Posted by Waki on August 9, 2004, at 23:52:18
In reply to Tried everything for insomnia - nothing works...., posted by jerrympls on August 2, 2004, at 21:17:17
I had/have the same problem you have. I also tried every drug on the market.
I chart my sleep habits everyday. Hours slept total per day, amount and duration of naps, amount of times I wake up at night. Duration of the times I wake up. Amount of time it takes me to fall a sleep. Amount of time earlier I wake up before I am supposed.
It was not uncommon for me to be up 40 hours straight.
I ended up solving 80% of the problem on my own. Well not just me. I spend time every day talking to very old people who lived during the depression. It's amazing what these people know! Their advise really works!
I eliminated refined sugar, fried foods, high fat foods, alcohol, high frustose, and caffeen from my diet. If you smoke, quit.
I replaced them with good clean natural food. If you don't know what to eat, pretend you live on a farm and only buy food that you would grow or raise. I drink over a gallon of water a day and eat fruit through out the entire day.
My meals have decreased in size but increased in meals. IE: went from 2 large meals a day to 10 very small meals per day. I work my butt off in the gym or outside. I restrain from a nap during the day.
The result:
At night I am tired as a one man farm worker on a 10,0000 acre ranch and sleep like a new born baby.Without this sleep I would become severely depressed and fatigued about every 4 days for a duration of about 3 days.
Believe me, medication has saved my life. However, I also believe the person being medicated needs to help the process.
If you are physically tired, have no garbage & crap in your system, commit to a rigid sleep schedule. You will fall a sleep. It just takes hard work. I mean literally "hard work".
Good luck!
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