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What methods do you use to get to sleep?

[webheart]

I use one of those CPAP machines. I sleep like a baby.

[ConservativeMind]

From a strict sleep side (applicable to all):

1. Reduce lighting in early evening
2. Got a comfortable bed
3. Reduce the temperature a few degrees
4. Occasionally take time-release melatonin (3 mg for me)
5. No caffeine after 1 or 2 PM
6. Comfortable eye mask (others may desire curtains that block light)
7. Minimize sounds (may use ear plugs if something is happening outside)
8. Drink less fluids within 2-3 hours of sleeping
9. Finish eating before 6:30 PM
10.&11. Have a magnesium tablet and some Vitamin B6 with vitamins/supplements at dinner time

Now, I also have generally addressed other reasons to wake up in the middle of the night, once asleep, and that amounts to another 2-3 supplements.