Insomnia

N.C.
Are you looking for an alternative to an Rx?

There are OTC sleep aids available that are safe for regular use...such as the one made by Nyquil...

If you are looking for all natural help, then Melatonin can be taken about half an hour before bed. Valerian root, and chamomile are other herbs that have a calming effect.

Sound Wave Therapy (Binaural Beats), work on the delta waves in the brain to induce sleep...

...and calming decompression type coping skills are important to practice regularly as well.

Don't N forget a good cardiovascular workout during the day too! Just not close to bedtime...

Wishing you the rest you need!

S.C.

Melatonin.

I am sorry to hear about your sleeping problems. There are some effective methods that can really help you fall asleep.

Here are some of the methods you can use to get rid of insomnia:

#1 Force your worries. If worrying kicks in just after you close your eyes, schedule a daily "worry time" well before you go to sleep. Choose a 15 minute period at the same time every day when you try to think of every possible worry, and then tell them to a trusted confidant or write them out in a journal.

#2 Avoid taking a hot bath. There is a lot of advice that says to take a hot bath to relax yourself, but since the body needs to lower its temperature in order to fall asleep, a hot bath will actually keep you up.

#3 Make your room colder. Your body needs to cool down in order to fall asleep and stay asleep, so do what you can to make your room cool. For me, a cool bedroom has the added benefit of allowing me to nestle into a heavy comforter, and I find the heavy warmth very soothing.

#4 Block out noise. White noise is restful, and even more importantly, it means that I won't be woken up with every little thump that the house makes. A fan is ideal because it does double duty of providing consistent soft background noise as well as keeping my room cool.

#5 Find a bedtime ritual that works for you. Warm milk? A cup of herbal tea? No, thank you. Even though these drinks are commonly recommended to help fall asleep, I have never found them helpful. I say find the routine that works for you, whatever it is. Get in the habit of sticking to the routine every night.

I hope this helps you fall asleep.

Take care!

Thanks for the suggestions, it's greatly appreciated.

Gave some tablets called Kalms a try that contain Valerian extract. Slept much better the past 2 nights without the need for actual sleeping tablets (such as zopiclone and such).

I generally use lavender essential oils in a debaser about a half hour before I lay down. The lavender makes me relax and after another half hour I start to drift off.