getting back to sleep secrets
Campbell
Hi there,
Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time?
Brooke
wegirls@...
Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time?
Brooke
wegirls@...
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> Hi there,Hi Brooke,
> Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and
> early and
> can't get back to sleep.
> Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time?
> Brooke
Maybe I'm not the one to advise you because I wake up after four hours of
sleep, and that's it for me. = )
Kava kava is a natural sleep aid. It works for some people. And if I
can't sleep, even for those four hours, I eat raw onions. They knock me
out! I can't eat onions if I'm going to be driving, they're that potent.
I don't know if it will work for you, but you could always try a peanut
butter and onion sandwich if you wake in the night.
There are some other natural products you could try. Calms forte, is a
homeopathic product. I can't think of the others, sorry. You could
check with a natural food store maybe?
Stress is bad. When I was taking care of my dad during his final
illness, all I could see when I closed my eyes was his dying body. There
was no way to sleep. Maybe there are relaxation tapes, visual imagery,
self hypnosis? Massage, a snuggly cat? ( dogs just steal your pillow )
I used St. John's wort and Kava kava. It didn't always work but
sometimes it seemed to.
Hang in there.
Deb L
Leslie
It sounds like it's time for you to join us old-timers for an afternoon nap :~) I'm in the same boat. These days I dream of taking a nap from the minute I get up and sometimes I even get the opportunity!
Leslie
ps. If you drink caffeinated drinks you could try eliminating them, at least after noon.
Hi there,
Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time?
Brooke
wegirls@...
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ps. If you drink caffeinated drinks you could try eliminating them, at least after noon.
Hi there,
Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time?
Brooke
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In a message dated 11/12/01 6:01:11 AM, wegirls@... writes:
<< Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time? >>
I read. But some people sleep where they can't turn a light on to read.
The first few months I had this problem, I was blaming my husband for
snoring, and my boys for making noise, and the house for having bad
circulation, and then I figured out it was me--I was going to wake up (REALLY
awake, and agitated) at 3:30 or so.
I took Estroven for many months. It helped some, but not totally. I didn't
go to the doctor for full-on hormonal treatment.
Nowadays I do sleep all night, but it was rough a couple of years ago when I
didn't know what it was.
I once looked up menopause stuff and found a site from New Zealand, I think
it was, and one of their first pieces of advice was "use cotton sheets."
That is my most true thing.
And I keep baby powder by the bed to put in sweaty places so the heat itself
isn't so yucky.
Sandra
"Everything counts."
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<< Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time? >>
I read. But some people sleep where they can't turn a light on to read.
The first few months I had this problem, I was blaming my husband for
snoring, and my boys for making noise, and the house for having bad
circulation, and then I figured out it was me--I was going to wake up (REALLY
awake, and agitated) at 3:30 or so.
I took Estroven for many months. It helped some, but not totally. I didn't
go to the doctor for full-on hormonal treatment.
Nowadays I do sleep all night, but it was rough a couple of years ago when I
didn't know what it was.
I once looked up menopause stuff and found a site from New Zealand, I think
it was, and one of their first pieces of advice was "use cotton sheets."
That is my most true thing.
And I keep baby powder by the bed to put in sweaty places so the heat itself
isn't so yucky.
Sandra
"Everything counts."
http://expage.com/SandraDoddArticles
http://expage.com/SandraDodd
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In a message dated 11/12/01 7:28:07 AM, ddzimlew@... writes:
<< Massage, a snuggly cat? ( dogs just steal your pillow ) >>
I have a cat been stealing my pillow lately--sleeping up against or wrapped
around my head. It's very irritating. And sometimes he puts a claw in my
hair.
I can go without sleep better than some people too, so my recommendations
aren't the greatest.
Would finding an extra-dark, extra-warm room to sleep in alone help? (If
that's an option, depending on your house, your kids, etc.)
Sandra
Sandra
"Everything counts."
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<< Massage, a snuggly cat? ( dogs just steal your pillow ) >>
I have a cat been stealing my pillow lately--sleeping up against or wrapped
around my head. It's very irritating. And sometimes he puts a claw in my
hair.
I can go without sleep better than some people too, so my recommendations
aren't the greatest.
Would finding an extra-dark, extra-warm room to sleep in alone help? (If
that's an option, depending on your house, your kids, etc.)
Sandra
Sandra
"Everything counts."
http://expage.com/SandraDoddArticles
http://expage.com/SandraDodd
Tia Leschke
>Valerian
>I used St. John's wort and Kava kava. It didn't always work but
>sometimes it seemed to.
homeopathic coffea
These sometimes help me.
Tia
Tia Leschke leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
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There is a wonderful homeopathic remedy called Cofea Cruda that could help.
You can find it at many health food stores, or vitamin shoppes.
Elissa
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Date: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:00 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] getting back to sleep secrets
You can find it at many health food stores, or vitamin shoppes.
Elissa
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From: Campbell <wegirls@...>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:00 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] getting back to sleep secrets
>Hi there,
>Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
>can't get back to sleep.
>Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time?
>Brooke
>
>
>wegirls@...
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Allison Crilly
<< Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and early and
can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time? >>
If you're not averse to alcohol, I find that having just half a bottle of beer will put me right to sleep, especially a dark beer.
I don't want to drink every time I have insomnia (since it's a whole lot), so my usual guarenteed sleep inducer to do a yoga shoulder stand. About 3 or 4 minutes in the position and I can just barely get myself into bed before I fall asleep.
Allison
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can't get back to sleep.
Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time? >>
If you're not averse to alcohol, I find that having just half a bottle of beer will put me right to sleep, especially a dark beer.
I don't want to drink every time I have insomnia (since it's a whole lot), so my usual guarenteed sleep inducer to do a yoga shoulder stand. About 3 or 4 minutes in the position and I can just barely get myself into bed before I fall asleep.
Allison
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Drink a dark beer and stand on my head? I think I love you! You may be
starting a new trend amongst the insomniacs.
If it doesn't work to put us to sleep, at least we'll have fun doing it.
= )
Deb L
starting a new trend amongst the insomniacs.
If it doesn't work to put us to sleep, at least we'll have fun doing it.
= )
Deb L
Tia Leschke
At 06:52 PM 11/12/01 -0700, you wrote:
ever since I fell over sideways while doing the shoulder stand. (No, I
wasn't drinking beer, dark or otherwise.) It didn't hurt at all, so I got
right back up sideways. The next morning I couldn't turn my head without
extreme pain.
Tia
Tia Leschke leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
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>Drink a dark beer and stand on my head? I think I love you! You may beJust be careful with the shoulder stand. I've had neck problems for years,
>starting a new trend amongst the insomniacs.
>If it doesn't work to put us to sleep, at least we'll have fun doing it.
ever since I fell over sideways while doing the shoulder stand. (No, I
wasn't drinking beer, dark or otherwise.) It didn't hurt at all, so I got
right back up sideways. The next morning I couldn't turn my head without
extreme pain.
Tia
Tia Leschke leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
**************************************************************************
It is the answers which separate us, the questions which unite us. - Janice
Levy
meghan anderson
And hog the bed!
Meghan
P.S. I use guided imagery (in other words, I guide my
thoughts to a relaxing place - beach, forest, etc. -
and kind of 'imagine' myself to sleep.
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P.S. I use guided imagery (in other words, I guide my
thoughts to a relaxing place - beach, forest, etc. -
and kind of 'imagine' myself to sleep.
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Priss
This one takes some time to learn but it works wonderfully well. I
discovered it by accident. I used to be able to fall asleep easily
with the TV on but had a much harder time once it was turned off. I
realized I was listening to the TV without concentrating on it, and
it kept me from thinking about other things that were keeping my
thoughts active and awake. So now what I do is listen to whatever
noise is there: crickets, the cat breathing near my face, my husband
snoring, the refrigerator motor, the water dripping in the bathroom.
It doesn't matter. I just listen without thinking about what I'm
hearing. It's a little like meditation in that every time i start to
think about the noise (as in how can he sleep when he snores that
loudly????)I stop and just calm down and listen to the sound without
thinking again. Nowadays it usually only takes me a couple of minutes
to fall asleep, even if I wake up in the middle of the night. I have
a daughter that learned to do this too and it's worked well for her
also. She'd been dealing with insomnia for a couple of years.
Priss
discovered it by accident. I used to be able to fall asleep easily
with the TV on but had a much harder time once it was turned off. I
realized I was listening to the TV without concentrating on it, and
it kept me from thinking about other things that were keeping my
thoughts active and awake. So now what I do is listen to whatever
noise is there: crickets, the cat breathing near my face, my husband
snoring, the refrigerator motor, the water dripping in the bathroom.
It doesn't matter. I just listen without thinking about what I'm
hearing. It's a little like meditation in that every time i start to
think about the noise (as in how can he sleep when he snores that
loudly????)I stop and just calm down and listen to the sound without
thinking again. Nowadays it usually only takes me a couple of minutes
to fall asleep, even if I wake up in the middle of the night. I have
a daughter that learned to do this too and it's worked well for her
also. She'd been dealing with insomnia for a couple of years.
Priss
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Campbell <wegirls@t...> wrote:
> Hi there,
> Be it peri-menopausal syndrome or stress, I am waking often and
early and
> can't get back to sleep.
> Any ideas on how to get some extra snooze time?
> Brooke
>
>
> wegirls@t...
Allison Crilly
Thanks Priss, I'd totally forgotten my main way of falling alseep lately (I guess it works so well I don't think about it, LOL,) I use a sound machine. I bought it at the pharmacy for about $20, it has an automatic shut off (so it doesn't keep me awake,) and has 10 different sounds to chose from (I live in a very urban area near a hospital, no crickets or birds, LOL, and there's something about the ambulance sirens that keeps me awake, LOL)
Allison
This one takes some time to learn but it works wonderfully well. I
discovered it by accident. I used to be able to fall asleep easily
with the TV on but had a much harder time once it was turned off. I
realized I was listening to the TV without concentrating on it, and
it kept me from thinking about other things that were keeping my
thoughts active and awake. So now what I do is listen to whatever
noise is there: crickets, the cat breathing near my face, my husband
snoring, the refrigerator motor, the water dripping in the bathroom.
It doesn't matter. I just listen without thinking about what I'm
hearing. It's a little like meditation in that every time i start to
think about the noise (as in how can he sleep when he snores that
loudly????)I stop and just calm down and listen to the sound without
thinking again. Nowadays it usually only takes me a couple of minutes
to fall asleep, even if I wake up in the middle of the night. I have
a daughter that learned to do this too and it's worked well for her
also. She'd been dealing with insomnia for a couple of years.
Priss
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Allison
This one takes some time to learn but it works wonderfully well. I
discovered it by accident. I used to be able to fall asleep easily
with the TV on but had a much harder time once it was turned off. I
realized I was listening to the TV without concentrating on it, and
it kept me from thinking about other things that were keeping my
thoughts active and awake. So now what I do is listen to whatever
noise is there: crickets, the cat breathing near my face, my husband
snoring, the refrigerator motor, the water dripping in the bathroom.
It doesn't matter. I just listen without thinking about what I'm
hearing. It's a little like meditation in that every time i start to
think about the noise (as in how can he sleep when he snores that
loudly????)I stop and just calm down and listen to the sound without
thinking again. Nowadays it usually only takes me a couple of minutes
to fall asleep, even if I wake up in the middle of the night. I have
a daughter that learned to do this too and it's worked well for her
also. She'd been dealing with insomnia for a couple of years.
Priss
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