Hello Insomnia :(

[Aaronmadeit 361]

Bout 5 months out and I feel like I'm developing insomnia anyone have any tips or tricks to maybe fall sleep faster ? :/

[happy1957 138]

I don't have that problem since I'm old and pretty worn out by bedtime. I get up daily to work out at 4:30am. Are you exercising at night? Drinking coffee late? Even too many Proteins for dinner can make me a little more wired. I did have a problem when I tried exercising after work. It's too much stimulation for me. See if there are any helpful hints here. http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_tips.htm

[MrsG 329]

Bout 5 months out and I feel like I'm developing insomnia anyone have any tips or tricks to maybe fall sleep faster ? :/

Here is what my sleep dr told me (I used to have sleep apnea) when I started to have insomnia issues.

1) the bedroom is for sex and sleep only. No tv, no computer, music, electronics, reading etc.

2) no playing on my iPad or computer 2 hrs before bed. Something about the light from the iPad and computer decreases our own natural melatonin we produce that makes us tired.

3) if you lay down and toss and turn, get up and walk around for a few mins and then try again. He said you cannot make yourself go to sleep. If you stay in bed tossing and turning and getting frustrated you start to subconsciously develope an anxiety about falling asleep which in turn makes it harder each time you try and causes the insomnia.

4) he had me start taking 3mg of melatonin (its over the counter and all natural, by the vitamins) each night 30 minutes before bed and that has helped me a lot.

He told me I had bad sleep hygiene cuz I would read in bed, watch tv, etc and that's actually what was causing the insomnia. I did everything he told me and my insomnia went away. Now I have no trouble getting to sleep.

Hope this helps. Try it, if it doesn't work at least you tried and maybe it's something more! good luck!

[Aaronmadeit 361]

Here is what my sleep dr told me (I used to have sleep apnea) when I started to have insomnia issues.

1) the bedroom is for sex and sleep only. No tv' date=' no computer, music, electronics, reading etc.

2) no playing on my iPad or computer 2 hrs before bed. Something about the light from the iPad and computer decreases our own natural melatonin we produce that makes us tired.

3) if you lay down and toss and turn, get up and walk around for a few mins and then try again. He said you cannot make yourself go to sleep. If you stay in bed tossing and turning and getting frustrated you start to subconsciously develope an anxiety about falling asleep which in turn makes it harder each time you try and causes the insomnia.

4) he had me start taking 3mg of melatonin (its over the counter and all natural, by the vitamins) each night 30 minutes before bed and that has helped me a lot.

He told me I had bad sleep hygiene cuz I would read in bed, watch tv, etc and that's actually what was causing the insomnia. I did everything he told me and my insomnia went away. Now I have no trouble getting to sleep.

Hope this helps. Try it, if it doesn't work at least you tried and maybe it's something more! good luck![/quote']

Thank you for all the advice ! Ima try melAtonin tonight