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Escurumbele

(3,697 posts)
12. I find that the best cure for insomnia is reading. I love reading so its not a problem for me.
Thu Dec 8, 2022, 06:50 AM
Dec 2022

I just sit on my bed and read until my eyes are so tired that I fall sleep with the book on my hand. If I happen to wake up during the early hours of the morning (02:00am -- 04:00am), I grab the book and in 15 minutes or less I am back sleep.

Meditate, it helps to calm the soul, stress causes migraine. Look also into the "4-7-8" breathing exercise, it helps.

For migraines, find out what it is that is causing them. Lack of sleep is one, make a list of what you eat during the day, then compare on days when you get the migraine and see if any particular food is causing it. I found that wine does it for me, so I don't drink wine. If its stress, then you need to meditate a few times a day, which you can do sitting down, it only takes five minutes.

Good luck, this is all under your control, I know sometimes it doesn't feel that way, but we all tend to surprise ourselves, and you will too.

By the way, read things that are fun, I have gone through all of Kurt Vonnegut's books, and I am also reading a Swedish author by the name of Jonas Jonasson ( ]https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+100+year+old+man+that+climbed+out+the+window&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_4_20 ), very funny and creative.

And the one that is most difficult? Stop reading and watching politics, keep it to a minimum. I only read the headlines now, and if the buffoon trump is on the news I don't even read the headlines. We need to take stress out of our lives as much as we can.

Good luck.

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when I don't get any sleep Skittles Dec 2022 #1
Blindfolds and ear plugs multigraincracker Dec 2022 #2
I can relate my sleep is getting worse Tree Lady Dec 2022 #3
Falling and staying asleep are hard for me too GPV Dec 2022 #4
I've had insomnia since my teens moniss Dec 2022 #5
Melatonin Maine Abu El Banat Dec 2022 #6
Melatonin worked for me kwijybo Dec 2022 #15
I have many nights that follow that pattern Siwsan Dec 2022 #7
Yes it does. Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #8
audio books cured me Brainstormy Dec 2022 #9
I've been an insomniac my whole life. Everybody has a suggestion for a "cure." NNadir Dec 2022 #10
I imagine myself standing on a pedestal pushing away thoughts that are coming at me progree Dec 2022 #11
Sounds like NJCher Dec 2022 #19
I find that the best cure for insomnia is reading. I love reading so its not a problem for me. Escurumbele Dec 2022 #12
Some podcasts are designed especially to help you go to sleep mama Dec 2022 #13
I have what my Prim Care Dr calls industrial strength insomnia BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #14
What does your doctor say? My son was recently advised that he had too much cortisol... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2022 #16
I have itn too... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #17
5 days of 5mg meletonan sigpooie Dec 2022 #18
I think I could benefit from biphasic sleep QED Dec 2022 #20
I did that during a particularly stressful time in my life and it worked great for me. Iris Dec 2022 #23
Valerian Root works good for me BubbaJoe Dec 2022 #21
That has always worked well for me. Smell is awful. Iris Dec 2022 #24
It smells like a catbox. Owl Dec 2022 #27
Mysteries of life sheilahi Dec 2022 #22
Have you talked to a doctor? A few years ago, I was prescribe trazadone which worked great Iris Dec 2022 #25
I'm trying 100mg at bedtime. Still have bad insomnia. Owl Dec 2022 #28
It took a while for it to work for me. Maybe a couple of weeks until I started consistently getting Iris Dec 2022 #29
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I've tried melatonin, CBD, antidepressants and more. Ziggysmom Dec 2022 #26
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