Sleep

Definitely audio book or antihistamine if desperate.

Lol! I'm on so many drugs that cause sleepiness, I just get into bed and it happens I'm asleep

I listen to a Paul McKenna sleep hypnotism tape if I can’t sleep. But always have to have either the radio or tv on as my mind races if I try to sleep without background noise. I never used to be like that. I can’t seem to concentrate on books an more up but tend to listen to podcasts or book at bedtime instead. And a Bob Ross Joy of Painting episode sends me to sleep although I think the BBC have stopped showing them. They may be on utube though.

I can usually get to sleep but can’t stay asleep. Audio books or BBC Sounds are a help, sometimes BBC iplayer. I’m told that I should expect sleep disturbance due to PPS but I’ve always had ‘night terrors’ as my long suffering parents termed it and I think sleep problems are a sort of habit. There are herbal remedies that do result in sleep but , again, not a decent run of sleep. I’d give them a try if your problem is actually getting off to sleep. Good luck.Zzzzzz

A Piriton gets me off .

I love listening to the sounds of the Rainforest on my Alexa. Sends me off to sleep ….

I have recently tried Hay fever tablets to help me sleep after reading about them helping. I took one for two nights and have slept well since doing it 10 days ago. You need the ones that make you drowsy.

I spray lavender on pillow. If things get really difficult I take a Bach Remedy sleep tablet...they do work. Think tonight I need one after a few broken nights.

Just reflecting on the contributor who said they sometimes wore a hat...... Fully recollect Dickensian characters regularly wearing nightcaps. Only seem to see men not women. Isn't it scientific that a lot of body heat is lost through the head? Such interesting practices on here. Thanks to all.

When I'm having difficulty falling asleep I think of the last episode of my favourite soap and in my head think about how I think the next episodes should go crazy but it works for me

I listen to audible books on my Kindle and they play throughout the night. This works for me 90% of the time.

Kim19

Just reflecting on the contributor who said they sometimes wore a hat...... Fully recollect Dickensian characters regularly wearing nightcaps. Only seem to see men not women. Isn't it scientific that a lot of body heat is lost through the head? Such interesting practices on here. Thanks to all.

I start wearing a hat at the start of winter and, apart from bathtime it stays on till spring! I look like a proper bag lady! I can’t take anything to help me sleep because both me and the dog have to get up for the loo at least once every night.

Listen to latest episode of the Archers on BBC Sounds. Usually asleep before it ends.

I write a book (in my head) and rarely get past page one as I continually revise the plot, grammar, the names of my protagonists, their jobs, relationships, etc. I’ve no aspirations whatsoever to be a writer but the shear mental slog of the first few pages of chapter one always do it for me.

Sparklefizz

razzmatazz

CBD oil. 6 drops under the tongue. Works like magic.

Did nothing for me, and I bought a really good quality one which was very expensive.

Did nothing for me either and mine was quite expensive

I'm another one who can vouch for a pure wool blanket. All through the summer I have one inside a duvet cover (during the real hot nights I just have the quilt cover). Never feel hot or sweaty. When it turns colder I add 4.5 tog feathery/down quilt. Then add another wool blanket as it turns colder still. It just seems to snuggle round you and feels very cosy. I would love a wool mattress topper.

I've never been a good sleeper....have tried all the natural remedies for decades. Nursing permanent ND for last 10 years has left me with nothing to aid in a good nights sleep .... but for 7.5 / 15 mg Oxazepam...benzodiazepine. It gets me to sleep and I stay asleep for 6 -8 hours , wake up refreshed , clear mind, ready to do it all over again. I take this restricted 8 drug seven days / nights a week. Many Drs are precious about scribing it, once they get to know you..i.e you're a responsible user, they appear more confident to allow you to take it. Why do Pharmaceutical companies manufacture these medications if Drs are so reluctant to prescribe them for their patients. I'm 70, becoming addicted to this medication now is the least of my worries. Take care .

I've started taking Melatonin and also the herb Ashwagandha.
So far so good!

I have several. They work sometimes, and not at other times. Currently trying the method by Jim Donovan, you can see him on YouTube. Worked amazing the first time I tried, but not as good the second time. Still trying to refine it. It makes good sense.

Nanderin

How do you get to sleep ?
A small cup of Puka night time organic tea drunk around 45 mins before bed helps me.
I hope this helps.

No food after 6pm which is why I always wake up ravenous and ready for the crumpets. A good appetite later in life is so very important as food is a healer and a renewer ? of cells to keep you fit in " old age ".

I've only eaten breakfast and one good meal every day for as far back as I can remember now, possibly for the last 10 years.
Never had any gut problems.

TwinLolly

I've started taking Melatonin and also the herb Ashwagandha.
So far so good!

I don’t think you can buy melatonin in the U.K.?

If I drink non decaf tea or coffee in the evening I’m awake all night.

MayBee70 Sadly it is on GP prescription in the UK. I can get it over the counter in France, ditto in some other countries, but I ended up ordering it via the internet, off Amazon. It didn't take long to deliver. I was well pleased.

MayBee70 You could be able to get Ashwagandha in Holland & Barrett or a health shop. If not, it can be ordered online too, via Amazon or other websites.