Drinking heavily should put you to sleep, although school might be a little difficult the next morning. Go run 3 miles before bed, that should make you plenty tired...
Get a lava lamp. All I need do is cut on the lava lamp, and the peacefull balet of melted wax in the liquid coaxes me to a long deep sleep.
As noted above, a regular time to go to bed, avoidance of caffeine, exercise, they're all good suggestions. Your problem is likely just getting your system readjusted to the different time schedule.
Also, there is indeed something called Valerian root, and it works well for some people. I've heard some say it upset their stomach, but that was because they took capsules of crushed/ground root. For any kind of herbal, I always go with extracts. And make sure they do not use alcohol to perform the extraction, that will make any herbal extract less effective.
But the simplest thing you might try is a warm glass of milk. It's a natural source of the amino Tryptophan.
Also, there is indeed something called Valerian root, and it works well for some people. I've heard some say it upset their stomach, but that was because they took capsules of crushed/ground root. For any kind of herbal, I always go with extracts. And make sure they do not use alcohol to perform the extraction, that will make any herbal extract less effective.
But the simplest thing you might try is a warm glass of milk. It's a natural source of the amino Tryptophan.
When I was 17...I had insomnia.
My doctor really couldn't figure out what to do 'cause he said teenagers usually don't get insomnia. Sleeplessnes sure, but full blown insomnia no.
Anyways, melatonin saved me. Not being able to sleep is SO frustrating.
Unfortunatley I still take the pill every night (I'm 19 now), and I have a hard time sleeping without it. Really tho, I think it may be mental more than anything. Like maybe just sticking a placebo in my mouth would help =)
My doctor really couldn't figure out what to do 'cause he said teenagers usually don't get insomnia. Sleeplessnes sure, but full blown insomnia no.
Anyways, melatonin saved me. Not being able to sleep is SO frustrating.
Unfortunatley I still take the pill every night (I'm 19 now), and I have a hard time sleeping without it. Really tho, I think it may be mental more than anything. Like maybe just sticking a placebo in my mouth would help =)
Well there's the Moonbeam way. A long time ago, relatively speaking, a dog in the neighborhood would wake me up in the middle of the night, and after opening my window and explaining to the dog our relative importances and what he could do with his bark in a scream that was reported in the next county, it occured to me that perhaps I was attributing just a little too much significance to my perceived loss. I thereby resolved that it would hense forth not make the slightest difference to me whether I slept or couldn't, whether I was lying awakened or not. I now almost always fall asleep in moments. If I am awakened, I go back to sleep easily, having no fear I won't. I am also almost always awake to 3am or so, so I don't know if my solution appeals or not. 
I've been taking melatonin too to sleep, but I find that it worked at first, but I have to take 2 instead of one to get the desired effect. So for me, it has only been a temporary solution. Still looking into others.
Perhaps you really don't have trouble sleeping, perhaps you were just born on the wrong side of the earth.
Perhaps you really don't have trouble sleeping, perhaps you were just born on the wrong side of the earth.
I agree with Midnight Rmabler... a warm glass of milk. Another food that contains tryptophan is peanut butter. So why not try a nice PB sandwich, washed down with a tasty glass of warm milk?
BIOLOGY LAB: A4593
This lab deals with the problem of insomnia and two easy ways of dealing with it. One is explained in the preface to follow, the other is an experiment which has seven (7) questions for you to answer after completing this lab.
Often times one does not excrete enough melatonin from his or her pituitary gland and, therefore, this person has difficulty sleeping. This is because melatonin levels are low during the day and high at night, it is your "sleep clock" of sorts. That is how you know it is time to go to sleep, when you get sleepy the melatonin level in your body is increasing, when you wake up naturally the melatonin level is low enough to allow you wake up naturally without having to let the extra melatonin wear off while awake.
For this you could take sleeping pills, after consulting your physician. Or, you could simply take "All Natural Melatonin" pills. (Editor's note: My grandmother has to take them, when she actually does, she sleeps better, however, she usually doesn't and goes to sleep at about 11 and wakes up around 6 and does laundry.) Consult a naturopath about how many milligrams per pill and how many you should take before you go to sleep.
Or, you could simply do the following "experiment".
Materials
1. Extra large, metal frying.
2. Bed.
3. Pillow.
4. Blankets.
5. Dog (optional).
6. Cat (optional).
Procedure
1. Lie down on bed and pillow.
2. Lay blankets ontop of oneself.
3. Bring your dog or cat into your bed to sleep with you. (optional step.)
4. Take extra large frying pan and whack yourself on the head!
5. Wake up the next morning groggy and fill out the following questions.
Questions:
1. Did having a cat or dog in the bed affect the experiment in any way?
2. What purpose did the pillow serve in the completed experiment?
3. Would it be possible to replace the bed with something else? If so, give examples.
4. How did slamming your head with the frying pan allow you to sleep?
5. Was this an effective way of falling asleep? Explain.
6. After repeating this experiment for a few nights, weeks, months, etc. what could be some long term affects of the frying pan head-slammage?
7. Did you have a nice night's sleep?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. I don't remember.
Due: Monday, September 11, 2000. Late labs will not be accepted.
(c) zippy, 2000
This lab deals with the problem of insomnia and two easy ways of dealing with it. One is explained in the preface to follow, the other is an experiment which has seven (7) questions for you to answer after completing this lab.
Often times one does not excrete enough melatonin from his or her pituitary gland and, therefore, this person has difficulty sleeping. This is because melatonin levels are low during the day and high at night, it is your "sleep clock" of sorts. That is how you know it is time to go to sleep, when you get sleepy the melatonin level in your body is increasing, when you wake up naturally the melatonin level is low enough to allow you wake up naturally without having to let the extra melatonin wear off while awake.
For this you could take sleeping pills, after consulting your physician. Or, you could simply take "All Natural Melatonin" pills. (Editor's note: My grandmother has to take them, when she actually does, she sleeps better, however, she usually doesn't and goes to sleep at about 11 and wakes up around 6 and does laundry.) Consult a naturopath about how many milligrams per pill and how many you should take before you go to sleep.
Or, you could simply do the following "experiment".
Materials
1. Extra large, metal frying.
2. Bed.
3. Pillow.
4. Blankets.
5. Dog (optional).
6. Cat (optional).
Procedure
1. Lie down on bed and pillow.
2. Lay blankets ontop of oneself.
3. Bring your dog or cat into your bed to sleep with you. (optional step.)
4. Take extra large frying pan and whack yourself on the head!
5. Wake up the next morning groggy and fill out the following questions.
Questions:
1. Did having a cat or dog in the bed affect the experiment in any way?
2. What purpose did the pillow serve in the completed experiment?
3. Would it be possible to replace the bed with something else? If so, give examples.
4. How did slamming your head with the frying pan allow you to sleep?
5. Was this an effective way of falling asleep? Explain.
6. After repeating this experiment for a few nights, weeks, months, etc. what could be some long term affects of the frying pan head-slammage?
7. Did you have a nice night's sleep?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. I don't remember.
Due: Monday, September 11, 2000. Late labs will not be accepted.
(c) zippy, 2000
My sleeping pattern is all messed up...
heh... been so tired lately...
i went to sleep at 5PM, woke up at 5AM... now that's screwed up. that means i woke up a little over an hour ago. and before that, i woke up at 3 AM after having gone to sleep the night before at 8 PM (that's 6 hours of sleep).
talk about screwed up.
i am going to use the weekend as a means to get back to normal.
at least i have not been getting to class late...
heh... been so tired lately...
i went to sleep at 5PM, woke up at 5AM... now that's screwed up. that means i woke up a little over an hour ago. and before that, i woke up at 3 AM after having gone to sleep the night before at 8 PM (that's 6 hours of sleep).
talk about screwed up.
i am going to use the weekend as a means to get back to normal.
at least i have not been getting to class late...
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