Besides coffee, do you have any natural techniques to keep yourself awake?
487464
Early to bed and early to rise keeps a man healthy and wealthy and wise.
777514
Starbucks White chocolate mocha coffee and an expresso bar. You wont sleep for 2 days. I guarantee it! Thats how I cram for exams. Try it. \np.s. make sure the coffee is a grande, if you order a venti, you wont sleep for weeks
350336
One of my problems is that I'll be thinking about the things I need to do the next day or the week.  That makes me stay awake.  Get up drink some water and lay back down and try to just relax, don't think about going back to sleep - just relax.  If that don't work then count sheep, that does work.
616067
I eat a peppermint or chew gum. I drink lots of water or caffiene, but just sips of caffience cause too much just gives you an instant sugar high then you go back to feeling sleepy.\n\nGreen Tea pills are what I take when im ultra sleepy! they actually do work, I don't know what I would do without them!!
859873
I walk 2-4 miles in the late afternoon/early evening.\n\nI practice yoga for relaxation an hour or so after dinner.\n\nI get off the computer at least an hour before bed.\n\nI may have the TV on, but I read before bed too.\n\nI play ambient relaxing music with nature sounds on my CD player next to the bed.\n\nI take Valerian root 2 hours before bed.\n\nI take a 15-20 minute bubble bath by candlelight, sometimes with music.\n\nI make a list of things to do the next day at the end of each day, so I don't have to think about them all night.\n\nI practice breath counting. 1 in  2 out  3 in  4 out\nup to 10 then start again. If you start thinking, gently bring yourself back to the counting. If you count too high, gently go back to one. This is not about beating yourself up for thinking or counting too high. It is about observing the breath and giving the brain something to do besides keep you awake.\n\nAvoid caffeine and alcohol and chocolate and sugar in the evening.\n\nTake calcium or have a snack with protein and calcium in the evening. Calcium has some natural tranquilizing properties.\n\nDrink chamomile tea.\n\nRead postive things and only watch positive things after dinner. No bloody news or crime shows. \n\nDevelop a spiritual tradition for your pre bed ritual.\n\nGet a potpourri warmer for essential oils and use lavendar oil. It is very calming.\n\nUse lavendar in your evening bath.\n\nWhen you wake up like that, it is called night terrors. It happens to lots of people. Calming yourself before bed should help. Placing positive thoughts in your head will help too.\n\nGood luck.
1061490
B vitamines and E are very good to help you keep alert. \nSee your doctor to make sure everything is okay with you, there are some medical conditions that make you tired a lot.\nGood luck!
971045
Realize that sleeping is not something that you have to try to achieve, its something natural that should occur on its own.\nTrying to go to sleep will only keep you more awake, just lay back, don't think too much and let sleep take over you.\n\nHere's some tips to help you ....\n- Ensure you do not eat anything at-least 2 to 3 hours before bed.\n- If you drink too much coffee or high energy caffine drinks during the day, reduce or try to eliminate them completely. Avoid coffee in the evenings, a cup of tea is better.\n- A cup of hot milk (unsweetened) before bed, should help.\n- A good shower before bed works just as fine.\n- Make sure your bed is comfortable, and the temperature in your room is set to a comfortable setting to your body.\n- If there are any external noises distracting you from sleeping, do something about it to ensure its quiet and peaceful.\n- When laying on your bed. Focus on your breathing. If you find your mind drifting to thoughts, slowly bring your attention back to your breathing.\n- Before bedtime, DO NOT engage yourself in an activity that may get you excited, such as reading a book or watching an engaging TV show, this will only make u more alert. However if it relaxes you, then its fine.\n\nHope these tips help.
694298
Hello, I woke up too early too and can't go back to sleep. I'm not blue though, have you thought about what you're gonna do for the rest of the day? Perhaps a bit later at lunchtime you could stick on a bit of chilled music and cook a nice roast slowly whilst having a couple of glasses of wine. I find that really peaceful although not high speed and exciting, it is nice sometimes just to mill around the house doing gentle domestic things. Hope you get over your blues soon.
248025
Have a strong cup of coffee..\n\n:-)
25057
Caffiene is bad! You may stay awake for an hour or so, but the sugar high leaves and then you're in the dumps without the glucose. If you really think you need little sleep, then sleep during the day.
803475
"GET OUT OF BED: \n\nOne of the most important things you can do is get up at about the same time every morning (even week-ends). Preferably, that means about 7 a.m. or earlier. You might not feel like it but Get Up. Such regularity helps your body function more normally so you're more likely to feel normal. \n\nLIGHTS: \n\nLight helps your body function better. So turn on a lot of lights as soon as you arise. Open curtains to get more sunlight. Better yet, go outdoors into the sunshine as soon as you can. Remove any eyewear so light will enter more readily (glass cuts out some of the sun's rays). But don't stare at the sun, of course. \n\nMOVE: \n\nBe active right away -- oxygenate! That means getting up and walking around your dwelling for five or 10 minutes, or perhaps riding an exercycle. Mild exercise gets the blood flowing and transports more oxygen throughout your body (especially to your brain), helping you feel mentally alert and alive. \n\nMUSIC: \n\nSelect and play some energetic, happy music as you dress and have your breakfast. The audiovisual department of most libraries has albums and tapes you can check out. \n  \n\nBREAKFAST: \n\nBegin your breakfast with protein (i.e., meat, eggs, peanut butter, nuts, cheese). When you get up, your body chemistry is ready to convert food, especially protein,into longlasting energy. To balance your most important meal of the day, add an orange or other fresh fruit and whole grain cereal or whole grain bread. \n\nTALK WITH SOMEONE: \n\nOne of the quickest ways to beat the blues is to interact with others. You might not feel like doing that - you'd rather avoid people when blue. So make lt easier on yourself. Talk with someone you enjoy about a subject you enjoy so there is definite give and take. \n\nAnd, force yourself to say "hello" to the persons next to you in class, those where you live, anyone around. \n\nLIMIT CAFFEINE: \n\nThe long-term (four hours or so) effects of caffeine are depression. Try to limit coffee to no more than one cup in the morning. Coffee can make you more alert for an hour or so, but later you get an opposite reaction. Caffeine tends to increase the release of insulin in the blood, and insulin lowers the blood sugar level. When you have low blood sugar levels, you begin to feel less sure of yourself, and have low energy levels, which can lead to the blues or depression. \n\nLIMIT SUGAR: \n\nSugar might give you an initial rush of energy, but within an hour or so the blood sugar level can become low, and when it's low you may feel low, too. \n\nThe caffeine/sugar cycle. It's easy to get caught in the caffeine and sugar cycle -- having coffee, caffeinated soft drinks, or something with sugar every two hours or so to "stay up." For example, cola contains about 10 teaspoons of sugar plus caffeine equal to about half a cup of coffee. In addition to bringing on the blues, this cycle can result in dependence, poor nutrition. and obesity -- reasons to get down on yourself even more and feel blue. \n\nMAINTAIN FIBER: \n\nFiber helps food go through your digestive system at a proper rate, giving a more constant energy supply. Highly processed foods merely provide a quick surge of energy which can be followed by depression. You can maintain fiber in your diet by eating an orange or grapefruit rather than just drinking the juice. Eat fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, and whole grain breads and cereals. \n\nSTRESS B COMPLEX: \n\nSome persons report receiving help by taking a concentrated vitamin B complex. You'll find these called something like "Stress B" or "B 50." This is controversial. \nSome nutritionists say, "Yes, this really should be considered," and others say, "No, this is not a good Idea." You can try some and decide whether or not it helps you. If it does help, then perhaps you should consult a nutritionist to see if there are other ways you can augment your die
57658
Drink lots of water and avoid caffeine.\n\nDim the lights, don't play on the computer or watch TV.  Just turn on the radio to something relaxing and close your eyes.
168852
When I used to work 3rd shift many years ago I found that they best way for me to stay up was to get on a schedule and stick to it.\n\nOnce your body adjusts to staying awake at night and sleeping during the day dont try to swap back to a "normal" schedule on your weekends, its too much of a shock to the system and can cause other medical issues other than just being a little groggy at work.\n\nI also stayed away from a lot of caffeine, it may help in the short term but I never liked how it made me feel.  I drank a lot of water, and would eat lots of fruit.  Natural sugars seemed to help me stay alert.\n\nThe other thing you could do is set your routine so that you sleep in the afternoon and early evening, get up and go to work, then you can come home and unwind for a few hours before trying to go to sleep.  that really helped me as it was more natural to wake up, go to work then come home and relax before going to bed.
944185
Try this:\nThe idea is to tone down mind and body activities hours before sleep so you will get to sleep easier...\nSome useful steps:\n1. Drink less coffee, tea or any other drinks that contain caffeine, especially after later part of afternoon.\n2. Try going to bed at the same time every night.\n3. Avoid alcoholic drinks after evening time as alcoholic drinks may cause early morning wakefulness and may wake you up after your sleep.\n4. Ensure your sleeping environment is suitable for sleeping (not too noisy, not too bright, not too cold, bed not uncomfortable)\n5. Avoid heavy meals hours prior to sleep.\n6. Stop all mind-stimulating activities 1 hour before going to bed (activities like reading research papers, reading mystery solving books, doing your school work, solving a complicated Maths question, watching your computer, watching TV, etc)\n7. Half an hour before bed, take a warm bath. Then drink a cup of WARM milk.\n8. As you lie on bed, take a deep breath and as you breath out, slowly, imagine you have abandoned your body. Imagine that your body slowly 'sinks' into your bed and become 'blended' into the bed. As you are imagining, take another deep breath and count 1. * As you breath out, slowly, now imagine your body is like water ripples spreading out, slowly. Take deep breath again and count 2 and repeat the process (from the place i marked with a *). Start counting from 1 again when you reach 9 or any number you prefer...\nHope this help. Email me if you have queries.
700546
try putting a very samlll piece of ginseng in your mouth. That's what i do. it keeps you awake. you can also try going to the chinese medical hall to get some soup that keeps yu awake,  there are some soup that makes you energise and awake. The best thing is that it's alot more cheaper than ginsengs. But i must warn you that too much of it will be a disater. Another way is instead of coffee, why don't drink tea.. i don't mean thosein mc donal but those in shops form china or korea. Some helps your blood circulate better and i believe why you are so tire is because your blood is not circulatring well.\nyou can also go to the sin say... chineses doctors who can do come accupunctual. It will help your blood circulate better. It's alos very effective
1040338
Exercise regularly; start a consistent bedtime routine; avoid caffeine and nicotine before bedtime; try relaxation techniques like breathing exercises, meditation, or yoga; take a warm bath before bedtime; don't stress about not sleeping which can make you stay up even longer; and I like sleeping with the window open for fresh air.
169860
Actually, warm tea is a great soothing agent. A hot bath works well too! A REALLY BAD book always puts me to sleep. *grin* Seriously though, physicians recommend keeping a routine, no matter how poorly you sleep. Wake up at the SAME time each morning. Do NOT take naps during the day. Eat balanced meals and go to bed at the same time each night. If you can't sleep, get up and do something for 30 minutes or until you feel tired again and lay down. It takes a few weeks for this to work, but it will getyou into a sleep routine.