Lack of sleep

Signs and symptoms
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Does lack of sleep causes body to feel different and tongue dry? I can’t reallt explain the feeling! What are some good sleeping tips?

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Hi

Yes lack of sleep can cause a very dry mouth. I haven’t slept well for years and after really bad nights in a row my whole body feels awful. I liken it to a massive jet lag feeling I feel all out of sync and really miserable. Have you tried all the usual remedies to help you sleep deep breathing,tensing and relaxing the body,dark room, meditation cd etc etc etc! None of these work for me so I lay there and try not to worry about not sleeping ( the fear of not sleeping is the biggest culprit)  I do buy over the counter Nytol (the 1 a night. The herbal ones are hopeless) I don’t take them every night but just when I’m going through a bad sleepin faze. I find they do help me. The drs don’t offer much sympathy I was just told that lack of sleep never killed anyone. Obviously my Dr doesn’t have a sleeping problem! 

Best wishes  Angie 

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Thank you Angie for responding back and no I haven’t tried any of those remedies I will try them tho if I learn how to put this phone down I think I can get better sleep and sometimes when I’m really tired n actually ready to get some sleep of course anxiety kicks in and I be up all night overthinking or thinking something is wrong with me etc it’s bad

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Yes your mind can run riot especially at night. I’m the same ready to sleep and then anxiety kicks in and that’s it. I start worrying I’m not going to cope the next day and that I’m going to be ill or collapse and the more I overthink the more I stay awake.  I try and lay there and think if I sleep I sleep and if I don’t im resting. Don’t worry insomnia may make you feel rubbish but it won’t kill you and you will sleep eventually. You are not alone with this although it feels like you are the only one awake in the wee small hours!! 

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Forgot to say I have just ordered the book The Effortless Sleep Method I see a lot of insomniacs recommend it. 

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Omg so true I be feeling like imma gonna blank out any min my head follow on a hundred I really have to start getting my proper rest not a good feeling at all I’m about to private message you!