day, and it's free!

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