RE: Insomnia Sucks! | What Have You Done To Fight It?
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I suffered with this for years, but don't take pharmaceuticals unless I'm near death. I asked a doctor in the USA who immediately went to write a prescription, but then I informed I won't be taking any pills. Puzzled, he left the room to go look up advice in his Physician's Desk Reference Manual.
He came with only lifestyle advice. "Your bed is for sex and sleeping, nothing else! Also, no lying bed for more than 15 minutes without falling asleep, and no caffeine after noon.
I followed the instructions, and it did seem my mind had made a shift with time. He told me it's better to fall asleep in a chair watching TV, then wake up in the middle of the night to go to bed than it is to lay in bed watching TV until you fall asleep.
These lifestyle changes made a huge impact, and I no longer suffer with it as intensely as I used to. If I find myself at night lying in bed more than 15 minutes without sleep, I get up and do something until I feel too drowsy to stay awake, then try again.
Since you're already doing Ambien, perhaps implement some of these techniques along with the pill, it certainly can't hurt. !BEER
That looks like some easy advice. I do spend quite a bit of time just lying there, thinking that rest is better than nothing. The Ambien has been hit or miss anyhow.