I have had insomnia for about a year now and I can’t really afford to go to the doctor and then pay for medication.
Any tips for me?
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1. Limit on food and liquid intake. It is proper to limit your food and liquid intake prior to bedtime to reduce the number of times you get up at night
2. Fluid with too much caffeine. You must inhibit from ingesting fluids that are rich in caffeine so that your sleeping habits will improve.
3. Argonne diet. This kind of diet is an aid in enhancing the sleeping time of a number of military groups suffering from jet lag.
4. Initially, alcohol can really make you drowsy and you will sleep in no time at all, but eventually alcohol can worsen your sleeping habits.
There is a lot that you can do to treat insomnia and overcome the condition at home itself, without the need for pharmaceutical medications. Most medications in fact create a dependence and worsen the problem when there is prolonged usage. Moreover most medications for insomnia only address the inability to sleep or the condition itself but not the cause. Identifying the main cause of insomnia will help you figure out the best approach to overcoming the problem. For example, if stress is causing your insomnia, natural methods of de-stressing and relaxation will solve your problem. There are also general natural remedies that will help overcome insomnia through aromatherapy and specific relaxation techniques, some that can induce deep and restful sleep. There is a lot of info on insomnia at the reference link below that may help you identify a cause and treat the problem.
You are not missing out. While drugs may help knock you out, they do not cure the problem (i.e., why can’t you sleep) – they just offer temporary solutions with multiple side effects.
The real question is not so much HOW to get to sleep, but WHY you don’t you sleep. Address the WHY and you will solve the HOW. Too many drugs and natural solutions only address the HOW.
I like solutions like this ebook called “Natural Sleep Secrets” which addresses the why, not just the how. http://www.naturalsleepsecrets.reclaimin… . It lists many drug-free alternatives depending upon the cause of your sleeplessness and specifically what doesn’t work.
The “End Tiredness Program” also peaked my curiosity because if you can better the quality of your sleep, then you can do with less sleep, and maybe have less problem with insomnia: http://stop-being-tired.bestlife123.com.
If you really want to address the HOW, there are a couple natural remedies that use sounds like Sleep Tracks (http://www.sleeptracks.naturesmachine.com/). Actually, the website doesn’t give you that much info up front, but there are a couple other sound-based programs that have you listen to specially created dvds at night.
Good luck getting some zzzzzs . . . . and don’t worry – this will pass!