cure for sunday night insomnia

[kdawg]

Hi, does anyone have a remedy or suggestions for having a more sound sunday night sleep? I can't seem to sleep on sunday night. I know what the cause is - having a few beers the previous night, and the symptons are a hangover and despite the tiredness and longing for bed, when i do get to bed i find myself unable to sleep and anxious and worrying about life, work etc.

I understand i could stop drinking entirely but I would like to know if there is an alternative to this such as something to relax me in the evening for a deeper sleep. At present I am under some pressure with work and I understand this doesn't help.  If you suffer from this and have anything that works for you I'd be very grateful if you'd share this with me.  Thanks.

[chazza]

it could be caused by different sleeping patterns during the weekend.  If you tend to sleep late on a sunday morning you wont find it as easy to drop off at normal time that night.

 

Other than that, try valerian root an hour before you go to bed to relax you

[mimififi]

I take a sleepy time herbal tea, from Tesco.  It is very relaxing and does make me sleepy.  There is another one too called nighttime tea and I think that's is available from Healthfood shops.

Chazza is right, the best way to improve your sleep is to have the same number of hours sleep every night.  This could be as little as 5, aslong as you don't do the big sleep in thing on the weekend, your sleep should remain stable.  It is also helpful to always get up at the same time and try to go to bed at the same time too,

Another top tip is to have a pad and pencil next to your bed.  Write down the things that are bothering you as they pop into your mind.  You will feel more relaxed if you feel things have been dealt with.

Stopping alchohol would be a very good idea.  Alcohol does induce sleep, but it also makes you experience a very poor sleep and does dehydrate your body while you are asleep.  The best thing to drink before bed is a glass of water to keep you hydrated through the night.  Abstinence of alchohol for a short period of time like a month or 6 weeks, will detox your system and probably make you feel far healthier.  Also, try to limit your caffeine intake to the morning hours, no caffiene after midday should improve your sleep too.  If you feel yourself flagging in the late afternoon at work, try a cup of peppermint tea.  This helps digestion and stimulates the brain.  My husband has found this has helped him enormously; he works for an investment bank in London and has quite a lot of pressure nearly all the time.  He cut down on the alcohol that is the chosen beverage for traders etc, and he feels so much better.  He still drinks at weekends sometimes, but on the whole, he enjoys the fit life (so do i too, much less stinky and far more attractive....but that's another thread!!!)

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[Grunty]

I put Radio 4 on my clock radio.  Whilst there are good programmes on 4, much of the content is now so boring that it rarely fails.

[BUNNY]

A bath and some camomile tea works a treat for me.I stopped drinking over 7 months ago and find I sleep like a log now.If you dont want to go to that extreme maybe shift your night out to Fri for a while so that your sleep pattern isnt so distrupted on Sun night.Also a good long walk or cycle on a Sun afternoon might help physically exhaust you.I find there were times when I used to be mentally wrecked but hadn't done much to physically tire myself out and therefore didn't sleep so well.If you think about it we all know the remedies for fatigue & health problems-eat well,exercise,reduce stress,dont drink too much alcohol and caffine,drink lots of water.All simple,all told to us over and over and yet we refuse to listen and prefer a magical quick fix that allows us to not have to make these adjustments.I'm as big an offender as anyone but I'm starting to listen and do these things and I'm more relaxed,rested,fitter,more able to cope with life and a stone lighter already!!

[Scarlett]

Drink tons of water before bed on Saturday night, and that way you won't have the hangover that causes you to feel so awful on the Sunday!