Cannot Sleep-Remedies? - Page 2

SuzeQuze · #16 09-06-2005, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GateandGarden

That usually helps me, too. Something like Norah Jones or Christine is always good for that. And I have CDs with heart sounds on them too, for that purpose. And stethoscopes, too, but that's mostly a "Hillary thing."

She is not known as Snora Jones for nothing! I love her.

BTFLCHLD · #17 09-06-2005, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Benadryl knocks me out like nothing else

If I'm having a really hard time sleeping I take that or Tylenol PM....but that's only if I really really can't sleep...

Which is rare...I've been blessed with no/very few sleeping issues.

how come nobody has suggested orgasm in a cup?
what was in that delicious drink deanna?

amber · #18 09-06-2005, 04:17 PM

Why don't you just take 1/2 or 1 tylenol PM before you want to go to bed?

The dosage is 2, so when I have them I just take 1, and I'm fine in the morning, and I fall asleep within about 45 mins. Simple pimple.

all the same · #19 09-06-2005, 04:21 PM

I go for a long walk before bed if I'm too wired to sleep. It totally clears my head. Or, at risk of reviving my GROSS status, I have a wank. That tends to do the trick too.

SuzeQuze · #20 09-06-2005, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

how come nobody has suggested orgasm in a cup?
what was in that delicious drink deanna?

Omigod, yeah, that chocolate drink from Starbucks. Mmmm...

golddustwoman77 · #21 09-06-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

A doctor once told me to try Benedryl if I cannot sleep. I don't have that severe of insomnia so I haven't taken it because it has all kinds of stuff in it that isn't for sleeping so it seemed like a strange suggestion. However, if I were desperate I would probably try it.

I was going to suggest the same thing.

I know that the doctor told my husband to try that when he was having a hard time sleeping. It is safe and non-habit forming. Benadryl is for allergies, and it is safe enough to take daily. I take allergy medication on a daily basis, and I have been for years---by doctor's orders. You need to make sure that you get the kind that doesn't have the any decongestant in it. Otherwise, it won't work. I always buy the capsules. They are pink and white. Here is more information on it. http://www.drugs.com/benadryl.html

ontheEdgeof17 · #22 09-06-2005, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by golddustwoman77

I was going to suggest the same thing.

I know that the doctor told my husband to try that when he was having a hard time sleeping. It is safe and non-habit forming. Benadryl is for allergies, and it is safe enough to take daily. I take allergy medication on a daily basis, and I have been for years---by doctor's orders. You need to make sure that you get the kind that doesn't have the any decongestant in it. Otherwise, it won't work. I always buy the capsules. They are pink and white. Here is more information on it. http://www.drugs.com/benadryl.html

I give benadryl to patients who can't sleep from time to time.

reebokandlace · #23 09-06-2005, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by all the same

Or, at risk of reviving my GROSS status, I have a wank. That tends to do the trick too.

Oh my! That would do it!

--or--

try deep breathing, NOT filling your lungs but expanding your diaphram~~~this clears out a lot of the "bad/old" oxygen~~ inhale and exhale this way for about 15 deep breaths~~this will slow the heart rate~~

the other thing that works well for "in tune" people is "awake dreaming" -- kind of like day dreaming ~~ but more along the lines of fantisizing about a scenario with a conscious effort to fall asleep while doing it~~taking yourself deeper and deeper into a "dream state" until you fall asleep. This may take 15-30 minutes of conscious effort. This may not make sense to some people~~~ but to those have the ability to do it~~it works wonders~~~

eclipse · #24 09-06-2005, 07:34 PM

Thanks so much to all my Ledgie friends for their ideas and suggestions...
It is now 8:20 PM my time, and I am going to take an Ativan and a large glass of water and see if that helps.....

I'll let you know tomorrow...
Thanks again for all

the suggestions- You're all so sweet

I am really wanting to snooze tonight... we shall see...

( I will keep you all informed-Like my sleeping habits really interest anyone...)

GateandGarden · #25 09-06-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Yes. Christine always puts me to sleep.

You're like the anti-Homie now.

GypsySorcerer · #26 09-06-2005, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

If I cannot relax and go to sleep, I turn on a CD or my local soft jazz station. I am one of the most unrelaxed people in the world, but listening to music helps me every time.

Good luck!

That's what I do too. Or if I really can't sleep, I move to the couch and fall asleep with the TV on.

LongBlackScarf · #27 09-06-2005, 08:22 PM

Benadryl is just as effective as the plank upside the head remedy. One of those puppies with a hot beverage and it's LIGHTS OUT, Bedtime for Bonzo!

You can get a "hangover" from it, though. You may wake up groggy. So if you have to operate heavy machinery in the morning, such as a toaster (lifting those Pop Tarts can be a bitch!), or electric toothbrush, keep this in mind.

amber · #28 09-06-2005, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LongBlackScarf

Benadryl is just as effective as the plank upside the head remedy. One of those puppies with a hot beverage and it's LIGHTS OUT, Bedtime for Bonzo!

You can get a "hangover" from it, though. You may wake up groggy. So if you have to operate heavy machinery in the morning, such as a toaster (lifting those Pop Tarts can be a bitch!), or electric toothbrush, keep this in mind.