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Deb
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Date Posted: 02:04:07 10/15/04 Fri
In reply to:
amy_lou
's message, "Re: INSOMNIA" on 19:23:06 10/10/04 Sun
>
>Thanks for all the suggestions! I've totally cut out
>ALL caffeine (well...at least for the past 3 days,
>we'll see how long this lasts...) and I'm taking
>tylenol PM to knock me out, but I'm scaired I'm going
>to get addicted or something. My mom is addicted to
>sleeping pills (and she's a college professor lol..not
>the kind of person you expect to have an addiction!)
>
>I also stopped studying on my bed!
>
>Hope this works...
>
>amy
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>
>
>>>>I've been really stressed out lately, and I can't
>>>>sleep at all...trouble falling asleep, trouble
>>staying
>>>>asleep, etc...
>>>>
>>>>And the worst part is, when I'm awake at all hours
>of
>>>>the night, I'm constantly worrying, and thinking
>"OK,
>>>>if I fall asleep now I'll get 3 hours of sleep..."
>>and
>>>>stressing out because of all the studying/work I'll
>>>>have trouble doing the next day because I'm so
>>f*cking
>>>>tired! (Sorry to be so vulgar...am very frustrated)
>>>>
>>>>I've tried tylenol PM, then I'm just groggy and
>still
>>>>awake.
>>>>
>>>>Does anybody have any hints/tricks/tips/suggestions
>>on
>>>>how to SLEEP!!??? ANY advice would be appreciated,
>>>>i'm a zombie here!!
>>>>
>>>>amy
>>>
>>>Try Valeriann root or catnip (ask your pharmacist).
>>>They're natural herbal sleep remedies. Also
>>>chammomile tea works well. Try to make yourself go
>to
>>>bed at the same time every night, regardless if
>you're
>>>feeling tired or not. Avoid exercise within 3 hours
>>>of going to bed, alcohol and nicotine. Keep your
>>>bedroom a place for sleep (and for those over 21
>adult
>>>activities only) ;-) Don't have a tv, stereo or
>>>anything else in your bedroom and try to keep to a
>>>routine that winds you down before attempting to go
>to
>>>bed.
>>>
>>>I have had the same problem for what seems
>centuries!
>>>When my husband goes on business trips (like now) I
>>>try to keep to the same routine we set for ourselves
>>>when he's home. Otherwise I'm back to the schedule I
>>>had when I was single...insomnia and up all hours
>>>surfing, watching tv and plain old worrying about the
>>>end of the world. You're not alone. But try some of
>>>these suggestions...they do help!
>>>
>>>Good luck, sweetie! And good night & sweet dreams.
>>>:o)
>>>
>>>Deb
>>
>>
>>I have a pretty big room so I do almost everything in
>>it, but I make sure that I only go onto my bed if I'm
>>going to go to sleep. It tricks my mind in a way that
>>makes me think that it's time to sleep whenever I lay
>>there. Also try showering/bathing before and pampering
>>yourself before you lay down. Feeling clean makes me
>>calm down and feel comforted, plus you can sleep in by
>>20 min the next day. Tea and those warm gel masks help
>>me calm me too. And I would suggest is that you should
>>make sure everything you needed to do that night is
>>done, or have a plan for how you will finish it later
>>on so you don't lay there freaking out about it. Try
>>to keep in mind, more you worry, less sleep and worse
>>you will do the next day. If worst comes to worst,
>>take some medicine, just be careful not to become
>>relient on it.
>>Good luck!
>>-Merry
I completely left off one of my favorites and it only strikes me now because I'm just getting over the flu and needed to sleep more than usual. Bigelow's makes wonderful herbal teas. Usually a Chammomile tea will make me sleepy but because I've also had an upset tummy, etc. that come with flu, I dug out my "Sweet Dreams" tea made by them. It helped my stomach AND knocked me out!
It has peppermint, spearmint, rose, chammomile and a few other herbs and NO caffeine. I had at least one cup before bed and slept like a baby (I also give to hubby when he has a cold and can't sleep ~ they're wonderful herbal teas!)
Deb
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