I’m thirteen & I know it’s not healthy to go days without sleeping, but in my case I can’t really help it. With my G.A.D. I’m afraid all the time of the most fictional things & people breaking in. I constantly turn over to be sure nobodies behind me. It’s so annoying. I’m tired of living like this. I’ve tried counselors, meditation, & self hypnosis, none of which cured my fear enough to get me to sleep. Please help!

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Is there a chemical or hormonal test a doctor can give you to prove these disorders? OR do they just ask you questions about your mood swings and hand you the anti-depression/psychotics/anxiety prescription?

Has anyone out there been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or manic depression and calmed their symptoms with natural ways like exercise, healthy living, meditation, positive thinking/reading concentration? If so how and what would you suggest as an alternative to pill popping super meds for the rest of your life?

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I know I will not stumble upon a panacea by asking this age-old question, but still, some remedies or pratices might ease the chronic sleeplessness that I’ve been experiencing for the last 3 years.

I’ve tried limiting caffeine, taking a shower, limiting water before bed, eating peanut butter, eating a light dinner, etc. Nothing seems to work. People tell me meditation is good, but I can not seem to master that at all.

I am very close to giving up and going on medication, even if that means developing tolerance and dependencies.

Any suggestions?

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I know I will not stumble upon a panacea by asking this age-old question, but still, some remedies or pratices might ease the chronic sleeplessness that I’ve been experiencing for the last 3 years.

I’ve tried limiting caffeine, taking a shower, limiting water before bed, eating peanut butter, eating a light dinner, etc. Nothing seems to work. People tell me meditation is good, but I can not seem to master that at all.

I am very close to giving up and going on medication, even if that means developing tolerance and dependencies.

Any suggestions?

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During morning, I really don’t want to be sleepy while practicing meditation. I’d like to feel more awake through and after that. How can I achieve this. Thanks guys.

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I am an insomniac. It takes me an hour, minimum, to get to sleep. Usually, it’s more. On a bad night, I never actually feel like I fall asleep at all – I remain in a half-awake mode, tossing and turning. Typically though, it takes me around two hours to fall asleep. Once I am asleep I don’t wake up – but curiously, I never seem to remember dreaming at all. This is probably because my REM cycles are disturbed by getting less sleep, and therefore having less opportunity to dream.

I have tried a lot of things to help me fall asleep faster. I have tried the muscle tensing technique, meditation, visualization of a single object, reading before bed, drinking warm milk before bed, trying relaxing activities before bed. I don’t read in my bedroom – my bed is exclusively for sleeping, as I have read that when you do other things during the daytime in your bedroom, it creates negative connections. When I get regular exercise during the day, it helps a little, but my insomnia is so bad that the difference it makes is negligible. I rarely go to sleep before 12, and during the school year, I have to get up at 6 every day.
There are several reasons why I want to reduce my insomnia. Obviously, more sleep creates better alertness during the day, and I hate being in that loopy sleep-deprived mode all the time. I want to be able to start dreaming again. Point is, I am so frustrated with my insomnia that I don’t know what to do. Should I go to a sleep lab and be interred there for a night, or what? Are there other methods that are more effective for worse cases of insomnia? This isn’t a nuisance – I have been a bad insomniac for 2 years straight. Until now, I’ve been just trying to live with it, but I’ve run out of options. What should I do? I am hesitant to take pills, because I know of their addictive nature, and I know that they create dependency. But will I have to, in the end? Please help this sleep-deprived soul!

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I haven’t slept well in at least a month. I will go 2-4 days with minimal or minimal or no sleep, and then crash for about 12 hours. I can be physically exhausted, and still unable to sleep. The sleep I do manage to get isn’t restful, and I’m trying to make medication a last resort. I’ve tried music, silence, meditation, vitamins, temperature variations, positions, and even where I sleep, but all to no avail. Do you guys have any other ideas that will help? Thanks in advance!

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I suffer from the kind of insomia that makes it extremely difficult for me to fall asleep. No matter how tired I am, it takes me hours. Have tried many things over the years, from reading to hot milk with nutmeg to sex to meditation to tv to physical exersion etc. Nothing works. Had some success recently with listening to audio books, but now i seem to have developed an immunity to those as well. It’s driving me crazy, sometimes I don;t even try going to bed. oh, and a slightly odd side note – during the day i can fall asleep in minutes. does anyone have the same problem and/or a suggestion on how to tackle it? it’s driving me nuts *sigh*
suppose I should add that I don’t want to take any meds. I’m an ex drug addict… kinda want to stay away from that sort of thing for now.

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This is getting out of control. I can’t fall asleep in less than an hour, and some nights (like tonight) I never do. I don’t like to take medications, because they give me hangovers. What can I do to deal with this? I’ve already tried meditation exercises, darkening my room, and dimming the lights for 30 minutes before I go to bed.

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If you’re taking Rozerem, the newest prescription sleep aid, or if you’ve taken it before, I’d love to know what you do or don’t like about it.

I’ve been thinking of asking my doctor for it, as it apparently has zero capacity to become "addictive". It also sounds like the most "natural" drug in how it works. FYI: I don’t need sleep help all the time. I only need help when I have to go to bed abnormally early on a particular night, due to having to rise abnormally early the next morning.

My normal "sleep onset" is somewhat late, but that’s OK usually, since my work schedule is flexible and my commute is short. HOWEVER, if I need to be up super-early to catch a plane, leave for a roadtrip, etc., I’d ideally like to go to bed extra early the night before. But, no luck!! I’ve tried chamomile, Benadryl, melatonin, meditation, warm baths — I just can’t fall asleep at a time my body &/or brain perceives as "way too early".

THAT’S when I hope a pill like Rozerem can help!

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Okay, I have had insomnia for the past 5 years, and it’s getting unmanagable. I am not a candidate for medication, because I have medical problems that would make it a dangerous situation. Basically, I could take the right amount and overdose, or I’d sleep for 16 hours straight (this has happened.) And, on the rare occasion I do fall asleep without ‘passing out’ from exhaustion, I have these horrible nightmares that make me: wake up, talk, or kick my boyfriend in the groin.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I have tried: exercise (worked for a few months, then made no difference), teas, music, removing the electronics from my bedroom, meditation, sex, St Johns Wort (made me sick), lavender sprays on pillows, eating a small turkey sandwich at night, and things I can’t even recall.

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