Comments on: How Do You Cure Insomnia When Prescription Pills Don’t Work?

By: YA Junkie

YA Junkie — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:32:30 +0000

It is possible that a higher dose of Alodorm might work. However, Alodorm is in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. They can be very addicting and should be used with great caution. If Alodorm did not work, there are many other drugs that also relieve insomnia.
Below is a long list I once wrote about ways to fall asleep without prescription medication. Maybe something in this list will work for you. The list is so long that reading it might put you to sleep
What helped me a lot to fall asleep, especially when my mind was racing, was to lie in bed and listen to relaxation CDs, especially those that contain someone speaking with relaxing music in the background. The combination of voice and music is very soothing. Many of these CDs are available on eBay for very low prices.
A warm bath is a great way to help you to sleep (depending on the season). If you can’t take a bath, you can give yourself a foot massage with slightly warm massage oil, sesame oil, or castor oil from a health food store.
A helpful technique is to relax your body one part at a time. So you could relax your feet, your lower legs, upper legs, moving up from your lower belly up to your chest, etc., until your whole body is relaxed.
Of course, guided relaxation methods can help, imagining yourself in the country, the beach, or whatever is most soothing to you.
If you have annoying thoughts or personal issues that run through your mind when you are trying to sleep, you might have to deal with those issues first. You might want to talk to a counselor or therapist about that. I suggest avoiding prescription sleeping pills unless nothing else helps.
There are herbs that might help you to sleep, eg, valerian root, kava kava, chamomile, hops, passion flower, skullcap. Probably, valerian root and kava kava are the best. However, what most people don’t realize is that it can take a few weeks for some herbs to build up in your system before they work.
The minerals calcium and magnesium might be helpful for sleep. You can also try 5-HTP, trytophan, or melatonin (about 3 mg). I would not take melatonin for over a month unless your doctor says it is ok.

By: naturelo

naturelo — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:32:30 +0000

There are natural ways to improve sleep.
First make sure you are taking steps to help yourself. It is advised to avoid caffeinated drinks in the evening. Maybe cut off time would be 4 or 5pm
Avoid heavy eating late evening.
Avoid smoking.
Try some relaxation techniques such as meditation, breathing excercises.
There are some herbal products out there that can help with sleep.
Valerian is one, and also homeopathic product by Hyland’s, called ‘insomnia’
This works for me anyhow, and without the side effects.
Our bodies get used to meds and just don’t respond to them anymore, and so the cycle of changing meds or higher doses, and so on, just covers the root cause of the problem.
Are you anxious,
Are you stressed?
Then those are things to address. And again they can be through natural alternatives.

By: Gerard Way Loves You

Gerard Way Loves You — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:32:30 +0000

Michael Jackson took illegal drug Diprivan which is not even accessible by doctors unless in surgery.. but he unfortunately had the money..
I don’t know what to suggest because sometimes the stronger they get the more unhealthy/uneffective they are (or so I’ve heard). Consider seeing a doctor again if this is a serious and chronic problem.. that’s what I’d do.

By: hpnotiqg

hpnotiqg — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:32:30 +0000

You should try to create a good sleeping habit by going to sleep earlier. If that doesn’t work, you should try a natural sleep aid product like melatonin. There’s a free 30-day supply being given out at http://www.Best-SleepAid.com
Hope that helps!

By: nitin p

nitin p — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:32:30 +0000

get a life!! don’t kill yourself with these chemical bombs. Get natural. A liittle change in your life style can do wonders. Read http://enaturecure.blogspot.com/ and follow it. It helped many and it will help you too