Insomnia

cherryghost

And sick of it. I seem to get it every year in february for about a month. every year i go to the doctors and they prescribe the usual drugs, and it doesnt work, i get about 2/3 hours sleep every night

i try listening to relaxing music and such, but, never really works. any ideas that arent drug related? its got me stumped and im totally wrecked and ive had enough, its been happening every year for about 4 years now :mad:

Ruu_Old

Long walk or run, do you exercise much?

cherryghost

a run either in the morning or the evening every day normally, and maybe the gym the odd time if i feel up to it. doctor told me to do that too, doesnt work thanks anyway

Sleepy

Lavender worked a treat for a guy I know who used to suffer very badly with insomnia, just put a sprig of fresh lavender on the pillow (or maybe try a scented candle).

Avoid using a computer just before bed, the light from the screen fools the brain into thinking it's more awake than it is.

Only use your bedroom for sleeping / sex. Train your sub-concious that the bedroom is for bed, nothing else.

Try reading before your scheduled bed time. It tires out your eyes.

Avoid caffeine, nicotine, any other stimulants after late afternoon.

(The username is short for Sleep Comes Tomorrow - suffered a bit from insomnia myself in college)

Orgasms induce sleep.

Is there something stressful about this time of year in your routine?

Mmmm_Lemony

Was actually contemplating posting a similar question.

My problem Is I work a rotating shift, and have been travelling alot on my time off lately. I've been sleeping maximum 2hrs at a time with no regularity, and I am really feeling burnt out.

Its hard to explain to someone what its like, I'm lucky to have a job at all, not looking to change that, so going to try the herbal stuff for a couple of weeks, but dont hold a lot of confidence in that actually working...

cherryghost

Sleepy wrote: »

Lavender worked a treat for a guy I know who used to suffer very badly with insomnia, just put a sprig of fresh lavender on the pillow (or maybe try a scented candle).

Tried that a couple of weeks ago, didnt seem to work, tried scented candles too, its a no go.

Sleepy wrote: »

Avoid using a computer just before bed, the light from the screen fools the brain into thinking it's more awake than it is.

I cant do that! Computers are all I do, since I work in an internet cafe 12 hours a day, 340 days a year, so it doesnt make sense why i happens in february only.

Sleepy wrote: »

Only use your bedroom for sleeping / sex. Train your sub-concious that the bedroom is for bed, nothing else.

Hmmm yeah, perhaps.

Sleepy wrote: »

Try reading before your scheduled bed time. It tires out your eyes.

I like reading in bed though. Usually read a book in a night lately.

Sleepy wrote: »

Avoid caffeine, nicotine, any other stimulants after late afternoon.

Just a few teas I have. No sugar. I dont smoke anymore so thats not it either.

Sleepy wrote: »

(The username is short for Sleep Comes Tomorrow - suffered a bit from insomnia myself in college)

Makes sense

cherryghost

Moonbaby wrote: »

Orgasms induce sleep.

Is there something stressful about this time of year in your routine?

Not that I'm aware of.

Mmmm_Lemony, thats a tricky situation to be in.


I saw a documentary on our body clocks last night regarding food patterns, i might give that a go, give myself a set list, more calories in the morning, less in the evening, instead of vice versa.

Mmmm_Lemony

Mmmm_Lemony wrote: »

Was actually contemplating posting a similar question.

My problem Is I work a rotating shift, and have been travelling alot on my time off lately. I've been sleeping maximum 2hrs at a time with no regularity, and I am really feeling burnt out.

Its hard to explain to someone what its like, I'm lucky to have a job at all, not looking to change that, so going to try the herbal stuff for a couple of weeks, but dont hold a lot of confidence in that actually working...

I found having a ridge eating routine, where I treated the night shift exactly like it was a normal day. Worked for me.
Catnaps under the managers desk on your lunch break work wonders too.

Mmmm_Lemony

Moonbaby wrote: »

I found having a ridge eating routine, where I treated the night shift exactly like it was a normal day. Worked for me.
Catnaps under the managers desk on your lunch break work wonders too.

Its a canteen in work is terrible and doesn't offer any healthy options, and i'm playing football 2/3 times a week, so I think its time I did a complete turn around on my eating habits.

Thanks.

BaubleFreak

cherryghost wrote: »

And sick of it. I seem to get it every year in february for about a month. every year i go to the doctors and they prescribe the usual drugs, and it doesnt work, i get about 2/3 hours sleep every night

i try listening to relaxing music and such, but, never really works. any ideas that arent drug related? its got me stumped and im totally wrecked and ive had enough, its been happening every year for about 4 years now :mad:

Paul McKenna has a great CD - Sleep Like A Log. works wonders!

LegacyUser

I used to get insomnia in college when I was feeling a little depressed and then obviously it would get worse and worse as I was not sleeping.
Insomnia is horrible, you feel completely out of touch with the whole world.

For me nothing would really help, although I tried and tried, I always used to just snap out f it and nothing would stop it until then. I used to read classics, have a hot whisky with cloves and stuff and listen to classical music and be as warm and cosy as possible, baths before bed help too.
Lavender used to give me very vivid scary dreams whenever I did nod off and usually woke me up!