Natural Sleeping Remedies

[PhilY]

Avoid all caffeine after 4pm (or earlier).

Can’t beat exercise (at whatever level works for the individual) for getting a good night’s sleep though.

 

[James]

I take hydrate 78 night, doesn't guarantee a longer sleep but a deeper sleep. Wake up feeling fresh every morning and my oura backs it up, restorative sleep up between 60-90 mins on average per night.

10 sachets for 20 quid? Steep that mind if you're using it every night.

 

[Good Bloke Fairly]

Cup of herbal tea (peppermint/camomile) and a couple of spoonfuls of organic honey usually does the trick for me. Probably a placebo effect like

 

[Fletch]

Go on the politics forum for half hour before bed

 

[Burns]

Go on the politics forum for half hour before bed

It's a little bit weird in there mind. It's more like bereavement counselling on the brexit threads

 

[DH9]

Box Breathing

 

[Burns]

Box Breathing

I'm convinced it's breathing related but our lass says my breathing seems fine

It's annoying getting out of bed and feeling knackered an hour later

 

[Blue Bell Lad]

4 cans of black kestrel in a mini fridge next to your bed and a couple of ready rolled joints in the ashtray. Have your piss then 2 of the cans and one of the joints. That should do the trick. If not repeat and you'll not give a toss anyhow.

 

[a1970man]

Anything with valerian root in it.
Valerian tea tastes awful but works.
Mrs used to have issues sleeping, used to make a cup of valerian root tea, let if cool and chug it back in one before bed, used to work for her.

Valerian is the active ingredient in Kalms tablets

 

[knumbskull]

Avoid all caffeine after 4pm (or earlier).

Can’t beat exercise (at whatever level works for the individual) for getting a good night’s sleep though.

I’ve stopped caffeine from midday and it made a canny difference like

 

[42]

Cherries. They contain melatonin

 

[Onslow]

Breathing techniques from guided videos on YouTube etc are brilliant.

 

[ajthemackem]

Breathing techniques from guided videos on YouTube etc are brilliant.

I do tend to use YouTube and headphones like. Audio books, guided meditations, ASMR. Really like sounds for sleeping to; was out like a light listening to blizzard sounds last night.

 

[Son of Stan]

I'm having huge issues sleeping - mainly due to leg and shoulder pain. I've just bought some Wild Lettuce tincture which definitely made me drowsy the last 2 nights.

 

[ajthemackem]

Also if you're pissing try to avoid paracetamol and sugar.
Paracetamol especially irritates my bladder and the urges are sudden and will definitely wake you up.

 

[The Sinful Dwarf]

I'm getting to that age where getting a good nights sleep is becoming more difficult. I wake up, usually about 4am, for a piss (it's an age thing) and cannot get back to sleep

I'd like to try some natural remedies before I go to the pharmacist or docs

Any advice welcome

edit - I'm not overweight, have a healthy diet and exercise on an almost daily basis

At least waking for a piss is better than not waking when you need one.

 

[InsomniacAttack]

I used to take this but as you say can give you very weird dreams. Same thing has happened with all sleep aids I've tried mind especially zopiclone.

Zopiclone made me feel like I was wading through treacle for about a week. Did stop me waking up like.

Have a tug

 

[Helmerroids]

Binaural beats are supposed to be effective.

 

[Burns]

I’ve stopped caffeine from midday and it made a canny difference like

I have no caffeine or sugar from about 3pm normally. Getting to sleep initially isn't a problem, it's getting back off to sleep once I've woken up at 4am (ish)

 

[High Entropy]

it's getting back off to sleep once I've woken up at 4am (ish)

Audiobooks, listen for as long as you like, it's the distraction from thinking I need. I do it before sleep and if I wake up and can't get back off, I put it on again.

I do loads of educational lectures and books, I must do 50 a year.