Insomnia-how to beat it?

[johnny on the spot]

Zopiclone and working in the fresh air. Stay out in the fresh air and you'll soon forget the zopiclone.

 

[MCFCinUSA]

Anyone ever suffered from this and found a way to beat it?

I suffer on and off and have done for 7 years. Some nights I don't sleep at all.

Nodding off is the problem for me. I can literally lie there for hours with no sign of sleep and then be shattered all day.

Last night I last looked at my clock at 4.40am and was awake at 7am so maybe had 2 hours.

It's really starting to get on my tits.....

Any ideas?

Not read the earlier posts but here's my two-pence worth to go along with everyone else's suggestions...

I used to gamble professionally in between contracts & sometimes during them. I found that if I'd come in at 3 or 4 am and I was still buzzing a bar of chocolate & a beer to chase it (both down within 5 minutes) would spike both my blood sugar & alcohol levels & help me get to sleep within 20 to 30 mins so I'd have a minimum of 3 or 4 hours snooze before I'd have to be active again for my regular day.

Chamomile tea also comes highly recommended if you want to take the edge off and relax before bedtime, as I believe taking a hot shower or bath does (to elevate and then drop your body temperature before sleep)

*I've never taken sleeping pills and I don't even keep Aspirin in the house

 

[foetus]

(medical) marijuana is known to help people. Obviously not ideal for everyone.

 

[Rosler1985]

I found having kids cured mine.

Seriously though, get up earlier and not eating and drinking crap works wonders. As does exercise.

My average day used to consist of getting up at 8am, eating a crap brekkie, going to work, eating more crap, going home, drinking and eating crap whilst watching tv till midnight.

These days I'm up at 5.45am. Exercise, healthy breakfast, get on with my day. Take a packed lunch to work with me and make sure we have a decent tea at night. No coffee at home these days as well. No eating after 8pm.

Also helps getting all your affairs in order so the stress and worry don't keep you awake at night. Being organised and having a set routine chills me out just as much as the stuff I've listed above.

Suffered with sleep problems for years, these days I only have to see my bed and I'm falling asleep

Good luck its a right **** to get sorted.

 

[wantinittodropitdoes]

I'm a fellow sufferer,I've found that by stopping drinking tea or coffee at around 2pm,and by exercising regularly I'm now able to get to sleep within 30 mins of going to bed,which is a vast improvement.You should check out Paul McKenna' s book,I can make you sleep,I borrowed it from the library and it does really help,there's some great info in it and tips on changing your routine before bed.good luck,there's really nothing worse than sleep deprivation.

 

[isab23502]

I'm a fellow sufferer,I've found that by stopping drinking tea or coffee at around 2pm,and by exercising regularly I'm now able to get to sleep within 30 mins of going to bed,which is a vast improvement.You should check out Paul McKenna' s book,I can make you sleep,I borrowed it from the library and it does really help,there's some great info in it and tips on changing your routine before bed.good luck,there's really nothing worse than sleep deprivation.

I had it terrible mate. Ruined my life. Like someone else said up above - the 5HTP tablets were the first step back on the right track for me. Now back to normal (thank God). They only work though if the root cause of your problem is low-serotonin (which can arise if you have been through anxiety or depression), since the 5HTP helps you make it properly again. Stick with it - I can't believe I have got back to sleeping properly almost every night after about 6 years of hell with it.

 

[aguero93:20]

I used to suffer with it, used to physically tire myself out to the extent (gym, cycling) that I'd always get at least 5 hours kip to leave my head in some sort of shape for the next day.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Cheers fellas. Some good advice on here. I'll give some of it a try.

Managed 2 hrs last night after 5 the night before and 2 the night before that. 9 hrs kip in 3 days.....not great when got to work.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Try imagining you're walking on the beach on holiday, picturing it all in your mind. If you wake up stare into the darkness with your eyes half closed. I go on my phone and read long articles from The Guardian after an hour or less I'm back to sleep.
I had a stressful job so I left but it took about a year to get back to normal.
Hope you get it sorted.