Can't sleep?!
Question:
Can't sleep?
I lay in bed for 3-4 hours every night before I actually fall asleep, and it's so frustrating.
I excercise for an hour a day, and my job keeps me on my feet all day, and I've cut out caffeine from my diet. Still no results!
Does anyone have any suggestions that DON'T involve medication?
Answers:
Good choice that you are not taking drugs. They can make the situation worse. If you tell this problem to a doctor, he/she will definitely prescribe you a sleeping pill.
Now some suggestions I believe can help you:
1. Don't take your problems/stress/plans to bed.
2. Don't eat heavily or very late.
3. Watch a comedy on TV, read a book, or answer some new questions and share your information, helping somebody out there, until you feel sleepy.
4. If you have energy, try to do that exercising in the evening so you can get more tired, which can help you fall asleep.
5. Drink a hot cup of chamomile tea, which is known to help for various issues, including relaxing you and making you fall asleep. If you have some stomach issues (such as gas, and acidity/heartburn,) which tea can cause to some people, take it with a cookie or a saltine.
6. Put a relaxing music on a CD, which can finish an hour later, after you have fallen asleep.
Good luck!