How do I cure insomnia without a shotgun?
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Watch C-SPAN you'll be out cold before you know what hit you...
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Try melatonin, a natural supplement.  Or valerian, an herb that induces sleep.
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Here are some things that have helped me:\n\n1) Exercise early in the evening\n2) Drinking less liquid before bed \n3) Reading or otherwise relaxing without the TV on before bed\n4) Stay up a little later\n5) Take a Tylenol PM before bed\n6) Take a warm shower or bath before bed
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There are some herbs that allegedly help, like kava kava and st john's wort.  Avoid caffeine for at least 8 hours prior to bedtime.  Maybe try reading a book before bedtime. That may help you focus on one thing instead of having your mind race from one thing to the next.  The only other natural remedy I can think of is maybe getting a lot of exercise and tiring yourself out during the day.  Otherwise, if you have to go the chemical route, Trazadone helps reset your Circadian rhythm.  Good luck!
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Ms Nurse: I use tylenol pm! It really works for me.I wouldn't even suggest drugs or sleeping pills.Also try listening to music. My favorite was DAVID CROSBY " IF ONLY I COULD REMEMBER MY NAME" Try that (great album,let me know how you like it!)Good luck and GOD bless you REAL good!
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tylenol extra strength and wet a cloth towel with cold water, lay down and try to sleep it off.  sometimes massaging the muscle inbetween your thumb and your index (pointer) finger of your dominate hand helps too.
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Hot tea with lemon and honey....Also try eatting some chewable vitimin C's.  They will help build up your imune system.  Feel better.
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How to Beat INSOMNIA with Sleep \nhttp://tips-to-sleep.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-to-beat-insomnia-with-sleep.html
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ARSENIC ALBUM 30\nBRYONIA ALBA 30\nPASSIFLORA INCARTA Mother Tincture\nThese are the three Homeopathic remedies specific for sleeplessness due to worry,your individual symptoms are needed to find the right remedy for you !\nHomeopathy Treats The Patient Not The Disease !\n\nTake Care and God bless you !
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Drink a warm glass of milk and take Tylenol PM. It is non-addictive sleep formula. Plan to sleep 6 to 8 hours...restfull sleep!
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For one I would highly recommend seeing your doctor about the medication. It is very damaging to your liver with prolonged use. Ask your doc to get you off them with any other means.\n\nIn Oriental Medicine, insomnia can be caused by a number of things. It could be that you either have too much going through your mind and you find it hard to shut off, or it could be a nutritional thing that is stimulating your stomach energy.\n\nEither way, your body is out of balance. If you can get yourself to an Acupuncturist or a good Shiatsu therapist they should not only be able to help physically with re-balancing things, but also be able to recommend lifestyle changes to help bring you back to balance.\n\nI wish I could help but without further information and seeing you personally I would not be able to make a diagnosis. I have successfully treated many people with Insomnia, not one person has had te same treatment plan however.\n\nSome good natural remedies that can help include:\n* Warm milk and nutmeg about 20 minutes before going to bed\n* A brisk walk and 10 minute cool down with stretches before going to bed\n*Keeping yourself more active throughout te day so your body actually 'craves' rest.\n* Brething and Yoga stretches for the lmphatic system\n* Avoid stimulants after 7pm (coffee, most tea, sugar)\n\nIn the end, insomnia is not just a condition that can be fixed with a drug or herb, it is a result of an un-balanced lifestyle, so the way to fix it is changing something with the cause, not the effect.\n\nHope this helps, please let me know how you go\njadelynx@yahoo.com
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I went through a similar cycle with no help from anywhere.  Drugs left me zonked the next day too.  Eventually I found relief through my own little techniques.  Stress doesn't help mind you.  She has to find a pattern that suits her.  The trick is that when your head hits the pillow it can't say "OK go to sleep, go to sleep this time".  The n the cycle has already begun.  I drink a warm malted milk and then always force my imagination to go somewhere.  For me the start is always very science fiction, but that is just me.  Before you know it the mind can wonder on its own and zzzzzzzz.....  Just advise mind you, insomnia is different for everyone and there are different types.  The other main variety is waking up 3 hours into sleep and then being stuck awake.
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Have something you can hit that won't damage anything. Like a punching bag. Take all the stress out on that until you're so tired you don't care.
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Those doctors aren't very helpful sometimes, are they?  (  :\n\nYou're certainly not alone.  If it's serious enough that you can't sleep, then that in itself can be a real problem.  There are medications that MIGHT help, such as beta blockers (like propranolol and metoprolol), but these all have a bunch of other effects which it would be better to avoid if you can.\n\nSo you might want to try some lifestyle changes.  Chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, and exercise can all be triggers that increase the frequency of your arrythmias.  Unfortunately, so can stress - so worrying about whether you can get to sleep will unfortunately only make it harder to get to sleep!\n\nDeep breathing will help you relax, and some people report that magnesium, calcium, and fish oil supplements can help too.\n\nIt's worth a try, anyway.  If none of those work, you might at least get some consolation from others with similar problems.  The first link below is to a forum that seems to have a number of people with PVCs and PACs.  Hope that helps!
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The Homeopathic Remedy PASSIFLORA INCARNATA in mother tincture (Q) potency, 20 drops in about 2 sips of warm water half an hour before meals thrice a day will have her sleeping peacefully and without any harmful tranqulizers, she should keep on taking it till her insomnia is totally cured without any side effects or complications of any kind and its totally non addictive. If this does not helps  after taking it for three days, give her NUX VOMICA 30 half an hour before bed time and ask her to lay down she will be asleep before she notices it :-). 100% relief without and comlications or side effects.\nTake care and God Bless you
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Insomnia is complicated.  See a doctor that has experience in insomnia.  If you insist on taking sleep meds OTC then at least do not take tylenol (acetominophen) products every night.  The sleep agent in ANY over-the-counter med is diphenhydramine, also known by the brand name 'Benadryl'.  Take this med ALONE without the tylenol (acetominophen is liver-toxic if taken chronically).  \n\nHere are some other 'natural' sleep aids that you could try, which can be found in most health stores:  Melatonin and Valerian root (look these up). \n\nI lecture on insomnia, and I can tell you that the subject is far too complex to be fixed in this forum.
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clear your mind of everything. let neutral thoughts flow through your mind. once you remembe you want to sleep fast you will screw everything, just foget about it and sleep will come on its own.