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How do you help yourself fall asleep at night?

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Originally posted by: vi_edit
Serious answer - benadryl (or the generic name Diphenhydramine) is a very good sleep inducer for many people. 1 25mg tablet taken about half hour before bed will really help you fall asleep easier and stay asleep.

I'd steer clear of nyquil because it's a cocktail of a bunch of different things that are not needed if you don't have cold symptoms.

If it's an ongoing thing, I'd have him consult his doctor. It could be a combination of stress, eating habits, and exercise amounts.
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This man speaks the truth. Benadryl will always help me sleep when otherwise it would have taken an hour or two to fall asleep....
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Don't take benadryl, it's made for allergies, not putting people to sleep. The best thing to take is melatonin suppliments. This is a natural chemical found in your body that helps regulate your circadian rythms.
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Funny, the hospital pharmacy my wife works at gives out benadryl to help patients that can't sleep.
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Those are for one time deals, melatonin helps to regulate a health sleep cycle thats continuous, and it doesn't leave you drowsy all the time.
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melatonin never worked for me.
 
Sounds like he needs a prescription for Ambien. However, I've heard that some users hallucinate as the med is starting to kick in. Never tried it myself, though.

 
Think until your you can think without using words then drift into sleep. If after like an hour your not asleep get up and watch something/play a game whatever for 15 minutes and try again. That's how I do it....
 
btw, sleeping pills aren't a good long-term idea, as then the body becomes used to having a catalyst for falling asleep and has trouble falling asleep on its own after a while.
 
Heh, I've never had a problem. Trouble falling asleep for me is lying down and being awake five minutes later. Generally I am asleep within two minutes, and I'm not chronically tired either. I am just a super-sleeper!!
 
Melatonin like the post previous can work well. Ask your Dr as to proper dosage. Pilots use it a lot when they have to deal with time changes. Also warm milk helps. It contains tryptophan. My mom swore by it. She was an insomniac.
get proper exercise
Passionflower can be taken as tea to help sleep. Other herbs that may help you sleep include the classic chamomile, and valerian.

Tryptophan in food is believed by some to be a sleep aid. It's found in things like dairy products , whole grains, soy products, duck, and turkey. Related to tryptophan is 5-HTP, a natural supplement.
Hope this helps.
 
read some hard text, especially your worst subject if you are in college/school. works like a charm every time 😱
 
I take nyquil a lot when i can't sleep and i'm a REAL light sleeper. I can hear my cell phone on vibrate and that wakes me up. I only take a LIGHT sip of nyquil usually to get to sleep, it makes you tired and want to sleep but it doesn't knock you out. It really helps, although you do feel a bit groggy in teh morning. But it beats rolling around in bed for like 3 hours. Maybe there's something bothering him. I know the reason why i can't sleep and once that's solved itl'l go away gradually. I might try that benadryl thing though.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Don't take benadryl, it's made for allergies, not putting people to sleep. The best thing to take is melatonin suppliments. This is a natural chemical found in your body that helps regulate your circadian rythms.
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Funny, the hospital pharmacy my wife works at gives out benadryl to help patients that can't sleep.
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it's ok to use benadryl every once in a while, but you don't want to use it every night to sleep.

it's not meant to be used as a sedative but it is a convenient side effect.


the best way to fix sleep cycles is to go to bed at the same time every night and have a regular schedule of waking up, so your body naturally adjusts to it. don't become dependent on medication.


BTW: for those using nyquil, just use benadryl instead. it works the same way (antihistamine causing drowsiness) and benadryl is much cheaper than nyquil.

 
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