Home remedies for insomnia?
06 Jun 2010
I’m 12 years old and almost every night i find myself staring at the ceiling and struggling to fall asleep, are there and home remedies for insomnia in teens/kids, or sleep medications?
Edit: Once again I’m 12 so i can’t use anything like ambien or lunesta!!
Sleep meds are really for short-term use– a week or so and no more as they can then cause the very thing they are supposed to help. Yes many ppl take them for years and then it is more psychological than possibly real help.
Better one so young not resort to drugs for this.
A small bit of protein and carb is thought to help as a bedtime snack as it tides you over till morning w/out hunger. Also warm milk really does help some ppl–Calcium /Magnesium help
Green Tea has ingredients that help
Lavender in a small pillow and close to your nose will help relax you . Be careful of most herbs as they can be powerful and you need a lot of knowledge to decide what to take.
A warm bath
Turning down the lights about an hour before bed will help trigger the serotonin to start shifting the brain toward sleep .Read or do a craft project.
Avoid Scary or action TV. No homework, talking on the phone and gossiping, no exercising. All these rev the body up not work toward rest.
If you lay in bed for 15 min. and do not fall asleep, get up and do something like read again until you feel sleepy then go back to bed.
Go to bed at the same time nightly no matter what day–sets up sleep hygiene and the body will regulate itself. Get up at the same time too. Avoid long naps as it re-sets your sleep clock.
Turn on a fan–no blowing on you for white noise and it will block out sounds around you so it helps you to lower your brain activity
Meditate
Pray
Fantasize about a happy place and ppl
Write out a Gratefulness Journal
Keep it slightly cool as ppl sleep better cooler than warmer.
Check your pillow for comfort and support
Better sleeping
.
3 Responses
2010 Jun 06
Exercise is a great way to help you sleep better. Just don’t do it right before bed but during the day or perhaps early evening.
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2010 Jun 06
Sleep meds are really for short-term use– a week or so and no more as they can then cause the very thing they are supposed to help. Yes many ppl take them for years and then it is more psychological than possibly real help.
Better one so young not resort to drugs for this.
A small bit of protein and carb is thought to help as a bedtime snack as it tides you over till morning w/out hunger. Also warm milk really does help some ppl–Calcium /Magnesium help
Green Tea has ingredients that help
Lavender in a small pillow and close to your nose will help relax you . Be careful of most herbs as they can be powerful and you need a lot of knowledge to decide what to take.
A warm bath
Turning down the lights about an hour before bed will help trigger the serotonin to start shifting the brain toward sleep .Read or do a craft project.
Avoid Scary or action TV. No homework, talking on the phone and gossiping, no exercising. All these rev the body up not work toward rest.
If you lay in bed for 15 min. and do not fall asleep, get up and do something like read again until you feel sleepy then go back to bed.
Go to bed at the same time nightly no matter what day–sets up sleep hygiene and the body will regulate itself. Get up at the same time too. Avoid long naps as it re-sets your sleep clock.
Turn on a fan–no blowing on you for white noise and it will block out sounds around you so it helps you to lower your brain activity
Meditate
Pray
Fantasize about a happy place and ppl
Write out a Gratefulness Journal
Keep it slightly cool as ppl sleep better cooler than warmer.
Check your pillow for comfort and support
Better sleeping
.
References :
sleephelp.com
webrn.com
webmd.com
2010 Jun 06
hey I used to have the same problem and I found the answer my mum was a pharmascist and she told me this. What keeps most people awake is there own thoughts it start just about the day and then about tomorrow eventually you even think about not being able to sleep. the answer is to close your eyes and have and imaginary place, something that has nothing to do with your real life or anyone in it just something fun that you like. for me I was in a war in an indestructible boat chained to all these other boats on a big mission somewhere, (I was a boy) it doesn’t matter how silly it seems no one else needs to know about it, just as long as it occupys your mind with things that don’t matter long enough for your brain to realise that what you are doing is not important so it can let you sleep. Thats what keeps you up your brain prioritises what your thinking about over letting you sleep so this is just a trick to put it back around the other way, I hope this makes sense otherwise ask a parent to read it see if they understand what I mean
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