Help i can't sleep. Can someone give me a way to fall asleep without medication?

Question

I always have trouble falling asleep, and am always tired. It seems as though when i lie in bed and even though my body will be exhausted my mind wont let me sleep. I tried clearing my head and counting it doesn't work i get off track and start thinking about something and the more i think the more i can't sleep. Also if i get in the process of falling asleep, i get this thing were i have a problem with knowing that when i fall asleep, I'm not conscious and not aware of my surroundings and I'm not thinking like i am right now. And it shocks me and wakes me back up in the process of falling asleep. Can anyone help me?

Answer 1

Calcium, Vitamin D and the B vitamins each play a role in the regulation of the nervous system, and each can help you sleep more soundly, says Richard Gerson, Ph.D., author of "The Right Vitamins".  His recommendations daily intakes is between 800 and 1400 mg of calcium, 400 units of Vit D, along with a B-complex supplement that contains the RDA of the 6 important B vitamins..check it out...take care...

Answer 2

melatonin supplements. they're natural, considering melatonin is a naturally occuring hormone we all have in our bodies, taking more just encourages sleep.

Answer 3

Warm milk, turkey, banana..... no exercise before bedtime.  Put your thoughts down on paper first (things u must do the following day) then put your worries on the 'brain train' to take away till the morning.  Sleep well.

Footnote: Be careful, melatonin can give you freaky nightmares

Answer 4

meditate.

Restlessness or peace both come from within. Give five minutes to your heart daily. close your eyes, go deep inside your self and see. look for the hate, the greed, anger, envy, insults that you have treasured in your heart. presence of such stuff is always the real reason behind restlessness and absence of such negative feelings is always the reason behind peace of heart. these negative feelings damage and hurt the heart where these stay irrespective of their resoning. like garbage that gives bad smell to the garbage can. one does not feel the irritation of these negativities much during the day because of being busy. however, when one goes to bed and tries to sleep, the heart starts compalining about the garbage that is kept in it. the more the garbage, the less the sleep. please forgive me if i m sounding harsh. but this is true.

to get peaceful sleep, give 5 minutes to yourself daily, search your heart for any of these negativities, honestly acknowledge your findings. do not be scared of the findings as there is cure available. with your eyes closed, reach out for the positive energy that is there within your heart. everyone is born with that positive energy. let that cleans your heart. take each negativity one by one. removal of each one may take several days. but you'll start feeling the improvement after your first-five-minute-meditation-day.

and stop pouring any more negativity in you heart. your life and sleep will become peaceful.  

Answer 5

I have almost the exact question up. well someone said that there is a lavender pillow. it's a pillow that smells like lavender. lavender scents are proven to make people get sleepy. also you should relax in hot water and light some candles. the smell of the candles will calm you down.

Answer 6

Majorum essential oil worked for me. Proper essential oil, not cheap fragrance. A drop on each side of your pillow (in case you turn over) and voila! No, it's not going to make you sleep as soon as you lie down, but it greatly improved things for me. I'd tried lavender oil before, but that didn't really do it for me. The majorum smells so good I don't want to get up, I just want to lie there and keep sniffing! It helps you relax, relieves tension, and gives you something nice to smell while you fall asleep. It wears off after a few hours, so if you wake up in the night, you may have to re-apply. Being an oil, it will leave spots on the pillow case, but what's a pillow case compared to a good night sleep?

Answer 7

I have the exact same problem and went to the doctor about it and she said that there was nothing wrong and that i should try natural things like tablets. It's because i/we have an over active mind. one way to help this is by closing your eyes and imagining a blackboard. every time a picture or words come up rub it out with a duster. its a way to clear the things out of your head. i count to 200 then go straight onto the blackboard technique. give a try, what do you have to lose?

Answer 8

5 things to know about Sleep

You're tired. You could put your head down on a desk right now and fall asleep immediately. You went to bed late last night, had trouble falling asleep and woke up too early. And let's not kid ourselves: Tonight will be the same unless ... well, read on.

This is the classic not-so-shut-eye experience of many Americans who think they are sleep-deprived and possibly need pills or other treatment to fix their insomnia, teeth grinding, jet lag, restless or jerky legs, snoring, sleepwalking and so forth.

Reality is quite different.

For instance, insomnia is said to be the most common sleep disorder, but these dissatisfying sleep experiences only get in the way of daily activities for 10 percent of us, according to the National Institutes of Health. And in almost half of those cases, the real underlying problem is illness (often mental) or the effects of a substance, like coffee or medication.

Here are five recent findings that might help you rest easier:

1. We sleep better than we think we do

For most of us, sleep deprivation is a myth. We're not zombies. The non-profit National Sleep Foundation (which takes money from the sleep-aid industry, including drug companies that make sleeping pills) says the average U.S. resident gets 7 hours a night and that's not enough, but a University of Maryland study earlier this year shows we typically get 8 hours and are doing fine. In fact, Americans get just as much sleep nowadays as they did 40 years ago, the study found.

2. We need less sleep as we age

We'll die without sleep. The details are sketchy, but research suggests it's a time when we restore vital biological processes and also sort and cement memories. Last year, the World Health Organization determined that nightshift work, which can lead to sleep troubles, is a probable human carcinogen. On the upside, the latest research suggests we need less of it as we get older.

3. You can sleep like a baby (or Thomas Edison)

Multiple, shorter sleep sessions nightly, rather than one long one, are an option. So-called polyphasic sleep is seen in babies, the elderly and other animals (and Thomas Edison reportedly slept this way). For the rest of us, it is more realistic and healthy to sleep at night as best we can and then take naps as needed. EEGs show that we are biphasic sleepers with two alertness dips — one at night time and one mid-day. So talk to HR about setting up a nap room, like they have for NASA's Phoenix mission team members.

4. Animals exhibit a range of sleep habits

The three-toed sloth sleeps 9.6 hours nightly. But newborn dolphins and killer whales can forgo sleeping for their entire first month. However, the latter extreme is not recommended for humans. We grow irritable and lose our ability to focus and make decisions after even one night of missed sleep, and that can lead to serious accidents driving and using other machinery.

5. Get used to being tired, hit the desk

The bottom line is that a good night's sleep is within the reach of most of us if we follow common-sense guidelines for sleep hygiene:

* Go to bed at the same time nightly.

* Set aside enough time to hit that golden 7 hours of sleep.

* Refrain from caffeine, heavy or spicy foods, and alcohol and other optional medications that might keep you awake, four to six hours before bed-time.

* Have a pre-sleep routine so you wind down before you hop in.

* Block out distracting lights and noises.

* Only engage in sleep and s*x in bed (no TV-watching, reading or eating).

* Exercise regularly but not right before bed.

But you already know all this and you don't do it. So your realistic plan might be to surrender to the mid-day desk nap.

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Answer 9

I have the same thing, i try a few things, I exercise like h**l earlier in the day.

I will write down all of the stuff in my head on paper 30 min before bed.

have some background noise like a fan or AC or Rain music, helps alot drones your voice out of your head

some times I eat a huge mac and cheese meal

or I get drunk sometimes...not anymore.

the ac thing or constant noise thing reallly helps, now i hear the ac, instantly sleepy

Answer 10

go to your primary doctor he will know what to do  

Answer 11

count a sheep instead..or dont think of anything,,just relax your mind

Answer 12

Pray ask God for help, ask him if you could leave all your worries in his hands, to give you peace, show him that you love him, by communicating with him.  another thing u could do is spin your head around ( that will make u sleepy for sure ) drink some warm milk with honey, or chamomile and finally have some s*x, it helps u relax for sure

Answer 13

You may have a sleeping disorder. Check with your doctor.

Answer 14

I'm the same way right now. ughhhh i can't sleep. it just won't happen! :(