What helps you sleep?

[isabel]

I don't know what's going on. I don't normally have a hard time falling asleep. Lately, I am just always so tired but it has taken me forever to fall asleep this last week or so. I try to go to bed early, but it's not like I'm not tired. I go to bed early because I can barely keep my eyes open, but then I just lay there for upwards of an hour. So, what helps you fall asleep? I need to try something new.

[W.T.Faulkner]

Count backwards from 300 by 3's. I never make it past 150.

[Deleted]

Sleepytime Extra Tea.

Have a cup about an hour before bedtime and you will be out in 30.

[karmasabiotch]

Melatonin and Dr. Approved Xanax.

[Saint Monica]

Orgasms, Tylenol pm, a glass of wine

[sjh722]

Ambien, LOL. I had terrible insomnia and difficulty falling asleep for years. My doctor gave me a prescription for Ambien and it made a huge difference. I don't even take it any more - it just seemed to help me get into a better sleep cycle. I will occasionally take melatonin now.

Non-medicinally, a hot bath or cup of tea always makes me sleepy before bed. I can't read to wind down because I get into my book and then it's 2 a.m. and I'm not sleeping because I have a book to finish.

[venice2007]

Melatonin
Yoga
Reading

[nsl]

I do a body scan (picturing each part of my body slowly turning blue while I breathe in and out) from the head down on nights when I can't sleep. I usually get to the shoulders before I pass out.

[Deleted]

Wine. If I really cannot sleep it does help.

[Jalapeñomel]

Sept 28, 2014 20:06:32 GMT -5 peachy said:

Weed and listening to a tv show I have seen before (like The Office or 30 Rock) with eye covers on.

Pot wakes me up! 

[lilybug]

Boring podcasts. Or at least semi-boring enough that I'm not hanging on their every word. For me, it's better than tv because I can still have total darkness.

Also, I stole this from baby-sleep books, but having a routine helps. So when I'm trying to sleep during the day after a night shift, I always do the same things - shower, comfy clothes, food & internet time, then lights off and podcast playing on my phone.

When all else fails, benadryl and/or orgasm. Preferably AND.

[balletofangels]

Benadryl

[mongoose]

Benadryl. 50mg.

Sometimes a glass of wine (or two) added in there.

[wowhead]

Listening to audiobooks. It keeps my brain from wandering which is what keeps me awake. These are worth their weight in gold. www.amazon.com/AcousticSheep-SleepPhones-Classic-Headphones-Lavender/dp/B0046H8ZFU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1411953130&sr=8-3&keywords=sleep+headband

[eddy]

A really sweaty workout and/ or sex.