What's the best 'natural' thing for sleep???

Signs and symptoms
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Anybody got any ideas on the best things to take for bad insomnia. Anything but prescription drugs please. I've heard serotonin could help,.......any thoughts???

Thanks in advance guys xx

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Some drugs can cause insomnia so if you have taken any drugs prescribed or otherwise then I would check the side effects.

I thouht tht serotonin was a prescribed drug but could be wrong.

Insomnia can be due to anxxiety  and Mindfullness, Talking Therapies relaxation techniques may be very useful.

Take care

 

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Kez I have su a PM with a link to Serotonin and Insomnia.  do not know anything about sertonin I am afraid.

You may wish to google Sleep Hyjiene too. This is very helpful.

Take care

Amy

 

4

They say milk at bed time.Once you have insomnia no natural remedy works.

5

This is most likely correct as I've been trying for a long time to cure mine and nothing seems to work.

I've recently been trying a few different things:

Magnesium Glysinate

GABA

L-Tryptophan

Holy Basil

5HTP

I've noticed that my number of sleepless nights have reduced ever so slightly (from 5 and week to 4) but I'm still messing around with different combinations and dosages.

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L-Tryptophan and 5HTP converts into serotonin some time after being consumed. Don't take too much though as you can develop Serotonin syndrome which is meant to be horrific.

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Hi Lee,

I am sorry you are facing sleep problems.

I can understand the pain you are going through.

In my case,

I was ignorant of risperidone tapper.Ever since I stopped risperidone cold turkey,my brain started going into dream condition when ever I attempt to sleep.

Iam using olanzapine 5 mg for sleep.

Every day morning I am waking up with a dream.But with very less intensity.

I am not even remembering or ruminating on the dream.

I am getting 8 hours peaceful sleep.

I heard benzos will leave next day drowsy and groggy.

So I am away from benzos.

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I heard of a herb called Valerian for sleep, you can get it in capsule or tea form

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I had a sleep home study test done now I have to have an in depth one in hospital. Personally  I think that anyone with insomnia should ask their dr for s sleep study. Insomnia is classified as a sleep disorder.

​Take care