Insomina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Disneylover79]

I hate it... I went to bed around 11:00 and tossed and turned until 3:00 until I finally got up. I am in the living room as to not to disturb DF. I have slept maybe MAYBE 45mins....I hate this...

What do you do in order to help sleep at night?

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

I hate it... I went to bed around 11:00 and tossed and turned until 3:00 until I finally got up. I am in the living room as to not to disturb DF. I have slept maybe MAYBE 45mins....I hate this...

What do you do in order to help sleep at night?

It's probably not the best time to ask

I've been up since 3:30 am...I'm finally feeling like I might be able to go back to sleep, but I know my puppy will be up and STARVING in the next half hour!

I know how you feel. Hope you don't have too heavy a day planned.

 

[kelly1218]

I've been up since 1am.

I am the LAST person to advise anyone on sleeping.

I just give up and accept that I'm up.

 

[livie1205]

I would not do what i am but I have had very bad sleeping problems for YEARS...I could go days with getting to sleep so I take ambien, no it does not cause all those weird issues with me like it does other people, I do not sleep cook,eat, see things that are not there ect ect...I take it, I lay in bed and fall asleep...I am not groggy the next day and I wake up ready for the day.It works for some but I would talk to a Dr. first.

 

[Dax]

This was a major problem for me when I was unemployed...I was trying to follow DH's weird work hours, since I had nothing better to do, but because I was not fully active during the day, I could not sleep at night..I would go days with only 3 hrs sleep.

Somethings I have tried that worked somewhat...

- Hot Bath just before bed
- Reading
- Something REALLY boring on TV..LOL

Otherwise, nothing really helped...The good news is you will probably be tired tonight!

 

[polkadotsuitcase]

My husband and mom have crazy insomnia. I've heard all the things you're "supposed" to do -- eat this, don't eat that, do this, don't do that, and have tried to coach them over the years whenever I hear of something that's supposed to help. Doesn't seem like a lot of things really do, unfortunately.

But hubby started using the herbal, "Deep Sleep" (we get it at Whole Foods) and it seems to help a little. The last time I went to get him some, there were two people looking for it at the same time!

Good luck -- insomnia really stinks.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

For me, I had to cut out caffeine. I drink my morning coffee and that is the only caffeine I can have, otherwise I have issues.

The other thing is anxiety. If I have heavy stuff looming, I have to work on it otherwise it REALLY bugs me enough so I can't sleep.

 

[SKWDW]

Sadly, I've been up since DH woke me with snoring at 1:30 a.m., so it's not a good night for me. I tried going to the guest room to sleep, but I was already "too awake". Been at the Dis for a few hours now.

I typically try quiet and dark surroundings, aided by a lavender-scented silk eye pillow.

 

[ilovejack02]

The only thing that helps me is ambien. I take half a tablet of the smallest dosage. No issues with crazy dreams or problems that others have. I also cut out caffeine past noon.

I have had this issue since Jan when I started on a medication that put me into menopause. YUCK, so frustrating. I am a happier kinder person now with the sleep aid.

 

[rszdtrvl]

I have a hard time getting to sleep, plus I wake up at least once (normally twice) to take the dogs to the bathroom at night.

I use a sound machine : Sharper Image Sound Sleep Machine (there is one on ebay right now - no, it is not mine!).

I put the machine on "rain" and sleep so soundly! I wake up at every noise, as I sleep very lightly. With the machine on, it is like a "white noise" and I don't wake up unless I hear the dogs (which have a distinct sound of dog feet on laminate floor).

It really helps me. I am sleeping better than I have in a long time!

Oh - and I have the Eclipse (room darkening) curtains on our bedroom window, to keep the room dark.

 

[Bilberry]

For better night sleeps, i began taking 3mgs of time release melatonin a couple years ago. Great stuff! I get a good restful nights sleep most of the time now.

I learned about melatonin from a cardiologist's blog I read. Guess it is good at lowering blood pressure a little also.

http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Melatonin

 

[dis-happy]

Most people won't try this, but try cutting out the caffeine 24/7. I had to quit caffeine completely becuase it set off an irregular heartbeat...then I noticed that I have NO MORE insomnia, ever! Honestly, I'm the only woman my age (pre-menopausal) who has no trouble sleeping.

There's a difference even when I had just one cup in the morning, or limited to decaf later in the day (even decaf coffee has a fair amount of caffeine). I believe that even one cup of coffee messes up your whole system. Now I just drink herbal tea and sleep like a baby. (I also don't get that mid-day slump anymore where I feel like need caffeine to get through the day.)

Most people can't fathom the idea of going caffeine free, but really, it's been worth it! May take a couple of weeks to see results.

 

[Pakey]

I don't drink any caffiene but still suffer from insomnia. I use ambien when I have to.

 

[C.Ann]

Try a couple of oatmeal cookies - or a bowl of oatmeal - shortly before heading off to bed.. Old home remedy that has worked for many - including me in the past..