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[Joyce]

Well here I am at nearly 12.45am, no nearer sleep than I was when I came to bed 2 hours ago. I'm pooped but brain in hyperdrive. Son & his GF were over for tea & we chatted for ages. My brain still hasn't found the off switch. I have stopped using Nytol as they only help short term. Hubby is snoring away, lucky sod! 

[CLKD]

I woke at 12.20 and was awake until 3.40 - sneezing, continually, blasted allerghic rhititis  ...... made a cuppa then swallowed an anti-histamine got some sleep. Woke with the alarm at 8.40 ........ that's 2 nights not sleeping now

[Joyce]

It's horrid, isn't it, when you can't get a decent night's sleep.  I must have fallen asleep eventually around  3am, I know I saw 2.30am.  Then woke freezing cold at about 5am.  Fingers crossed for tonight.

[CLKD]

I'll probably have a doze in the evening.  We have a new electric blanket which helps sooth my addled brain  ....... we had a new display cabinet yesterday and I was moving stuff around in my head ........ sorting out where what should stand on the shelves 

[Joyce]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who does mental flitting.  . No wonder we don't sleep.

[CLKD]

I was wide awake!  what's all that about    ........ my mind never flits with stuff I could get up and do right then! but ferrets about with stuff I have to do in the day time ........... 

[mamamia]

I know this feeling well!  When I get desperate I take a mug of warm milk and a paracetamol.  This works sometimes!  Most of the time  just give up and get up and do something.  I found that these sleeping tablets you can buy over the counter just give your three or four hours sleep so stopped taking them.

[bramble]

I assume that you have tried the old fashioned recipes like chamomile tea or warm milk with nutmeg?

Bramble

[Joyce]

Warm milk  My mum swore by it.  Nearest I ever get is hot chocolate.

I had good sleep last night, but still whacked today. Can't win.

[CLKD]

Milk    but do love a cold chocolate milk shake.  Didn't sleep in the camper until early hours, wide awake; then a pheasant started squawking followed by an owl 

Might fall asleep in my bubble bath later 

[Ju Ju]

I'm wide awake and it's 1.15am. Had a bad night 2 nights ago, then slept 9 hours last night. I went out this evening, so didn't have a chance to wind down. Had a great time though. Now what shall I do to tire myself out? 

[milly]

I am like this most nights, I can fall asleep but then wake usually around 3.

I have a trick to get me back to sleep.

I mentally go through my food intake for that day, starting with breakfast, adding the calories up in my head, I rarely get to teatime,(as I have eaten so much!!  ) having fallen asleep again. I do this each time I wake up.

[valiantkate]

Its horrible when you cant sleep, although your body can 'switch off' its more  difficult to switch off the coggs in your brain. I was having a really bad time a few years ago with bullying and harrassment at work- sounds daft in the  cold  light of day but it really affected me in all sorts of ways but it was difficult to switch off, theres no distractions at night.
I found yoga definitely helped me- I took relaxation classes which I have used in  many situations, scans, lectures etc and it did help me to say the 'mantras' in my head. Also a little note book to write down worries in the night so I  could look at them in the day helped to get rid of some of the mind churning.
At the moment I am really having different problems stopping me sleeping, I had surgery a while ago which has been brilliant and I only get mild discomfort now, the main problem is utter and bone wrenching pain in my hips and pelvis- theres no escape from it. It was so bad last night I ended up huffing and puffing out of bed as usual ( I cant sleep you cant either!) and on seteee with the cat. Im so fed up of the pain and   painkillers arent even touching it.
Im feeling sorry for myself today, sorry

[CLKD]

I have these types of pain, since March - I can pinpoint the date even  ............ I think it's caused by bad posture when typing  .  Burning thigh pains which wake me, this morning it was over the left buttock area, I even wondered 'bursitis'?  Keep meaning to go to the GP but I forget during the day 

Years ago I used to have a radio by the bed with Radio2 music all night, I would imagine that I was a brilliant ice skater when appropriate music was played which seemed to lull me off to sleep ..........

[Ju Ju]

Not sleeping well for me is sometimes tied in with IBS, when I haven't been to the loo for a few days and the next day I make up for it. Sometimes there no obvious reason.