Sleeping problems

[ELCABALLO45]

Ok, well I take 2 sleeping pills a night (advil PM) and some nights I still can never get to sleep. I toss and turn all night. Does anyone have any advice?

[nohopspanther]

See a doctor before you continue taking sleeping pills at that rate. Seriously.

[JoeHova]

Agreed. Also, I would look into a therapist of some sort as well.

[aracko]

Stop drinking caffene during the day and about an hour before bed drink some kind of herbal tea. Id also suggest visiting a "smoke shop".

[Getpaddled]

Anytime I have a streach of days were I can't sleep I go out and run a mile or two.... Or do some type of heavy work out.. I then sleep like a baby.

[DHonks]

become a teacher...I've never slept this well before!

[homer]

from what I've heard, sleeping pills don't put you in deep REM sleep anyway so they don't do much good.

 

When I used to have trouble falling asleep, it was usually because of stuff going on in personal life or work and my mind would race. I learned some relaxation techniques and that helped. Bascially, you just focus on totally relaxing each muscle in your body. Start at your toes and slowly work your way up to the top of your head. It's kind of like counting sheep I guess but it worked for me.

[tristarscoop]

Have you tried cutting back to just one pill? I use PM on occasion and often I feel more bajiggiddy than I did before I take them, almost like I took a NoDoz instead of a sleeping pill. I think there's a sub-conscious thing that happens in terms of over-thinking the whole thing and worrying about falling asleep and worrying about over-sleeping and just thinking about the whole thing too much. Your mind's working too much.