The secret to a good nights sleep....

Well I’m happy to try it, and have added a box to tomorrow’s grocery delivery. I like herbal teas anyway, so it won’t go to waste.

I have no problem at all getting to sleep and usually have around 7 hours. But I’m waking up constantly during the night these days. I get back off in minutes, but my MiFit confirms I’m getting very little deep sleep. Of course, being on your phone at this time of night isn’t recommended...

Thanks for the recommendation Missfoodlove. I found some in Asda today £2.50 for a box of 20. I’m looking forward to trying it. I’ll buy a bigger quantity if it goes well ?

Sparklefizz
I wish I'd seen that documentary years ago. What your explaining is what I paid money to learn from a sleep therapis. It's brain training. It works for me.

FannyCornforth

It's fabulous that op has found something that works for her.
But I'm astounded at all the posters who believe that it is a sleep panacea!

Not a panacea - just something that may make it easier to sleep more soundly/a bit longer. I doubt tea is going to have much effect on people who are in pain/have serious anxiety problems/don't have a nice warm, comfy bed, but if used alongside other methods it gives some people even an extra hour of sleep what's the problem? It's obviously given the OP some comfort, so may help someone else too.

A small glass of half and half pale cream sherry and white wine works well.

As a lifetime insomniac I’ve just started on the NHS Sleepstation programme. Lots of tips, resources , personalised support etc.

Thank you anything is worth a try to get a good nights sleep

FannyCornforth

A panacea is a cure for all ills.
I have simply shared the details of a simple,natural,harmless sleep remedy that currently works for me

For all of you that are going to try it please add your results to the thread,it will be fascinating to read how you all get on.

TessaL
I take 30 minutes before bed.

Our regime is ONLY decaff tea or coffee after mid afternoon.
Wrongly, we watch TV until about 10:45. Into nice warm bed (God bless the inventor of electric blankets) Lights out between 11:00 and 11:15. Try not to have conversations.
Sleep until about 04:00, often until 06:00 than stagger to the toilet, before dozing for at least another hour.
If I do wake and cannot get back to sleep, I get on this thing!
Oh for the days when love making was our sedative of choice!

I watched a TV documentary about insomnia years ago, and one of the things was how much our minds influence our sleep, eg. if we think we are not going to sleep, then we don't, and they did some tests to prove this.

I have to actively stop myself being negative if I can't get off to sleep, or if I wake up in the night. If I start thinking "Oh God, look at the time. I'll never get back to sleep", then I'm doomed.

I read somewhere that it's good to have a "sleep story" to tell yourself, so I launch into my sleep story and find that 80% of the time I can get back off to sleep. Sometimes I also do some mental Qi Gong and visualise myself going through one of the "exercises" and this works too.

But having said that, since March with all the stress of living alone and shielding during lockdown, I don't feel up to risking a sleepless night and the subsequent after-effects, so I take Valerian drops and either Phenergan or Zopiclone before bed every night. I try to follow the same sleep regime - supper, close up, bed with a book and the cat, lights off at the same time.

I use these Pukka bags and did sleep better, but unsure if it's the placebo effect though

It's fabulous that op has found something that works for her.
But I'm astounded at all the posters who believe that it is a sleep panacea!

Hi MissFoodLove, thank you for posting, what time do you take the tea at night please? I am going to get some for DH, but not sure if it might still wake him i.e. getting up in the night to pee, got nothing to lose though cause he wakes x 3 anway and stays awake for ages

If I can’t sleep for some reason I just take a couple of paracetamol, seems to relax me and I do feel more refreshed next morning. I first tried it on long flights which I couldn’t sleep on (when we were able to fly).

i tried sweet dreams teabags , they come from usa but they certainly work

Sadly I’ve tried most of the above including the Pukka night time without any effect. Magnesium didn’t work for sleep but stopped awful foot cramps which was something. So it’s Boots Sleepeazy which I take occasionally when desperate or Night Nurse. DD and friends used the latter when they were cabin crew who were expected to sleep at odd times and appear looking glamorous at 3am. ?

Try valerian tablets fron Savers. You may be a bit dozy the next day. I have slept so badly since lockdown, I just turn on the loght and read for an hour or so apart for having to use the loo once or even twice. Live alone so it doesn't matter except when I have to get somewhere by taxi.

Lush Sleepy body cream is great.

I've just ordered some Pukka Nightime from Holland and Barratt for DH. Of course if he doesn't like the taste if might be a waste of money. Can you put milk with it?
Thank you for the recommendation MissFoodLove.

It will take more than a cup of weak Watery tea to get me to sleep well.

Have tried most herbal teas and mostly they taste revolting.

Chamomile tea is the weakest I have tried, even with the addition of ginger or other flavourings. So, good luck with that ladies.
It’s all just a con to make us think we will sleep ok if we buy and drink these overpriced watery substances.
If you suffer from insomnia, then I’m afraid it just won’t cut it.

I take CBD oil twice a day - works like a dream!! I now sleep 7 - 8 hours a night .

After decades of sleep problems, sometimes being so awful that it has affected the quality of my life badly...I have started to take Magnesium Citrate.

I've tried almost every other over the counter medication melatonin and teas etc without any improvement, only Zolpidem has kept my life on track.

But after taking the Magnesium Citrate for 3 months now I can honestly say that my sleep has improved a lot. I go to sleep more easily and stay asleep. Some mornings I wake a bit too early...[though I feel fine the next day, not ill like I used to]. But usually I get about 7 hours sleep.

A lot of us are magnesium deficient...it helps with regulating blood pressure, muscle function, constipation, anxiety, headaches/migraines etc. etc. and general bodily functions.

Great I bought a box of pukka night time few weeks ago but been so busy forgot about it. Will try it n hopefully it will work for me. Thank you

After trying many things, have been taking a couple of drops of Bach Flower Remedies White Chestnut for the past week or so, working so far.