How do you sleep while being sick?

Question

I have a cold, and it's 3:53 currently and I cant fall asleep. I take a ton of stuff, so my nose isnt clogged, but I'm not tired?

Any help?

Answer 1

Watch TV in a dark room.

Answer 2

keep your mind blank for 10 mins or so and close your eyes, or drink milk :D  

Answer 3

Lay on your bed

Close your eyes

And go to sleep =p  

Answer 4

play video games or watch dvds between 2-3 hour naps.

Answer 5

umm why don't you put vicks vapor rub on? It helps you breath. That's what i did.

Answer 6

NYQUIL or sleeping pills work for me

Answer 7

sleeping pills

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Read one of your favourite books that you've read many times before so you won't get too into it. Reading always makes your eyes tired, although it does stimulate your brain sometimes...

What I do when I can't sleep is bring out a big atlas and look at all the places I would like to go when I start travelling. That always makes me tired when I start fantasising about all the really cool places I'll be someday going to.

If that doesn't work, I have this hour glass thing, like an hour-glass timer, except it has a liquid in it instead of sand. I just lie in my bed and wtahc the liquid slowly drip down and it sends me off to sleep :)

No idea why.

You just need to relax and think about a lot, something you like to think of, or imagine, like wht would the most romantic date be, or if you could own your own mythical creature, what would that be?

Maybe this just works for me :)

Answer 10

NYQUIL

works wonders trust me whenever im sick i take it and it clears it all up and makes you tired

or take Theraflu nightime that knocks you out too

hope you feel better

Answer 11

2 benadryls can help make you drowsy.

its has the same stuff in it as over the counter sleeping pills.

Answer 12

try some nyquill.  

Answer 13

uncomfortably

Answer 14

I have this problem a lot, a few options:

1. Drink warm milk

2. Sit in the living room with all the lights off, sit for a few minutes and your head will begin to fall lol.

3. Take a shower, then fall on your bed and passout.

4. m********e.

Answer 15

You may have taken a medicine that helps with coughing or mucus build up that speeds up the body a little bit and that's why you can't sleep. Not to mention the sickness itself must keep you from getting comfortable. I'd reccomend you eat some turkey, and drink some milk. They are both natural sedatives. I personally think turkey is better. I always get tired after turkey, but not always after milk.

If it wasn't for the fact that I don't know what drugs you've taken or thier possible reaction with benadryl, I'd Also say a benedryl (Diphenhydramine) would help and might help if any of the symptoms are due to seasonal allergies. However, like I said you may have taken something with Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) in it already or something that may have an undesired reaction to benadryl (Diphenhydramine) so I don't reccomend it unless you know that what your taking won't be affected by benadryl (diphenhydramine). In order to know that you could probably look it up online. But if you've already taken a medication with diphenhydramine (benadryl) I also wouldn't reccomend it because then the combined doses may equal more then your supposed to have in a DOSE. That would be bad.

Well good luck.