Share a story, ask a question, or start a conversation about (almost) anything you desire. Maybe you'll make some friends in the process.
RULES
Casual conversation communities:
Related discussion-focused communities
There is a study that say taking a really hot bath 2 hours before bed and then sleeping in a cool room (68F) helps fall asleep.
I’ve also had success with taking magnesium and low-dose melatonin 15-20 mins before bed.
For the morning, meditation and journaling are a must for me. When I journal, I do a brain dump, which is super helpful with ADHD.
Take some melatonin before bed. I find melatonin will get you there but it won't keep you there. You'll also have the craziest dreams with it.
It's not a long term solution though. Your body will build up a resistance to it.
I'll have to give it another shot - did try this the other day, and it totally helped get me to sleep faster, but I was still waking up a bunch and felt groggier than usual when I got up. By way of contrast, didn't take it last night, took a few hours to fall asleep, lots of waking up, but I still feel more rested than after melatonin night (like 5/10 rested, v. 3/10 rested)
(That said I did go to bed at like 2000, was super tired and figured that'd be enough for normal sleep. Wishful thinking I guess, lol)
Edit: Crazy dreams are on the menu either way :) Haven't been unpleasant necessarily, just weird/last couple nights excessively sexual (don't really need to get into the details). One 'bonus' is with the interrupted sleep, you get some variety in one night. Not better than, ya know, a full night's sleep, but at least it's interesting.
On top of all the great sleep hygiene stuff here, taking magnesium at bed time can help.
What's hilarious is that both my wife and son have difficulties with sleep under normal circumstances, so we totally have magnesium in the house already. Worth a shot at least. Thanks for the reminder, lol.
Melatonin is a hormone and you shouldn't take it long term just so you know!
I find reading in bed (on a Kindle, not phone/tablet) sends me to sleep within an hour unless I fight it. You'll be getting better quality sleep without weed too! Good luck
I try to set my body clock by getting sunlight in my eyes in the morning after I wake up. Also try to minimize light going into my eyes before bed time. It all seems to help.
Ha, I saw that meme and listened to Casiopea all day long while I took down my xmas tree. 😎
For sleep, I'll put on some sort of white noise, like rain sounds or a crackling fireplace. That usually gets me feeling sleepy. Or sometimes I'll read a book that I'm not really into (and then my husband will find me dead asleep with a book in my hand and my glasses still on).
When I've had shitty sleep, I avoid coffee. I'm more a tea person anyway, but coffee on top of poor sleep makes me a jittery anxious mess. Strong tea will wake me up without the jitters. And I make myself a big breakfast - something like 2 eggs, 3 pieces of Canadian bacon, a slice of buttered raisin toast, and cantaloupe. No phone, tv, or music until I start feeling energetic.
I like Tylenol PM. (or whatever version of otc painkiller you prefer)
I take a gummy.