Sleeping medicine for 14 year old?!
Question: I have trouble sleeping at night and I'm wondering if sleeping pills or a relaxing medication would help? (I'm 14 and I also want to know if I'm too young for it.)
Answers: I have trouble sleeping at night and I'm wondering if sleeping pills or a relaxing medication would help? (I'm 14 and I also want to know if I'm too young for it.)
Environmental and psychological factors play an important role in insomnia and curing insomnia requires finding out the basic reason for lack of sleep. Treatment options include natural treatment, medications, exercises and dietary regulations.
Many things can relieve insomnia, which include having a good health and a comfortable lifestyle. Adequate exercise in the form of skipping, jogging, aerobics etc along with watching what you eat is essential. Although it is better not to exhaust your body at night and neither should you overeat before you hit the sack. Having a feeling of control over your life is vital for you to sleep peacefully. Also the environment of your bedroom should be conducive for you to sleep in, such as dim lit, quiet environment along with a comfortable room temperature. Also, holistic approach can be tried. Yoga and other forms such methods aim at creating a healthy body and sound mind. Drinking milk is also a good alternative before sleeping. For children and teens, barley and oat milk works wonders. Another method is to enforce positive thoughts in your mind by speaking to yourself, as this improves your overall personality buildup as well.
Certain drugs and medications can also help you tide over insomnia, although self-medication should never be considered. Since insomnia is just a symptom, by taking drugs, you are not treating the condition as such. People with psychological conditions are difficult to treat for insomnia.
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Sleeping pills are highly addictive so I don't suggest them for anyone under 18 years old.
You should try taking a long warm bath before bed, that helps to relax. Also try a bubble bath that is relaxing or the children's bedtime bubble bath.
Forget about sleeping pills at your young age. Some warm milk at bedtime might perhaps help and if not then you can find other natural remedies in a web search for "natural sleep remedies".