Does anyone have any cures for insomnia?

Ok, so.... I've cut out caffeinated beverages(soda, iced tea, red bull), quit consuming alcohol, tried to keep the stress to a minimum by meditating before bed.

I still can't seem to get to sleep at night? I know going through a breakup doesn't help put the mind at rest, but after 3 months I should be getting back to a regular sleep schedule, right? I'm physically exhausted most nights, but wind up starring at the wall for hours. Does anybody have any surefire ways to get rid of insomnia without Tylenol pm, or other prescribed sleep aids? Oh, I also quit watching tv in my bedroom, and nothing.
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Sounds to me like you are depressed. Some people are and don't really know it. AND they don't know how serious it can be. Here is are some good, easy, simple tips that I got from a therapist that worked for me. Yes it worked!

First off.... You may be OVERLOADED, physically and or mentally. You probably should drop some of your non-essential daily duties and activities. You should write everything you are doing on paper by way of highest priority. Then start at the bottom and start checking off what you can stop doing for a while to ease your pressure.

Then... If you have things racing around in your mind you will never get to sleep or worse yet, you won't get a good nights sleep. So write all important matters for each upcoming day on paper a few hours before going to bed. This will free your mind from racing.

SLEEP... Sleep is very important to our mental state of mind BUT R.E.M. sleep is the key to the best sleep. You need to get in R.E.M. sleep 2-3 times per night. Which is... dream state. I suspect that you are not dreaming much at all. That is not a good situation for your mental health. A doctor can prescribe Ambian CR. It's (non addictive) and it will help you get the sleep you need. It helps you get your mental state back in order. It will also help you get your pattern of sleep back to normal and then you can stop taking it. I think you are depressed. I have been where you are. The first time I took Ambian I felt 50% better the very next day. My road to recovery was not very long.

This may be stupid but try thinking about nothing. I bet if you just had a break up then you may be used to sleeping next to your person too. Try lots of blankets... Hope this helps a little..

Sure, start reading the bible before you go to bed. Read it like you want to learn something and the devil will make sure you get sleepy....

So sorry you're going through this. I use to stay up up to 72 hours due to this. It is stressful & frustrating to cut so much out of your life & not having a peace of mind. I don't mean to sound religious but I turned to God. This worked for me. I told him I needed to sleep, threw away my prescribed Rx one night & trusted him that he would help me. I had spent hundreds of $'s onmeds but I had faith that he would give me a peaceful mind.
I had 3 motor vehicle accidents, so much pain, end of a relationship, school & the list goes on. On just about every medication, anti-depressents, anti everything.
Another thing you can do is take a hot bath with lavender oils. Burn some candle lights, turn off your lights & focus on nothing. Well actually imagine yourself being in paradise..the beach, sip'n on a drink, laying on the beach & focusing on a cloud or sunshine & let your mind go...& enjoy. THis also helped but overnight I was healed when I turned to GOD

The easiest way for me to go to sleep was through watching TV, but now i just listen to my music and i can sleep within 5-10 minutes. Just basically get something that will calm you down which is music for me. Meditation isn't working for you so try something else like music.

You've already tried a lot of the answers I've already heard of, but something else I would recommend trying is getting on a regular pattern. Get out of bed at a certain time in the morning, no matter how much sleep you got, and go to bed at the same time every night, even if you can't sleep. I understand the pain of a breakup (which I'm also going through), and also not being able to sleep from physical pain (my wisdom teeth are coming in and it gives me headaches so bad I can't sleep), and what I usually do is sit-ups, like the exercise. I will put something on the TV (which i know isn't the best thing to do with insomnia, but it gets my mind off anything else...i have DVDs of my favorite sitcoms) and I will watch them and do sit ups until I'm so physically tired that I just lay there on the floor, and usually start to fall asleep, then I move to my bed. I'm not saying to hurt yourself doing exercises, I usually only end up doing it for about 5 minutes (not even solid) until I relax enough. Also, you can try reading a book that isn't something you would usually enjoy reading, maybe like a text book, or something that goes into great detail on things, like psychology books). Those usually put me to sleep. I hope this helps at least a little, I know it isn't really medical advice. If you are really upset about this break up, you may want to seek the help of a counselor. They may have more ideas on how to get rid of the insomnia. Sorry that I can't help more.

The cures for insomnia may be due to less amount of haemoglobin (Red Blood Cells) in yours blood level. Please check it by some medical tests. It is also advisable that you may kindly try to meditate in the morning to control your mind as well as your wishes which are wandering your mind. Kindly try to read Indian or Budhist mythology or principles to try to abide with them and see the change in your life. Kindly try or control the habit of your breath by exhaling and inhaling by performing Pranayama in Indian Yoga Instructions. It will certainly relieve you from stresses.

TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect (Glossina morsitans) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist (Mendax interminabilis)

Dear extremely sad,

I understand the truest depression that you are having now with insomnia. Like you, I do not want to depend on sleeping pills throughout my life to sleep. 4 years ago I had insomnia. For one year, I had been trying my best to beat insomnia. Tears, depression, frustration, desperation, sorrow,.. I had experienced all. I could hardly fall asleep at night and I often suffered bad headache the next day. Sometimes, things went worse when I could not sleep for 4 days consecutively. I was completely listless. My parents were not able to send me to specialists. I could not but depend on myself to cure the disease.

What you can do now are:

1. Decrease the amount of work that you are managing so that you can have more time resting and relaxing

2. Brainwave audios work out well. They make sleep happen to you, you do not need to struggle to DO some sleep. You can find it here: http://www.againstinsomnia.com

3. Share your problems, do not keep it to yourself. Sharing makes you feel less depressed.

4. Try to think positively. Do you know that, when you are an insomnia, at least you know how it is, what to expect and what to deal with it. While others who have never got insomnia, may turn out dismayed when they get insomnia one day. You are, on the contrary, prepared to expected anything bad things may come.

5. Go out more often, do not stay at home or stick around at the office. The Sun is our good friend. It tends to lift your mood .The sunlights also help you to moderate your sleeping clock.

6. Try to keep your meal balance. NEVER dismiss your meal just because you are too tired to eat or in no mood to try. Eat, eat, and eat to gain enough energy to function.

If you want to share your experience and learn more tips to cure insomnia fast, feel free to visit my website or write to me: http://www.againstinsomnia.com

Finally, I want to change your nickname, too. Waiting for the day it turns out to be "extremely happy".

Do not give up dear.

Were you sleeping fine before the breakup?

If this is the reason why, perhaps you need some counseling and psychotherapy. If this break up is the cause then it's best to tackle that issue. Even talking to a friend or member of family can do wonders to help alleviate anxiety and stress.

Try aking up something new to take your mind off it. A new challenge, a new goal to set your mind back onto a positive track.

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