Comment on Massive issues with sleep and desperate for a solution.

Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

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  • GBU_28@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Seriously. Nothing puts you to sleep better than 10 hours of hiking.

    Obviously that’s unattainable most days, but I struggle with insomnia all my life, and one of the things I look forward to most from backpacking trips is the restful call of sleep when I “actually” feel like I “need” it.

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• Anissem@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Thanks for the advice. There’s definitely some stuff here I can try. I have a stressful computer job so cutting back on caffeine makes sense along with several other tips you mentioned!

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  • Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

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    • Anissem@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      100%. It’s all I look forward to these days. I know that fact in itself is a huge problem though.

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  • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    A few things to add to this great list:

    Magnesium supplement before bed. They’re not all the same. Don’t just take a pill. Get one of the proper powdered ones magnesium citrate or threonate. I really like this one.

    Also, pod casts and audiobooks. I use headphones and turn the volume down just far enough so I really need to concentrate to hear the words.

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    • Anissem@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Thanks!

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Also the exercise thing. I find that when stress from the computer job is likely to keep me awake, a fast walk before bedtime is enough to help smooth that out

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    • Anissem@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Definitely need to exercise more so I’ll give this a shot, thanks

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• weariedfae@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Caveat: doctors will only let you have a sleep study if they suspect sleep apnea. Other sleep studies that capture off-the-wall sleep disorders don’t seem accessible, at least in my local health system which is a Catholic-run local monopoly. Perhaps HCA, or Kaiser, or others may have a different philosophy.

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  • GBU_28@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    This is not universal. I have average US insurance in Colorado and my GP sent me for a sleep study after we tried just a few things for my insomnia.

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• Melobol@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  To add to the ‘canned answers’ here is one more:
  As non medication, Magnesium has a muscle relaxation effect. With a big cup of water before going to sleep it could help falling asleep. (Tho make sure you are using the right kind of magnesium pill that actually gets absorbed into the body)

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  • Onii-Chan@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Magnesium threonate cured my insomnia, it's fucking wild how well it works. I'd tried everything until I discovered it, from melatonin, to antihistamine sleeping pills, all the way to downing 350ml of whiskey every night just to force sleep.

    Magnesium works better than every single thing I've tried (but you HAVE to let yourself fall asleep when you feel it starting to work.)

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