any advice against trouble sleeping?

[Bensen]

3.43 am here and no sleep so far. this happend several time in the pat 4 weeks. i tried servel things valerian or a beer before going to bed. nothing works for me.

did anyone had similar issues?

[Razor X]

3.43 am here and no sleep so far. this happend several time in the pat 4 weeks. i tried servel things valerian or a beer before going to bed. nothing works for me.

did anyone had similar issues?

I've had a lot of sleepless nights this past week.  Not sure why.  I have bouts of insomnia now and then but hadn't had any trouble sleeping in a long time until this past week.  If I lie awake in bed for too long and it gets past a certain hour, I begin to get frustrated and then there's no hope of getting to sleep.  I usually try to get up and read a little, watch TV or surf the net -- for about 20 minutes or so.  Sometimes a cup of hot decaffeinated tea helps.

I know what you're going through, and it's no fun.  Hope you can get some rest soon.

[Timmay]

Ben....did it all start when you joined this forum???  I think this place has some type of holding powers...lol

Timmay

[Razor X]

Ben....did it all start when you joined this forum???  I think this place has some type of holding powers...lol

Timmay

Yeah, he can't sleep because of the nightmares he's had about you in your red and whites.

[Timmay]

mission accomplished...lol

[handlebar]

Melatonin!!!

A friend of mine told me about this natural sleep aid and it did the trick that first night!!!
You can pick them up an Walgreens,GNC,Target.

There are other things that help but this is a public forum so i will refrain 

Jim

[skiking]

when i can't sleep, i have four or five drinks, works quite well

[MagmaBabe]

If I have trouble sleeping, I have some cd's of 'natures sounds' (waves gently breaking) and some chilled out classical music,  that normally works for me. You could try giving that a go.  A warm, malted drink might help as well, or you could try some breathing techniques.

have a look at this link and this can help you determine the problem and possibly help
with a solution.

http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_tips.htm

[Argyle]

I used to live with a girl who was an Occupational Therapist who was great at relaxation techniques.  One that worked really well for me when i had trouble sleeping. 

Start by clenching your toes, concentrating only on the action of clenching your toes, then tense your calves, quads, etc etc until you have worked all the way both up and down your body.  Generally i never made it to the top. Strange but it seems to work. 

I also have one or two bizarre rituals that help me sleep over the noise of my 1yr old snoring through the baby monitor!  Count down from 7657 in fives, or name in my head in alphabetical order all English Premier League teams, i have never got to the end!!  Actually I have just re read that and realised how sad that sounds!   

[JDog]

I usually need to fall asleep to some noise whether it is the television,iPod,radio or fan.

[Paul]

Have you broken your normal exercise routine Ben?  I find that sleepless night occur most for me when I have been stressed and don't get any cardio exercise.  Walking, mowing lawn, whatever and I am back to a good nights rest.

[FunshinePa]

Melatonin!!!

A friend of mine told me about this natural sleep aid and it did the trick that first night!!!
You can pick them up an Walgreens,GNC,Target.

There are other things that help but this is a public forum so i will refrain 

Jim

SleepMD... Works great when you really need to get to sleep!

[skiking]

valerian root

[marty22]

tylenol pm + a benadryl. (occasionally and on sunday nites)

[tomgallagher]

Ambien, works like a charm.