Insomnia

[ancmetro]

Google:    Risk factors that affect your sleep
     Here are some:   Room temperature
                                 Stress
                                 Distractions- TV, street noise...
                                 Lack of exercise
                                 Health habits- Diet, mental health...and much more!

[nannycoe1]

I take medication to sleep but lately I am still not sleeping well. I think I need to change it up

[beatsdrop]

My insomnia has been really bad this year with everything's going on. Yay for anxiety pills, but I still don't get enough sleep. :\

[jkhanson]

I used to sleep through the night with no issues....but lately, I've had some charlie horse issues.   Ouch!  Hopefully this doesn't become the new normal for me.

[sipingyu]

Sorry to hear as I struggled with insomnia periodically. I use zzzquil natural calm gel which helps with me. I also found breathing exercise before going to bed to be helpful at times. Exercising in the morning also helps in my case.

Best wishe!

[lywb2168]

YEs, it is a pain.  My mom have suffered from Insomnia for years, about 12 years ago she had a mini stroke ant the doctor said that it was caused by not sleeping good.  She takes Melatonin and it helps a bit.  She also drinks tea for calming and help sleep but it is frustrating.

[mrsmere]

No, I have never had this issue.  I only wake up if it's hot in room but usually sleep all night even after taking a daily nap.  Hope you get some relief because being sleep deprived can't be fun.

[braggin]

I used to have insomnia but only have it rarely now. You could try taking melatonin for it. Some people think that works just fine. You could start out with a low dose, like 1 or 3 mg, to see if it works, and go up from there if you have to.

[judylucas]

I'm fortunate since I don't have this problem in fact I think I sleep too much always at lest 7 or 8 hours a night and can always nap during the afternoon if I don't keep busy

[teresa3200]

It happens to me often. For months I woke up after about 4 hours of sleep. I was so tired all the time.

[JaniceSW]

I have had problems with insomnia for nearly 15 years or so.  I have tried melatonin (does pretty much nothing for me), prescription pills (which are relatively hard to get enough to use regularly), and OTC sleep pills.  The OTC pills are not too bad.  I have bought the store brands because they are the cheapest and the ingredients match the well-known brands. They work fairly well buy not always consistently.

Now, however, I just tried gummies from a marijuana shop.  No medical card, but supposedly recreational in gummy form and enough THC to relax you.  All I can say is I have taken it 4 nights out of 5.  It doesn't put me to sleep quickly but it puts me out soundly for about 5-6 hours when I do fall asleep.  I wake up a little groggy but it wears off after an hour or so.  I think I am going to be getting more!

My daughter, who has IBS, has found these gummies the answer to relaxation , sleep, and lessening the discomfort when she is suffering the IBS in the evening.  My son-in-law, who has some trouble sleeping through the night because he has a brain he can't "turn off' some times and becomes anxious as this goes on, finds these gummies the answer.

[Mizzkizz7]

I have had problems with insomnia for nearly 15 years or so.  I have tried melatonin (does pretty much nothing for me), prescription pills (which are relatively hard to get enough to use regularly), and OTC sleep pills.  The OTC pills are not too bad.  I have bought the store brands because they are the cheapest and the ingredients match the well-known brands. They work fairly well buy not always consistently.

Now, however, I just tried gummies from a marijuana shop.  No medical card, but supposedly recreational in gummy form and enough THC to relax you.  All I can say is I have taken it 4 nights out of 5.  It doesn't put me to sleep quickly but it puts me out soundly for about 5-6 hours when I do fall asleep.  I wake up a little groggy but it wears off after an hour or so.  I think I am going to be getting more!

My daughter, who has IBS, has found these gummies the answer to relaxation , sleep, and lessening the discomfort when she is suffering the IBS in the evening.  My son-in-law, who has some trouble sleeping through the night because he has a brain he can't "turn off' some times and becomes anxious as this goes on, finds these gummies the answer.

Oh wow! I would love to try THC gummies for my insomnia. I normally take Klonopin used for anxiety and that helps a lot. I normally sleep 6 hours and sometimes 7 hours of sleep a night. I'm up until 5am and I wake up at 2pm. Napping through the day some days.

[teresa3200]

I have that problem all the time. My DR gave me sleeping pills, but I have my 2 year old grand daughter most of the time so I don't like to take them.

[PGS28]

Here's a hack I've been using:

Hold down your right nostril
breathe only out of your left nostril for at least a minute

Let me know if this works!

I have never ever ever had insomnia but I have it now with a vengeance - been getting worse and worse tonight was the pinnacle slept 1 1/2 hours and finally gave up and got up at 4:44.  I have always been a person who could sleep for hours on end so I don't know what happened.  Do any of you guys have this issue?

[PGS28]

These are wonderful tips!

I have never had insomnia and I hope I never do. But here are some tips to help...

1 Wake up at the same time each day.
2 Eliminate alcohol and stimulants like nicotine and caffeine
3 Limit naps
4 Do not eat or drink right before going to bed