Re: What do you do if you're tired, but can't slee... - Page 2

msgb · ‎08-30-2010

This is a question I have been wondering for some time.

I tried Melatonin but I developed a rash from it. Turns out allergic.

I will eat dried tart cherries at times.

Magnesium glycinate.

Hibiscus tea.

An epsom salts bath.

I will not take prescriptions because I tend to be allergic to a lot of stuff that binds them or they have as an extra.

Reading also helps - I use a book light that doesn't bother my husband.

Exercising thru the day.

Not all work all the time but some help some of the time.

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

oh I forgot. I had a script for the CALM app. You can get a 30 day free trial. I loved it. I used it for sleep. They have these marvelous sleep stories. There is one I used every night for a while, and I'll be darned if I didn't fall to sleep. Never heard the end. It is called RYTHEM OF THE TRAIN. there are many more it is an excellent idea. There are tested sleep stories. Maybe try it. They also had great meditations and daily short things to do for anxiety. It worked!!I have a subscription now.

“sometimes you have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on”….Bob Dylan

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

Have glass of wine.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

I roam around the house, drink water, look outside, check to see if the fox or the raccoon or the possum came by yet, maybe file my nails, that sort of thing.

I started doing it as soon as I could finagle my way out of my little bed, and have done it all my life. Back then it was "reading" my books in the dark and talking to my stuffed animals. Or so I have been told.

cindyNC · ‎08-01-2019

Honestly, sometimes it helps if I have a snack. We ate early today.......before 5pm.......and I'm up sometimes until after midnight.

Biftu · ‎02-05-2011

I don't go to bed until I am really tired regardless of the time. I don't force myself to get into bed until then. I have to have the TV on or my mind will race. I don't watch it, just listen. If the TV shuts off automatically, I wake right up. Five or six hours of sleep works for me regardless of when I go to bed. No nap during the day needed. Eating or drinking coffee before bed doesn't affect me at all. Sleep patterns vary, what works for one may not work for others.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@cindyNC wrote:
Honestly, sometimes it helps if I have a snack. We ate early today.......before 5pm.......and I'm up sometimes until after midnight.

@cindyNC

Your comment reminded me of my Dad's cure.

If he was up late and couldn't sleep, he'd get a piece of cream cheese on a couple of Ritz Crackers. One tiny little "cheese and crackers" did the trick. He'd go back to bed and fall asleep in a short while.

Starpolisher · ‎03-10-2010

I follow Alan Mandell, motivationaldoc, on IG and you tube. He gives natural healing remedies. He suggest putting on socks. When your feet are cold, your core body holds on to heat and the temperature needs to drop to signal your brain to sleep. Also says, eating a piece of banana 🍌 or a handful of almonds. Both rich in magnesium, will help you sleep. 😴 I've been up since midnight. I was just looking here to see if anyone else was up.😁I fell asleep around 9pm and woke up and can't go back to sleep. I put socks on and was just looking for a banana or almonds. Unfortunately, I don't have either! The best I could come up with was some Bailey's Irish cream.🍀Just had a decaf Irish coffee ☕️ 😋 I feel sleepy now!😴😅

"Kindness is like snow ~It beautifies everything it covers"
-Kahlil Gibran

ThinkingOutLoud · ‎05-01-2020

Make sure it's not your meds that are causing the problem. It could be a single one or a combo of them that are affecting your sleep.

Lowering the temperature in your room may help.

Count sheep.

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

@newjersey wrote:
I really don't feel like going to doctor for sleeping medication as I take enough medicine. I try to read, or go on the computer, but can't concentrate.

Electronic devices are the last thing you should reach for if you can't sleep. There are numerous studies showing specific light from them stimulates the brain.

I often can't get to sleep. My brain races with all kinds of thoughts.

I meditate saying the Hail Mary prayer over and over and over. I'm usually out by the 6th time.

I turn the tv on with the sound so low I can barely hear it and lie down with my face the opposite direction. I just got an eye mask so the light to be sure the light won't bother me.

If all else fails, I go to the couch. I might watch tv but am so tired that I never see the end.