How can I sleep through the night?

[BlueEyedHipsta]

For a few weeks now I've been constantly waking up every couple hours during the night which had made me exhausted because it takes me a long time to go back to sleep. I brought myself a lavender scented pillow which helped me initially get to sleep but I still woke up a few times during the night. I was thinking about getting some sleepy time tea but I'm afraid it'll just do the same thing as what the lavender pillow did. What will help me sleep though the night?

[DaddyRollingStone]

Sleep Hygeine Basics
>if you are overweight then lose weight, insulin sensitivity has a big impact on sleep quality
>cure common deficiencies: improve diet, take multi + mag chelate until you fix it
>keep stable blood sugar throught night (slow carbs/protein)
>melatonin after dinner
>red LED bulb for bedside lamp
>use red lamp 30min minimum before bed
>daylight lamp and a timer on other side of room
>have day lamp turn on 30min before getting up in the morning
>vitamin d with breakfast

General sleep hygeine
>no computer screens, tvs, leds, lamps other white/blue/green-light emitting electronics on while you are sleeping, they stop your natural production of melatonin and clearance of cortisol
>no computer games 30mins before bed, they raise your heart rate and cortisol giving you terrible sleep quality
>keep bedroom cool, you get more SWS and hgh when sleeping in cold environment
>icy cold shower water below 15C an hour before bed will increase certain brain activity that prepares you well for SWS
>conversely, keeping feet warm helps you fall asleep faster, so if it's too cold put a heat pack on your feet

If addicted to coffee
>take l-theanine to counteract negative effects on sleep
>or switch to tea
>or switch to decaf

If you want wicked dreams
>wake up after 5-6h sleep
>take supps, meditate/dream-diary, go back to sleep
>CDP-choline or citicoline
>uridine can help too
>huperzine can be taken intermittently
>fish oil and iodine worth trying

Night shift
>stop doing night shift, its worse than a poor diet and no exercise, it will accelerate aging and give you cancer
>if you can't quit your night job then fix your environment
>blackout curtains for your bedroom, NO DAYLIGHT let into your bedroom as if night-time
>melatonin every morning after you eat ‘dinner’, even if you are going to up awake during that day (if you have a day off or something)
>vitamin d when you get up
>get as much artifical light as you can at night, every night, to ward off mental disease
>avoid changing shifts, stick to a regular shift (don't switch from 1st to 2nd to 3rd shift every few days)

[JustinCaseUDontKnow]

No caffeine for 6 hours before bedtime
Warm bath 45 minutes before bed helps
Never fall sleep on a empty stomach or full stomach
A little bit of warm oatmeal will be good to take care
of extremely hunger pangs
Try not falling sleep with the TV or Cell phone on

[immjusttmee]

Give it time, your body has to get used to your new sleep schedule. Try to sleep at the same time every day, and make sure you're not stressed when you sleep because that could keep you up from sleeping. Before sleeping, make sure you're not worried or stressed about anything, and that where you're sleeping is very comfortable. Also, try to finish tasks on time so you won't have anything on your mind before you go to sleep. Tea helps with sleeping :)

[immjusttmee]

also, if you sleep during the days, than that will also mess up your sleeping schedule. and having a healthy diet helps :) if your body is healthy, than I think your sleeping would be easier

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

Take a warm bath before bed and don't have caffeine less than about 6 hours before bed. Don't use electronics or have bright lights the 30 mins before bed either.

[BlueEyedHipsta]

I already do all that 😩

[Whatfloatsyourboat5]

why haven't you been able to sleep though? i knew a girl who loved lavender stuff and said it really helped to sleep. also you could use sleeping pills like melitonin.

[nerdybirdy42]

Try sleeping facing the opposite side of the bed or try sleeping on the sofa

[matheus_mb]

Are you stressed lately? I've heard that stress can make we wake up during the night like this.

[master_poop]

Thoroughly exhaust yourself during the day, take exercise!

[BlueEyedHipsta]

I am usually exhausted when I go to bed, falling asleep on the couch even but still can't sleep through the night

[master_poop]

try reading this.. lifehacker.com/.../how-can-i-sleep-through-the-night

I had problems with sleep but that was due to working night shifts and messing up my body clock, I take medication sometimes to help me sleep. Despite what you read, sleeping tablets aren't always a bad thing and can legitimately solve the problem without side effects.

[funexplorer]

I would say go for a run and exercise a lot that will make you tired.

[BlueEyedHipsta]

That's the thing I am tired when I go to bed. I just keep waking up even though I am exhausted

[That96girl]

Have you tried Valerian Root? It helps a lot with anxiety, stress and sleeping problems. If it doesn't work, then you should probably seek for medical help.

[Klaatu51]

r u anxious gneerally?

[BlueEyedHipsta]

I get occasional anxiety but it's never really affected my sleeping before

[smexiliciousss]

exercise and read before you sleep!