Cannot sleep at night.

[aliana]

Originally Posted by bonkster

Just a couple of things i do that work for me:
1) Avoid bathing just before bed time. I try to bathe at least 2 hours before the time i plan to sleep.
2) Drink a glass of warm milk before going to bed.

The warm milk thing is something i read from one of those forwarded emails a friend sent me. Was skeptical at first but thought there's no harm trying. Strange enough, it somehow makes me sleep like a baby.

Thanks for sharing, will try the two methods, as I always bath just before bed time, think need to change

[loveletter]

I went GNC buy melatonin 3, is 3mg, they have 1mg also but too mild for me, i usually took 2 -3 tablets before i sleep, no choice, my brain is too awake, is veri cheap de, recently on offer, 120tablets is 20plus, normal price is 40.90.

[Desiree]

try not to play computer games 30 minutes b4 u slp.... esp those require lots of brain activity

[peanut123]

Originally Posted by bonkster

Just a couple of things i do that work for me:
1) Avoid bathing just before bed time. I try to bathe at least 2 hours before the time i plan to sleep.
2) Drink a glass of warm milk before going to bed.

The warm milk thing is something i read from one of those forwarded emails a friend sent me. Was skeptical at first but thought there's no harm trying. Strange enough, it somehow makes me sleep like a baby.

The warm milk thing works because eating anything causes blood to be drawn towards your stomach, away from your brain.

Eating light and warm food will also make you feel comfortable and your tummy contented. Just the right criteria to make you sleep.

[bonkster]

Originally Posted by aliana

Thanks for sharing, will try the two methods, as I always bath just before bed time, think need to change

Bathing before bed always seem to take away the sleepiness and leaves me fresh at the wrong time. Hope u sleep like a baby too.

Originally Posted by peanut123

The warm milk thing works because eating anything causes blood to be drawn towards your stomach, away from your brain.

Eating light and warm food will also make you feel comfortable and your tummy contented. Just the right criteria to make you sleep.

Another good thing is that even after i've brushed my teeth, i can still drink warm milk without feeling the need to brush again.

[Clyde Frog]

Originally Posted by man_thinker

recently, dunno whether is it stress of no bonus year.... cannot sleep at night. only gradually fall into light sleep and suddenly wake up because of own snores...

anyone can suggest sleep aids, medication or TCM remedies?

Can't take your pulse. So I am offering a general prescription.

According to TCM, being unable to sleep is a problem with the spleen. If you want to take the TCM route you should take a spleen tonic one hour to 1-1/2 hour before your desired bedtime.

Bai shu - 3 g
Fu Ling - 3 g
Suan Zhao Ren - 3g
Yuan Zhi - 2g
Da Zao - 3 g
Gan Chao - 2 g
Mu Xiang - 1 g
Huang Qi - 9g
Ren Shen - 3g
Long Yan Rong - 3g
Dang Gui - 3g
Shen Jiang -1.5g - (Ginger)
Hong Zao - 3g


All these are mostly for spleen with Huang Qi as your emperor, directing the herbs to the spleen channel with "Qi".

Put in 3 bowls of water. Boil with low heat in ceramic pot for 30-40 minutes. That should reduce it to the correct amount for drinking. This formula also reduces dreams.

This is a general prescription. For a specific prescription, please goto a TCM doctor.

If not, like what other brothers here suggested, you can try melatonin. It's also a great anti-oxidant.

Hope you can have a good sleep from henceforth.

[phantom010436]

Chinese herb ji gu cao $2,a packet of brown sugar from chinese medical shop and a small turnip! Wash herb 3 times,peel turnip and slice it thinly! Boil 2 litre of water and cook herb and turnip under low flame for 2 hour! When ready add some brown sugar to taste! Store in fridge when herb cool down because turnip turn bad fast!

Do not cook any herb in aluminum pot! This will cause chemical reaction causing a slow form of poisoning! This herb is useful for insomnia, acute viral hepatitis, stomach pain, breast tumor,tuberculosis of lymph glands, thirst,bad breath, bruises and pain from injuries. Clears heat and damp-heat of the liver, nourishes and invigorates liver blood. Developed specifically for acute and chronic hepatitis with jaundice. Also useful for dispelling liver heat due to stagnation,detox,heat in the bone,pimples,liver toxic,black spots etc.

It takes time but you will be amazed! Have a good sleep when your insomnia is cured! This herb is suitable for young and old.Herbs work best when taken on empty stomach or 2 hour to 3 hour after food for better absorbtion.Alternation medicine is useful for health as it is cheap and good compared to western medicine which is expensive and have lots of side effects.Take Ji gu cao often as it is a good herb to clean and protect your liver!

[freddydawg]

what ever you do, do not attempt to eat zopiclone, stilnox, valium, they are highly additive. they are commonly prescribe by doctors, but once you start, it;s so difficult to not depend on them. so dun accept even if doctors give them to you. comeing from me who had sleeping problems for years, and depended on them thanks to army doctors. who gave me half a year of stilnox. Its only recently i got off them totally, 10 years, that's how long.

[freddydawg]

just sleep only when you feel like, dun force yourself to sleep, it will only stress s you up more. even when it effect your next day, but nothing beats natural sleep. trust me.

[aalibaba]

taking some alcohol before the sleeping, it may helps, but don't take too much

[Four_Seasons]

Do not lie on the bed till one really feel tired or sleepy. Cos lying on the bed to play netbook, watch dvd, read books could set in the effects of accustoming to the bed and not able to sleep soundly at night

[angel_love]

try not to play or do something that require lots of brainwork

[Osprey]

For this thing, I do the same thing for my 'minor' ED problem.

Go on strict diet and gym 2 hrs 3 times a week, more if I can. Feel very sian want go gym and work out but after bout 2 weeks really can feel better.