What do yall do for sleep?

Thank you I will have to see if I can find that. And I read a lot. I've ran out of books. I need to get some more cause I'm getting bored with reading the same ones over and over. And I try not to think of stuff and let everything go but it just doesn't happen.

chamomile tea can also help - makes me sleepy and I think it's caffiene free or can be bought that way

Thank you. I'm going to the store tonight I will have to get some of that.

i have found that the genre of espionage fiction turns pages with a bit of modern day symbolism gives the eyes a little want to stay awake but strain to ,,, now i must sleep.

as tim robins says > you can doooooooooooooo it!

One thing you could try if you are a worrier is writing down the things you are worried about in a journal. That often times give me some release so I don't have it all building up inside of me. Just a thought. I hope you find something that brings you relief

Thank you. I used to keep a journal but husband made copies of it to try to use against me. That's a long story. I put it on some other posts. So I'm not able to journal anymore.

I take 3mg xanax and a benadryl if needed. It's a bad habit and psychological addiction.

I've taken xanax before and it just relaxed me it didn't make me go to sleep but I never tried it with benadryl.

relaxation techniques

Tried that too. Thank you though!

Hi I have severe pain every night. I'm on lots of drugs for you name it. One something hit me I had a wonderful friend That new Tao. He gave me this cd by Ron Allen Music For Relaxation. At first I thought this is wonderful on the cd The sound of earth, sky, kindness, wisdom, reason, eternal, sage. and be let me tell you not only was I relieved of pain I was able To sleep 6 hours. If you want info or think this mite work for you pm me. Sweet Dreams

TIME - in that I mean nothing ever remains the same and sleep will eventually return. I was an insomniac for 6 years and on all sorts of meds for it but never made it past two/three hours sleep a night if lucky.

SO I detoxed and went with it, stayed up most nights for the duration or got a few hours sleep and got up at 3.00am but after 6 / 7 months I slowly noticed that my sleep was prolonging. Now 2 years later I get the full 8 hours occassionaly assisted by 7.5mg of zopiclone if I am stressed as it is an anxiolytic and I sleep like a baby. If I do wake up I get up for a few minutes and log onto PC for a bit and then I feel suitably tired and go back to bed.

What I am saying is that things will change, nothing ever remains the same, there is hope.

Angie, you should try taking Tylonal PM's, They work for me sometimes, I also have sleeping problems, so dont worry your not alone :] Usually watching a movie before me does the trick. I also have this fan that has this rythum sound to it that helps me fall asleep. You should try getting a fan with a rythum [ I know it sounds wiered, but it works for me haha ] Well, I hope you get some sleep soon! :]

Thank you! I hope it does change. I don't know how in the world I'm still functioning on only a couple hours of sleep per night.

hi angie. i was going to suggest journaling as well but saw what you said about it being read. i wonder if you could do it on your computer and somehow lock the file or email it to yourself or make it password protected or encrypt it. i think there are even sites where you have to log in with a password to access an online journal. oh, i did remember one i'd known about. just click on the first category where it says sacred space to create a private online journal. (just ignore the faith stuff if that isn't your thing. )

i take benedryl to help me sleep. it works pretty well. i just started taking vitamin D supplements (5,000 i.u.-the max you can safely take daily) as i read on my doctor's site that a deficiency can cause one to stay up later and later and i'm a total night owl.

Thank you. I've tried that as well. ( Tylenol pm ) And I usually lay here and watch TV until I finally get sleepy. And I have a fan in my room that I turn on when I try to lay down. And thank you again I hope I get some sleep as well.

Thank you. Yeah he reads it. So I just quit. And I only have internet through my phone. But I will have to go to that website. That sounds like a good one. And I'll have to go get me some of those vitamins. And I used to take benadryl to help me sleep but it got to where it didn't work anymore. I got imune to it I guess.

Hi Angie,
I don't know if this will work but it won't hurt to try. Get a meditation tape or two. And put it on and try to meditate in bed as you're lying down. Don't try to sleep, try to follow the meditation.
That has helped me.

I will try that. I will have to get a portable cd player witht the headphones cause no one else will wanna listen to it. Thank you!

Yoga can reduce your need for sleep as you can learn to "refill" your energy faster - during a deep relaxation.

Thank you. I also do yoga on my wii fit. That's what I got it for. I do it in the mornings. I'm gonna get the new wii fit plus because it has more yoga stuff than the one I have.

I have found that eating something before bed, even if its a small something, helps me sleep. Your body is trying to tell you something. Maybe its saying "I'm hungry" I do take a sleeping pill, but sometimes if it doesnt seem to be working, I get up, eat a little something, and ta-dah!!! Im sleeping like a baby.

I'll try that.......

I hope that you get the Vitamin D tested before taking that much, you may be fine and overdosing yourself. In my situation I was very difficient and I was put on 4000mg of it. I asked how long I needed to do it and they said a long time. So also get as much sun , that the best source of D and coming into the nicer weather I hope my rates improve too.

Ok I will get them to check that. And yeah we sit outside a lot. They told me it also helps build up seratonin I think to be out in the sun light