I Have Been Suffering From Insomnia For A While ?

[Salty80]

and I use sleeping pills ،،، Is there an effective way apart from medication?

[ladybirder]

Not for me there isn't. Went to bed at 11.45pm and just got up again as fed up of tossing and turning trying to sleep. I've taken two Melatonin tablets and am waiting for those to work before going back and trying again.

[Heretoaskandansw]

Not to disappoint you, but it's 4:50 AM and I'm still tossing and turning in my bed and by 8:30 AM I'm supposed to be at the university.

[ladybirder]

I hope you get to sleep soon and don't feel too bad for the rest of the day. I don't have to be up until 9.30am and can have a sleep this afternoon, or try to.

[1ozzy]

I reckon after three days in Thailand you'll sleep soundly.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question1819996.html

[barry1010]

Me too. It's a pig

[johnk]

Are you getting outdoors for at least 30 minutes each day.

[ladybirder]

Not me, I'm not allowed out!

[Peter Pedant]

i have had insomnia for three days
and now I can hardly keep my eyes open - ter daaah

Melatonin see above - is used and is safe, and works ( a bit) - OK for some ( about a third)

Valerian tea has some sort of mild hypnotic

Very difficult for me: I only get it once or twice a month and come down here to see who is tap tapping away...( go back to bed and wake up feeling drugged)

[Ken4155]

If you can get hold of a recording of ex-footballer Lee Hendrie doing the co-commentary on a football match, i'll tell you what, it just might cure your insomnia.

On a more serious note, having been insomniac from my early teens, the only way i can nod off is to read until i can no longer keep my eyes open. Not guaranteeing how many hours of decent sleep you'll get but, for me, it works most nights

[elliemay1]

Have you tried this?
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[elliemay1]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/health/4-7-8-breathing-technique-relaxing-wellness/index.html#:~:text=Close%20your%20mouth%20and%20quietly,total%20of%20four%20breath%20cycles.

[Peter Pedant]

I routinely do the deep breathing - go to sleep, go to sleep
and thing is: I cant keep awake long enough to complete the routine - ter daaah.

try them all - - one or two may work

[pastafreak]

Some forms of magnesium are useful and serve to relax both brain and muscles.

[William51]

It is something we have to live with. I lie in bed with the radio on softly, it concentrates the mind on the programmes and is relaxing, i then wake up in the morning. The radio is left on overnight but it is not a problem.

[ladybirder]

Pasta I find Magnesium helps my leg spasms.

And William, if anyone turned a radio on in my bedroom while I was trying to sleeps it would go straight out of the window.