What is a good thing to help sleep?

Question

i work 7 days a week don't drink coffee only drink 3 cups off tea a day have 3 healthy meals a day drink lots of water but cant sleep i would get 2 to 3 hours a sleep a night please help and the only time i do have a good sleep is if i don't sleep for 2 days and i don't take any drugs or drink

Answer 1

There is a stimulant in tea very similar to caffeine.  If you drink the tea late enough, it can affect your sleep (I have found that I cannot drink coffee after 12 noon or it bothers me).  

If you are an adult, Melatonin is an over the counter herbal supplement that you can take.  According to my doctor, 3 - 10 mg is average.  I take 2 or 3 tablets (3mg) and I sleep really well without waking up groggy.

There are other things like Unisom or Sominex that you can get without a prescription, too.  I have not tried them myself.

One more thing, researchers are just finding that using a computer before going to bed can interfere with getting to sleep.  It does something that kind of revs up your brain.

You can also try things like meditation and warm baths.

Good Luck!!  I am so glad to hear that you make healthy choices.

Answer 2

the only thing that helps  me is to drink  a  few beers, and i sleeplike a baby . you might wanna try it ,it also relaxes you ,  

Answer 3

You first need to do your best to create a "habit" of sleeping for yourself.  It's not always fun or easy, but begin forcing yourself to bed the same time every night, and to wake up the same time every morning.  The body loves habit, so do what you can to begin "programming" it.

Working 7 days a week probably means your body spends a lot of time in a "spun up" state as I like to call it.  Your body is active, your mind is active, you keep chugging along, etc.

If you need to be "spun up" for work 7 days a week, then find ways to "wind down" at the end of the work day.  Some use TV, some read, some exercise, etc.  You must learn to force the current work day and the next from your mind.

If this doesn't work, begin with natural remedies.  First, warm milk.  It sounds crazy, but it works.  For me, heavier milk (aka non-Skim) works better.  Warm up a mug of it, sip on it the last half hour of your evening, then lie down.  Another good thing is "Melatonin", you can get it at most health stores/GNC.

If those don't work, you can consider an over-the-counter sleeping pill, but they are NOT made as a long-term solution.  If you're going to take one, take a half or a third of a dose first.  Start small, see what it does for you.

If it persists for more than a few more weeks after trying some things, go see a doctor immediately.  As I'm sure you well know, a lack of sleep can wreak havoc on a person.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Exercise an hour before you retire, keeping the noise level and temperature of the bedroom down, have regular hours for retiring and getting up so as to set your biological circadian rythms clock. relax your mind by listening to soft music an hour before bedtime. If these don't help there is always the hypnotic drug "Ambien" which requires a prescription.

Answer 6

Taking prescription sleeping pills, such as zolpidem (Ambien), eszopiclone (Lunesta), zaleplon (Sonata) or ramelteon (Rozerem), until there's less stress in your life may help you get to sleep. Ramelteon is the newest sleep medication, and it doesn't appear to have the same risk of dependency and rebound insomnia that the other sleep medications do. However, all of these medications may cause severe allergic reaction, facial swelling and complex sleep-related behaviors such as sleep-driving and preparing and eating food while asleep.

Doctors generally don't recommend relying on prescription sleeping pills for more than a few days because they may cause side effects, and developing your ability to sleep without the help of medication is the goal. In addition, sleeping pills can, rarely, be habit-forming and become less effective after a while.

The antidepressant trazodone (Desyrel) also may help with insomnia. Over-the-counter sleep aids contain antihistamines that can induce drowsiness. They're OK for occasional sleepless nights, but they, too, often lose their effectiveness the more you take them. Many sleeping pills contain diphenhydramine, which can cause difficulty urinating and a drowsy feeling in the daytime.

Answer 7

s*x! It's a tension release.