Insomnia

@missyd79 (3438)
United States
November 22, 2006 3:18am CST
Do you suffer from Insomnia? I do, I am lucky if I sleep 4 hours a night.
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@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
22 Nov 06
I use to have this problem everynight, latelt I've noticed I'm able to sleep better, I'm not sure how or why, maybe I'll be getting over it now.
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
thanks for replying. I rated!
@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
yeah i hear ya there, i think i sleep better on the weekends, but that could be cuz i drink on the weekends but not during the week. but mostly i think it's because i worry about what i have to do the next at work and after work and all that stuff just swarms around in my head.
@disvachic (10117)
• United States
22 Nov 06
i do sometimes.i really hate not getting enough sleep cause then i am really grouchy.
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@disvachic (10117)
• United States
22 Dec 06
i found a solution for me i got a tip to drink warm milk before i go to sleep.so i have been but my milk does not even have to be warm i can drink it cold and i get sleepy in less than an hour.milk has a sleep enhancer in it i forgot what its called.take care
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
thanks for replying. I rated!
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
23 Nov 06
Yes, I only get about 4 hours of sleep a night also. But I am doing much better. There have been times that I would not go to sleep for 3 days. So I am grateful for the 4 hours.
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
thanks for replying. I rated! I have been there already. I think i went 4 days without sleep and my doctor finally told me to take 2 ambeins at 10 mgs a peice...i slept for 24 hours strait, good thing my son was at his dad's for the weekend.
@Grandy3 (81)
• United States
22 Nov 06
2. Grandy3 (53) 7 seconds ago I have a solution, and it's tried and true! My son comes all the way up from Cape Cod to get it! I have to make his! It's a Sleep tea that I make myself. I grow the herbs but you can get dried ones at any health-food store that sells herbs. SLEEP TEA 2 oz. of dried SPEARMINT - Do NOT use Peppermint of ANY kind (there are several) 1/2 oz. Dried Rosemary 1/2 oz. Dried Sage Mix together and put in a tight-seal jar. Get a TEA BALL, if you haven't one already. Do NOT use one of those screen types, THEY LEAK BITS OF THE HERBS INTO THE TEA. Place 1 measured tsp. - NO MORE of mix in the ball and place in a tea cup and cover with BOILING WATER AND LET STEEP FOR 2-3 MINUTES. REMEMBER: Herbs can BACKFIRE if you don't use them properly. You can drink up to 2 teacups -at night - NO MORE! Or 1 Coffee mug - normal size, not GIANT SIZE! - no cheating! THAT's VERY IMPORTANT! Add sugar or honey if you like. Go to bed! You'll sleep like a baby! Let me know how you make out. Grandy3
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
thanks for replying. I rated! I sm not a big tea drinker, but i will try anything right now because i do not like taking meds anymore. Thanks so much
@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
11 Feb 07
Lavender - Lavender and magnets are what help me sleep nowadays. The scent of Lavender is very soothing and calming.
I have always been a terrible sleeper - ever since I was a teenager I would lie awake half the night - though in those days I could sleep from about 5 a.m. to midday. About 18 months ago I bought a magnetic underlay for the bed. It's fitted and has lots of magnets on it. You have it over the mattress but under your bottom sheet. It made a world of difference. I still wake up regularly - every 90 minutes is normal - but I'm finding it much more easy to fall back to sleep. The other thng that I have found a real help in falling asleep in the first place is to use lavenver. I use lavender balm inside my nose (sounds gross, but I am a nose breather and mynose is often dry) and I spray lavender on my pillow. Combined, I am sleeping the best sleep ever for me!
@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
2 Jun 07
Thanks for marking me the best response! I hope your sleeping has improved.
• United States
22 Nov 06
I do sometimes. I'll wear myself out and get so tired I'll get a second wind and can't fall asleep. Usually if i surf online or watch a boring TV show I'll get tired again and will finally fall asleep. :O)
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
thanks for replying. I rated!
@tmnjyk (3486)
• Canada
22 Nov 06
No, I don't have insomia but if I stay late at night it's just that I just because mylot is addicting:)+
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
thanks for replying. I rated!
• United States
19 Jan 07
I used too. Try some warm milk my friend. Just before bedtime. It will help.
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@shooie (4984)
• United States
22 Nov 06
I get about 4 hours to 5 hours a night. I very rarely get 8....but then after awhile I just crash
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
23 Nov 06
thanks for replying. I rated!
@tibido (4080)
• Italy
22 Nov 06
Yes i do sometimes
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
22 Nov 06
your lucky, i would like to just be able to sleep like 8 to 9 hours a night.
@mssmith007 (1028)
• United States
22 Nov 06
SOMETIMES -- I've been up for days at a time, because I could not sleep. But then there's been days where I've slept like a baby.
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@leanette (3002)
• India
22 Nov 06
i do indeed. sometimes i just i dont sleep alnight..it freaks me! :-s
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
22 Nov 06
One time I went 4 days with no sleep AT all. I had to go to my doctor to get some medication to put me to sleep.
@srkool (1012)
• India
22 Nov 06
no
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@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
22 Nov 06
your lucky, I envy you. thanks for ur response
@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
11 Feb 07
Try some good old fashioned fresh air. I find that the more I am outside the better I sleep. If I sit in the house and do nothing I am awake all night.
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@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
1 Jan 07
I don't suffer from insomnia at all, infact I think I have a condition that is opposite to insomnia. I've being having a problem lately where all I want to do is sleep! I can get like 15 hours of sleep, wake up and still manage to fall asleep again. I've been trying to figure out why I do this and I think a lot of it has to do with escaping reality.
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@timou87 (1638)
• Singapore
23 Nov 06
No I dont, I usually am able to sleep quite well unless a lot is on my mind. Please seek some help, insomnia will take a toll on your health.
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@DanHibiki (422)
• United States
23 Nov 06
I also have insomnia. It gets rather sickening after a while.
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• Philippines
23 Nov 06
yah sometimes. . .
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@pratew3y (1893)
• India
3 Jan 07
well i dont have insomnia but sometimes i am awake all night doing nothing and sometimes i sleep more then 12 hours in continous
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
2 Jan 07
As a young girl i use to suffer really bad from Insomnia. I would go days without sleeping. I still don't sleep very well, but I do manage to get to sleep. It is not a easy thing to get past. I just started to give my self a bed time. I would just make sure that I was in the bed by a certain time and that seems to help me alot. good luck with that.