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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?
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Very seldom, I use natural calms about 3 times a month, and sleep longer and can go back to sleep.
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Had it for years..Was gave a rx for amitriptyline to take..I have migraines and the no sleep wasnt helping..so that has worked for me as for the sleeping..migraines no..i also get an emgality shot..but sleeping through the night is so weird..
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IO have been having problems with insomnia too. I just wish it would go away as quickly as it appeared.
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I've had bouts of insomnia from time to time. For days or weeks on end, just staring at the ceiling every night. Lately though I've been having the opposite problem. I just want to sleep all the time. I've been going back to sleep after feeding the pets in the morning and sleeping for several more hours. I don't know what's wrong with me. I've been exercising and taking vitamins, but I still just want to sleep forever.
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On occasion I will get a bout of insomnia. It is sooo annoying. During the day when I have tasks to complete it's great when I can think clearly and complete what I have to do.
But when that brain just refuses to shut down at night when the rest of me is shutting down, things get really messed up.
For me, sometimes I have to cut back or cut out the caffeine and add the herbal teas. ( Naturally decaffeinated )
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I also have insomnia on an almost daily basis. I take Melatonin every few days and that helps somewhat, but I rarely sleep more than 5-6 hours and I wake up at least every hour during that time. I think it's just part of getting old........
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I have never had insomnia and I hope I never do. I hate taking something to go to sleep.
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I have insomnia bad too. I go to sleep at 4am-5am, wake up at 1230pm,130pm. Then other times I crash early around 1030pm-11pm and wake up around 4am..never ending cycle. I don't want to take RX sleep meds because of side effects so i take my clonazepam instead sometimes. My sleep schedule is messed up but one thing I don't due is force myself to stay awake. When my body tells me to sleep i sleep. I do consume caffeine 2x out the week at times but I try not to drink too much.
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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
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I get so upset when i can't sleep. It ruins my whole day.
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I have been known to fall asleep for 15 minutes, then wake up and lay there for 2-3 hours. Its so frustrating.
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I also have insomnia on an almost daily basis. I take Melatonin every few days and that helps somewhat, but I rarely sleep more than 5-6 hours and I wake up at least every hour during that time. I think it's just part of getting old........
Melatonin was going to be my suggestion, too.
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Sometimes I feel I do have occasional insomnia. It has happened more since the covid 19 situation and I'm unemployed. I rarely had problems sleeping before.
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I also have insomnia on an almost daily basis. I take Melatonin every few days and that helps somewhat, but I rarely sleep more than 5-6 hours and I wake up at least every hour during that time. I think it's just part of getting old........
Melatonin was going to be my suggestion, too.
Melatonin helps me fall asleep, but not stay asleep. Plus it gives me crazy dreams. I started taking chelated magnesium malate at night for achy bones and muscles after running, and I found out that it really helps me sleep through the night.
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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!
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I take medication to sleep but lately I am still not sleeping well. I think I need to change it up
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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. :\
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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It happens to me often. For months I woke up after about 4 hours of sleep. I was so tired all the time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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These are, indeed, very factual factors.
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!