Insomnia

@joanana (770)
United States
March 15, 2007 3:09am CST
Ltely I've been having trouble getting sleep. I went aproximately forty eight hours without sleep, then I finally was able to get a decent...er...day's rest but then the cycle repeated itself again. Has anybdoy else here ever had trouble sleeping? What are some of the things you did to relieve this problem? I've tried taking melatonin tablets and eventually they'll knock me out, but I don't want to become dependent on drugs. =/
1 person likes this
4 responses
margieanneart
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
28 Mar 07
Take warm milk, it naturally has melatonin in it, and you will fall asleep safely.
1 person likes this
joanana
@joanana (770)
• United States
28 Mar 07
*gags* eww I can't stand warm milk. I know it's supposed to help but the taste of warm milk makes me always want to gag. lol I am doing much better now though. :) Thanks for the help hun!
1 person likes this
VampAmber
@VampAmber (308)
• United States
25 Jan 08
Warm milk makes me gag, too. Heck, I gag even if it's been out of the fridge for too long.
1 person likes this
rekkusu
@rekkusu (601)
•
28 Mar 07
Sleeeeeeeep, If only i could get some, i have a similar problem, but i normally make up for hardly sleeping during the week by sleeping at the weekends almost constantly Its not a perfect solution by it does the job ;)
1 person likes this
xelissa
@xelissa (776)
• New Zealand
15 Mar 07
I've been your exact position before with the studying. Try hypnotic music, I feel asleep in 5 minutes after I was wide awake. Or try not to eat a couple hours before you fall asleep. Hope this helps
joanana
@joanana (770)
• United States
15 Mar 07
Hypnotic music? What exactly would count as hypnotic? I've never tired this before but I'm definately willing to give it a try.
lordwarwizard
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
15 Mar 07
Wow.. I think you are in a much worse situation than me. 48 hours without sleep? I think you need to see a doctor.. it is no joking matter..
joanana
@joanana (770)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I think you're probably right. I want to see though if maybe just trying to develop a routine and get some rest is really all I need and that it's not just stress and nerves throwing me off though. Since it's spring break next week I'm going to see if I can kick this on my own first. Failing that I'm off to a doctor asap.