No sleep for about 50 hours and counting

[LuckyCharms]

Stress.

I'm all spun up.

Please post your recommendations on how the hell I can get to sleep.

I don't do drugs except for weed occasionally, and weed doesn't make me sleepy. I don't drink.

I probably won't respond, so I'll thank you in advance.

[Phoenix61]

1. Hot shower and warm milk.

OTC’s Benadryl, Kava Kava, Valerian Root, Chamomile Tea

[SheltieLover]

2. Do themost boring thing you can think of.

Good luck!

[SheltieLover]

12. What a beautiful Sheltie!

Ty for sharing!

Have you tried reading to induce sleep?

[spooky3]

14. ❤️❤️❤️

[elleng]

3. Darn.

Been thinking about your hands, NOT about your sleep/don't sleep.

[LuckyCharms]

6. Oh thanks so much elleng,

But they're a lot better, I think they will be ok.

Having a lot of skin problems, etc. It's just the stress of being essentially locked up here for almost two years. It's starting to break me. Skin problems, mental health turning to shit, etc.

Some friends of mine have Covid and I've been trying to help them out, etc.

[SheltieLover]

13. Glad to hear your hand is improving!

Yup, this pandemic sux!

Living vicariously here as well.

[Sanity Claws]

4. Easy yoga

Here is a link to a yoga video that will help your nervous system to calm sleep and allow you to sleep.,

[jmbar2]

5. melatonin works for me.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Taking melatonin supplements inhibits the body's natural production of it. (Use it or lose it).

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There are ways to naturally build up melatonin production. Drs Berg & Sten Ekberg have videos on it.

Taking it once or twice, every so often doesn't impact the body, but frequent supplement use makes one dependent on it.

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[jmbar2]

16. I don't need it very often

But good to know.

[people]

7. No sleep for 50 hours . . .

Pick up a book that you have been looking at for years or months that you think you "should" read and decide you are going to read that book all the way through. Do it while lying down on a sofa or on your bed. The important part is it should be something you don't really think is enjoyable to read - should be boring boring boring. Tell yourself you have to try to really take it in as you are reading it.

[Rachel M at 6 pm]

31. Good idea. Along those same lines...

Sometimes I will pick some project I've been dreading and procrastinating on. I pick the worst one I can think of and imagine I'm doing it. I imagine every step of the project from the beginning, including whatever boring tasks might proceed the project. And I decide that if I can't sleep, I have to get out of bed and actually start the awful project. I guess my subconscious rebels at that, because it always works.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

8. Quick dissove melatonin pills 20 mg.

Take 2. Take also 2 high mg. Hops capsules.
It really helps me
Puts me out and keeps me out until I wake up in the morning.

[Phentex]

23. 20 mg?!

I am so sensitive to it. I used to break the 3 mg tablet in half. Then I found the 1 mg for kids.

I rarely need anything to fall asleep. It's the staying asleep I struggle with sometimes.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

25. Than take the hops flowers

323 mg.capsule is what I take. It keeps you asleep after the melatonin does it's job.

I have hideous insomnia
Didn't know if you had it too. .

[Phentex]

29. Good to know!

I'm always looking for options.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. I would recommend turning off all technology and live like it's 1950 for a bit.

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It will be very unnerving for a while as one goes through a detox from technology, but that's a main contributor to people's stresses, besides things like money and family.


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[spooky3]

15. I would be happy to call you and deliver the most boring lecture ever.

Seriously, I hope you can sleep soon. I like to fall asleep watching Frasier reruns. Would that help you?

[Ohio Joe]

17. What I do...

I start with a glass of warm milk and honey. Once in bed, I think about each body part and make sure it is relaxed. Start with feet, then hands, legs and arms, chest and neck… Then finally the face. Once fully relaxed, I clear my mind by just letting it travel down a dark pathway.

Works for me.

[Totally Tunsie]

24. A similar exercise works for me:

I start at my toes and say "goodnight" to each body section and feel it drift away, working my way up. I rarely make it to my head as I'm asleep by the time I get that far.

[Donkees]

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[LuckyCharms]

19. LOL thanks, that's pretty good!

[OhZone]

21. You could try counting Gabi's -

Doesn't work for me since my ex's name is Gabriella and she actually looks a little like that for real.

[piddyprints]

20. Read the book

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. It helped me tremendously. A bonus is that the book itself is somewhat soporific.

It’s available in Kindle and Audible, so you can start right away.

[alittlelark]

22. Been there......sux

Been there - Try YouTube - 'solfeggio tones and sleep' in the search

U will be amazed tomm morning!!

&t=7190s

Just one example

[LuckyCharms]

27. Thank you, I'm going to try this. I have a question...

Do you think that the noise made by a small space heater would interfere with this? I'm not too familiar with this type of thing.

Thanks much

[LuckyCharms]

33. Holy shit!! Thanks, alittlelark! IT WORKED!

Got around 6 hours of solid sleep, which for me, is good.

[alittlelark]

37. Explore the Solfeggio tones.

YouTube has millions - not all will resonate with you, but I guarantee you will find Many that do !!

[Sogo]

40. I searched for these sounds for HBP, and found something that I think will be very helpful.

Thanks for posting this, which gave me a new possibility for relief from a scary condition....

[wackadoo wabbit]

26. If it's due to stress, I have a couple of recommendations

1. GABA, specifically PharmaGABA, which is believed to cross the blood brain barrier more easily. For me, chewables work best. Here's what I use:

https://www.iherb.com/pr/natural-factors-stress-relax-pharma-gaba-100-mg-60-chewable-tablets/8351

(iHerb's running a sale for 20% off this right now. I'm not shopping VitaCost currently because it's owned by Kroger, and workers in Colorado are striking against Kroger.)

2. Magnesium. Lots of magnesium. You'd be surprised at how deficient many (most?) people are in this mineral. Magnesium glycinate works best for sleep. I take 200 mg of Mg glycinate nightly along with another 500 mg of a mixture of oxide, citrate, and succinate.

These aren't the only supplements that I take for sleep, but they are the ones that will work best against stress.

I went for more than 2 decades with only 3-4 hours of sleep per night, so you have my empathy. Since I've been taking my sleep supplement protocol, I now get anywhere from 6 to 8 hours per night (the amount of sleep I get depends generally on how high my stress levels are). Honestly, getting more sleep has been a lifesaver for me.

Good luck!

[LuckyCharms]

28. Thanks all.

Headed off to my flea pit to try again.

Keep the shiny side up, or whatever the hell that saying is.

[Rachel M at 6 pm]

30. WHITE NOISE (or brown, purple, pink, whatever works)

I realize that for some people, white noise has the opposite effect. But for me, the discovery of white noise apps marked the end of a lifetime of insomnia. (I tried many colors of noise, some better than others, and the one I like best is called "air conditioning." I don't mean an air conditioner itself; it's one of the choices on my white noise app. As to actual colors of noise, I liked brown the best.)

I also use something I call "forced lucid dreaming." I don't try to sleep. Instead, I close my eyes and imagine I'm climbing, flying, spinning, breaking things ... any kind of manic activity. Eventually, someone will approach me and start a conversation, and that's usually the last thing I remember.

I don't smoke weed anymore, but certain strains used to knock me out so effectively, I would fall asleep sitting upright with the pipe in my hand. I found the best strains for combating insomnia to be any indica with "berry" in the name, especially blackberry and blueberry. Also, "Grape Ape" was guaranteed to put me to sleep. (I did see that you stated weed doesn't make you sleepy, but I'm suggesting these strains in case you haven't tried them.)

[Generic Brad]

36. I regularly alternate between two ambient noise apps

"Rain, Rain" and "Better Sleep" have done wonders to eliminate my chronic insomnia. And then I wear my Fitbit to bed so I can analyze my sleep quality the next day and figure out when I need more sleep or a different sound mix.

[SheltieLover]

32. Try progressive muscle relaxation

Just a simple matter of tightening each group of muscles, holding, releasing tension, then not moving muscles for 30 seconds or more.

Usually quite effective.

Another is autogenic suggestion. Get in comfy position, do a few deep breaths & begin stating in the most boring monotone voice you can muster, "my arms & legs are warm & heavy." Or "My heart is beating strong & calm."

Autogenic suggestion is very popular abroad.

I hope this helps.

[zanana1]

34. Drink hot water and...

Turn on the TV. It doesn't matter what's on, just lower the volume to a soft murmur. Close your eyes and think of a typical day. C'est tout.

[TomWilm]

35. Though it might be a tough advice: Try to enjoy it!

... it is a bitch not to sleep, when you want to - but be assured, that it is not harmful not to sleep. Unless it keeps being that way. I have it like once in a month, and just get out of bed, dress up and start doing stuff.

I have once forced myself to stay awake, since I had a big job to finish (programming) - for five days straight. And did a decent job out of it too!

[ificandream]

38. Melatonin, white noise, meditation

I have sleep issues myself, though not stress. But I've used melatonin, which is a natural treatment for sleep, for years And it's cheap. White noise and meditation (or yoga) are also good. Good luck.

[electric_blue68]

39. Glad you got some sleep! Here's another idea...

this is a new one I thought of, it might be helping.
(For a while I had horrific insomnia. I have medication for it)

I imagine watching someone falling asleep when they want to be up, say, writing a paper in long hand, typing on their computer, reading a good book.

Watch their eyes begin to flutter, slowly close, then open. Head dips. Head shake to stay awake. More eye flutters. Heads dips. Eyes stay close. Head lowers on to surface. Out like a light. 😴

[smirkymonkey]

41. K&R

[tblue37]

42. If you're not allergic to peanuts, eat a tablespoon's worth of peanut butter.

[Mosby]

43. Take a benadryl or two

Your welcome.