Do you take a sleeping pill when you do not get a sleep?

I don't realy care for sleeping pills. I have tried them and I found that even though they did help me get to sleep I felt run down and just off the next day. I prefer to just use natural methods of getting to sleep. The one that works really well for me is rudding my tummy. I know it sounds simple but it really relaxes me.

i always use to take pills and now too i sometimes feel like . i know about all these things and i m total fitness freak. i never ever skipped my gym before i was married, but after marriage everything changes and so do a person's life . my life also changed and in that change i gained weight which was SOOOO UNUSUAL to me as i have never seen myself flabby and fatty. i was so depressed that because of that depression my doctor said that i gained weight and it was difficult for me to loose that . now also i m into that only , i have left everything, my exercises and all. it is bad i know, but cant help......

I dont take pills. It is very difficult to fall asleep SSH. This is due to a lot of things in my mind. When i go to bed my mind wanders and some times for hours i am just staring at the fan (LOL). Anyway, i started praying and meditating since of late. It is effective.

I do not take pills to help me sleep for the most part I am passed put by 9:00 from dealing with the kids. I will say if I can not go to sleep I tend to just watch tv with the lights off.

I dont take sleeping pills to fall asleep. I never consider taking pills a healthy habbit. Instead i listen to music and most of the times i read a book till i really fall tired and my eyes can no more read and then i fall asleep. I find it very nice when i will be able to fall asleep as soon as i lue on the bed and it happens mostly when i eat a lot of food before going to bed. I agree with you that brisk walking in the evening is a very good tip.

I agree with you ssh123, I also do that thing, I almost everyday go to gym at 6pm - 8pm, after from gym take a dinner and rest a little, after that take a bath, and get to bed pretty easy, and the most I like is, after gyming, my body feel fresh but tired, but if you allready told by the health concelor to take a sleep pil, than you should take it also, since I think there is some meaning on it.

No,I don't take them I have no problem about sleeping But Thanks for sharing these tips

I have to take a sleeping pill on the nights I go to work because I have to nap before work. I just use over-the-counter light pills which just help me get to sleep little faster. I know I need to exercise more but I have never found that it helps me sleep better.

Because of various problems,my doctor has had me on sleeping pills for quite a while now.If I forget to take the meds,I do not fall asleep until I get up and check to see if I did take them or not(they are in blister packs). My body recognizes when I have not taken them.

Taking sleeping pills whenever you you don't get sleep is a bad thing.There are a lots of natural ways you can get sleep.I never take pills for sleep.Because I'm a sleeper.I always sleep.

luckily i dont have to take any pills.... whenevr i am on my bed i ill automatically fell to sleep

I don't usually take a sleeping pill when I have trouble sleeping. I will either get up and do something else, or I will try to meditate and clear my mind of worries. Great advice.