Sleeping 3-4 hours?

Masturbation?

 

Benadryl?

 

Which is why you should keep seeing the doctors. They have professional insight. We may give you some trivia, but we do not have the credibility or ability to solve this problem. Posting on these forums won't help. Go to the doctor's again.

 

Have you tried a sleep clinic?

 

if i cant sleep i drink warm tea, read a book, or take a really long walk.

 

ummm i have no idea, i wanna say heroin....but that's gonna be expensive.
*shrugs*
good luck?

 

Do you drink anything that has caffeine in it, such as sodas or coffee? If so avoid drinking those.

Your weight can make a difference with sleep problems. It can make it harder to breathe, which may cause you to wake up. Honestly with the number of health problems associated with being overweigh, it doesn't hurt to try and lose weight. Don't just diet, exercise. I find I sleep really well on days that I have done a good amount of exercise.

When you are trying to sleep what is going through your head. Are you just laying there board, or do you find a million things going through your head, or do you find your self thinking about something a lot? I find that I can't sleep and will wake a lot during the night if I have a lot on my mind. This may sound cliche but try counting sheep or something similar. When I have trouble falling asleep I think about flying an airplane. By focusing on the airplane it clears my head and I am able to fall asleep and stay asleep.

 

Congratulations, that is quite an accomplishment.

I would take that back to your doctor and point out you are losing weight, but still need some help. Also it might be a good idea to see a doctor that specializes in sleep problems.

 

Exercise definitely helps me, if i havent in the day i dont feel tired at night, maybe thats age but anyway. i tend to just watch TV or listen to music or read a book. Let yourself relax. If you wake up get up have a drink of milk or tea or something then try and go back to sleep again, sometimes we wake up because our body needs something.

 

I hate sleeping pills because they make me feel like crap, when I do get up.
I have tried Tylenol pm and it works okay. It's non-addictive and you don't get the sleeping pill "hangover".
Being overweight,you may have sleep apnea which causes you to stop breathing and wakes you up. I agree that a sleep specialist would be in order. Try the tylenol and if you get no results,try the specialist.

 

Here's something I do to get to sleep. I count...but really...really...slowly. I visualize each number in my head and then make it look different. Like...Id think "One" then picture it being decorated in green and purple polka dots. "Two" would look different and have maybe blue stripes. Its very boring and dull but you fall asleep quickly. When I do it, I never get past twenty. If i don't do that, it takes me two hours to fall asleep. With that, I'm out in under an hour.

 

I can understand your frustration with your doctors. Sadly a lot of them no longer take the time to talk these kinds of things through with patients. To be honest a sleeping pill in a person of your age should only be a short term, last resort kind of thing anyway.

Some good ideas have already been mentioned. Another thing you can try is when you wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep, get out of bed. Go into another room and watch TV, or read a book, listen to music etc. When you feel like you can actually go back to sleep then go back to your room and get in bed. If after 20 or so minutes you still can't sleep, then get back up and leave again.

For a lot of people lying in bed trying to sleep is counterproductive since it just adds stress and worry to the situation. The idea is that you only associate your bedroom with sleeping. If you live in a dorm room, then you can apply these same rule to your bed. Our psychiatry professor used to tell us that beds should only be used for sex and sleep.

Terminal insomnia can be harder to manage than onset insomnia. I know this may sound like a lot of psychobabble bs. But, this, plus some of the other suggestions above, are some of the non drug based therapies that MD's who specialize in sleep try.

Good luck!

 

While this sounds like there might be an underlying issue that the American Medical system can't solve, there are a few quick fixes.

Tylenol PM
Masturbation
Hojicha tea
Melatonin Suppliments (Dont use if you have ANY mental health issues... ie: Depression)
Eat foods with magnesium (Foods rich in magnesium are legumes and seeds, dark leafy green vegetables, wheat bran, almonds, cashews, blackstrap molasses, brewer's yeast, and whole grains. )

Also, make sure you are excising during the day.

 

3-4 hours used to be my standard sleep for a night, and i had no problems completing work for 8 hours, and then still not being tired until that night!


Now i work nights, its better, i sleep better during the day!

 

Try drinking green tea or chamomile tea - or any herbal tea but I find these ones work the best, before you go to bed it works for me and I'm a horrible sleeper.

 

I took Melatonin along side deep depression for a LONG time...im scared...what the hell is that supposed to do to me? am i screwing myself over?!?!

 

hey, i totally know what you mean
i have to wake up at 5:50 in the morning to take my bus
(well my bus comes at 6:40ish but u know taking shower, eating breakfast...etc)
anyway, i think drinking warm milk helps-thats what i do before i go to sleep
also i take melatonin, which seems to help-its just a supplement so i don't think
its like a drug or something. also taking warm shower before going to bed helps i think.
but yea, highschool sucks cuz u have to wake up freaking early, and we have so much
stuff to do that we can't even go to bed early.