Comments on: How Do You Fight Insomnia? My 10 Tips.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:50:04 +0000

I’m recently experiencing insomnia and I’m not sure why, but I am also being awakened by mini-earthquakes we’ve been having over here in Virginia that are inexplicably happening early in the morning. Almost no one else I know can feel them (they’re about 2.0-2.1) but the US Geological Survey confirms that they’ve been happening. Not being used to earthquakes around here they’re startling to say the least.

By: Isiah Demus

Isiah Demus — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:32:01 +0000

I’ve locate this blog about Coldplay which capabilities news and genuinely cool video clips of their most current stay performances.

By: Auntie

Auntie — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:04:45 +0000

Sleep? What’s that?

By: Calypso

Calypso — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:53:25 +0000

Oh by the way.. we DO have a tempurpedic bed.. it’s… heaven………. seriously.

By: Calypso

Calypso — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:46:53 +0000

one word to cure insomnia: MARGARITAS!!!!!!!!!!

By: Sassafras Mama

Sassafras Mama — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:30:04 +0000

I had a hefty dose of insomnia when my first partner and I broke up. It was made worse by the presence of my 6 year old…..because I needed that sleep. Big time. The trick: benedryl and then reading in bed until I fell asleep. Bonus points: it’s not addicting and just took the edge off.

I still use it when anxiety strikes. I call it Mama’s little helper.

By: elayne

elayne — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:31:59 +0000

I would like to know how the hell you fall asleep in six minutes. I can’t do that even with 20 mg of Vicodin, 300 mg of Neurontin, and 10 mg of Ambien, all taken 15 minutes before I get into bed! (Ermm, not that I would ever double my dose of Vicodin, Doctor… that would be Wrong. ::koff::)

90% of my insomnia is PMS related. Unfortunately, my PMS lasts at least 2 weeks a month (and this is the full-on raging PMS, the kind I refer to as PMP – pre-menstrual psychosis. I can’t WAIT for menopause), so it’s a pretty permanent thing. Which is miserable.

I am with Erizein, though – especially on the pattern-matching games. My favorite one for sleep is “Rise of Atlantis” because it has this very woo music, and I can turn off the snick-snick-bkshoom noises of the actual game.

A well-loved book is always a go-to, especially if it has a tear-jerking passage; a little bit of that burning sensation helps me rest my eyes long enough for my brain to pick up the “hey, it’s dark, let’s sleep” message. Clean feet and tightly tucked sheets are a must, and clean hair/scalp is often my last resort, even if it means sleeping with wet hair.

I also find that getting into an unusual position – sitting up, legs up against the wall, sleeping sideways or upside down in the bed, or even just moving the bed to a slightly different spot in the bedroom – sometimes helps reset my brain enough to help me fall asleep.

One lady who has written about fibromyalgia (and other chronic pain/fatigue issues) insists that eating a plain baked potato before bed will guarantee a good night’s sleep. I have thus far been unable to resist loading the baked potatoes with butter, salt, pepper, green onions, and a speck of sour cream, so I can’t yet vouch for her claims. (I’m not sure if the author of Potatoes Not Prozac is the same woman, but it sounds like the same concept.)

*Not sure if the link borkd my comment, but she’s on Amazon.