I've tried chamomile and valerian, Advil PM, half a beer to get drowsy, benadryl, tryptophan. Exercise doesnt make a difference at all.
If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.
Doxylamine succinate: sold on Amazon as Kirkland Sleep Aid. You should probably start with 1/2 tablet. For most people it works better than prescription meds, without the side effects. Cheap too. I’ve used it for over 20 years.
If your brain is running try an boring audible book on a timer. Or read a dull tome.
“If anyone has any suggestions I’d appreciate it.”
My sister and a few of my friends chew two Gaviscon or Tums before bed, and say it makes all the difference. My friend says the Gaviscon liquid is better than the tablets.
They heard that stomach issues can mess with sleep, even though you don’t feel anything in your stomach.
FWIW...
And my MyPillow has helped me, but that’s just me.
Melatonin ... dollar tree has 30 day supply for a buck ...
I second the Melatonin.
Take an effervescent magnesium drink, meditate and do it with slow and deep abdominal breathing, and read a book for a little while.
“If anyone has any suggestions I’d appreciate it.”
CBD oil under the tongue, Delta 8 at night if you can get it.
CBD allows me to go back to sleep after I wake up. Note: It takes a while to build up the levels. Two weeks for CBD, one week for Delta 8.
You will need to share more about your sleep pattern.
It can mean you have underlying issues:
Are you awake only during a specific time frame?
Ex.: if you can’t sleep between 1-3am, it’s your liver.
If you can’t sleep in general, what medications do you take?
It is possible you have parasites.
We need more info.
Sleeplessness is a hard thing to endure.
Melatonin (start with 3 mg)... you can increase if needed. I use the company called Frunetta. Also, NO cell phone or computer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours prior to bed. Menopause can definitely affect sleep... your body will hopefully resume to a more normal state soon.
If your sleep doesn’t improve after you have tried 10 mg of time release melatonin and hour before bedtime, I’d love to know.
Keep your lighting low, and try not to view a light source, like a TV or phone.
Yeah, but it’s not legal in Tennessee.
CBD gummies, they're called "relax bears", they're legal, no prescription needed, you can get them at
https://greenroads.com/collections/cbd-edibles-gummies
or
https://www.amazon.com/New-Age-Naturals-Advanced-Gummies/dp/B07MFWFYHN
I’ve had some success with unison. My doc recommends melatonin.
Ambien, the Rx drug always works for me. Ten mg usually works, but doc will only prescribe 15 five mg pills per month, which is effective 7 days supply per month. I’m okay with that. I only want it if I have an early appt the next day.
See post 43 with explanation of melatonin and why it works. It’s not really a “chemical” but, as I understand it, a natural hormone sold OTC.
Read about Magnesium and sleep.
No. Sadly it does not. Might want to get tested but in the mean time.
Set yourself a schedule for sleep.
At the same time every night turn off TV, Computer, cell phone, get in your pjs, have a hot drink (herbal tea, cider) brush your teeth, read a book (not electronic) until you feel a little drowsy and go to bed.
Try for a month or so. It may help.
If you wake up and can not go back to sleep get up and do something but leave the electronics off.
Get an air cleaner and let it run at night.....you won’t hear anything to wake you.
My sleep patterns are according to what I’m doing. I push the envelope until I drop into bed. No specific hours and can vary from day to day. Have always had a slow down about 3:00 in the afternoon....even when working. So I grab a snack of some sort to perk up.
I’m also a night hawk. Love the evening hours. Although I also enjoy waking as the sun rises. So I enjoy the full range of the night and day. And I like it this way.
If I were you I’d just go with the flow and stop trying various sleep helps.
You can have apnea even if you are not overweight.
Brands matter. I do best with Walmart's Spring Valley, not the quick dissolve or delayed release, just the cheap standard tablets. Natrol brand is OK, but not as good as the Spring Valley.
The OTC sleep aids work well for me - I sleep well and wake up refreshed. I bought a bottle of generic WalMart Diphenhydramine HCl for a couple of bucks 2 years ago and still have half of them, so I don't use it all the time. Adult dose is 2, but 1 works just fine for me (and I'm a fairly big guy). Everybody is different and reacts differently, so you just have to test. You mentioned taking Benadryl - that stuff knocks me right out but I'm a zombie the next day. And I've read that overuse is bad for you. A glass of milk at night seems to help also, and I recently bought a MyPillow and recommend it highly - very comfortable. I also use a knee pillow which makes my legs more comfortable.