can't sleep

[kalie1979]

Latley I have not been able to sleep, I figured I would probley gets some answers on this site. It takes me forever to fall asleep and then when I do . Every little noise wakes me up. I have bought advil pm, but scared to try it...lol I wondered if any of you have taken this and did it work? If I could get seven to eight hours of sleep, Its starting to build up, because im not sleeping. I feel like crap all the time....

thanks for any help

[kalie1979]

Thankyou guys so much, I will try a hot shower and earplugs and make my bed extra appealing ;-) tonight. See if that helps before I start taking any meds. But thankyou again.....

Kalie ;-)

[Rich99]

Earplugs, hot baths, this and that,  I know others are really trying to help but I've been there and done that.     The real culprit for many of us are the chemicals we ingested that actually disrupted our body and brain chemistry by pushing aside our own natural chemicals which control the sleep/wake cycle.    Now some individuals can still sleep despite the disruption.   They are the fortunate ones.    But many of us find it much more difficult to get the rest we used to get.     For us,  its best to get back to the time prior to using the drugs.  

[Jade59]

Hi Kalie, have you ever tried earplugs?  I have a lot of trouble sleeping also and will wake up at a pin drop.  I discovered *Macks* earplugs over 30yrs ago and they work wonders!  They are made of soft silicone and very comfortable and the best part is, you won't hear a thing!  Try them along with the other suggestions.  Hope something helps - good luck!

[avisg]

yes basically you would be taking benadryl  or go herbal magnesium,calcium,melation.chamomile tea  hot baths for me I wrapped my legs in an electric blanket because the heat help with the aches and pain and the warmness helped .

[ImDONENoMore]

I totally agree with gnarly's suggestions - and try a hot bath or shower before bedtime.  It will help relax you.  And set a really comfortable and appealing bed for yourself.  May seem like a small thing but it works!

Sweet dreams tonight I HOPE!!  :)

[gnarly_1]

if you want to go pharmaceutical plan old benadrill is the active ingerdent in most otc sleep aids it works for a lot of people but some get nervous on it....you can go all natural melatonin works I usually have to take about 3 of the 10mg tabs and your room has to be dark for it to work no night lights or tv running also theres vlaraian root usually 2 pills will do it walmart carys sleepytime tea I think that works pritty good 2 so you have some options you will just have to try and see what works best for you good luck and God bless........Gnarly