How do you cure insomnia?

There is a medication that is not addictive and which I found helpful. It is called hydroxyzine. I used to take four a night @ 25 mg per tablet. Unusually, you would be taking it, not for it's prime function as an antihistamine, but for the side effect of making you drowsy. I had all three types of insomnia concurrently, and it helped with them all. In contrast, some of the sleeping tablets you can get prescribed have a short half life. Therefore, even if you get off to sleep OK, they won't help you get back to sleep if you wake up after an hour and a half or longer. However, hydroxyzine helps throughout the night. You can start and stop the medication and adjust the doses without causing any reaction whatsoever. So, why not give it a try?

 

I think insomnia is very common to nofappers.

 

It's good you have a job...try getting up extra early.....and making it a habit of going to bed on time....

Try to do it without medicine..it will be difficult at first.....but on time it will come...good luck

As for all these thoughts and anxiety...maybe meditation, yoga, praying (if it works for you)

Everybody needs slightly different hours of sleep....I often sleep a bit during the day after I get home from work for 1 hour..and then sleep at night for 6 hours....

 

I read that taking cold shower a few hours before going to bed helps. Idk i still have yet to try

 

Read a book best is a noval(drama) but for me fantasy also works before going to sleep this will help you to get to sleep.

This is what i do: take a verry cold shower Avoid computer, TV , iphone before going to bed. instead sit down and read a book and after that put down the book at you're desk and go to sleep.

It doesn’t matter what type of book you’re reading as long as you find it fully absorbing.

 

I have insomnia as well but it's one they told me called "maintenance insomnia" and it's bloody brutal. Usually after I fall asleep (which is usually with in 30 seconds to 2 minutes) about three to four hours later my eyes will spring open and I'll be wide awake for another 1 to 3 hours.

I try as I might but nothing literally works, I've tried it all including getting up and all that stuff. The only thing that has seemed to help is slow breathing exercises with the eyes closed as well as trying not visualise or think to hard otherwise you keep your brain more alert. Insomnia is a bitch no matter what form of it you have, I haven't tried pills as I refuse mediation of most kind since they're not just addictive but terrible for your body.

I hope you get better soon mate.

 

You sound a little like myself in that anxiety is the cause of your insomnia so if we can lessen the anxiety, we can improve our sleep.

I haven't been suffering with anxiety and insomnia for as long as you but I have had some pretty bad patches over the past couple of years where I haven't been able to sleep at all sometimes for 48-72 hours and even when I do get a bit of sleep, I don't really feel like I am sleeping, but just lightly dozing and re-awakening every 30-90 minutes.

I was prescribed zopiclone from my doctor and even after taking just 1 or 2 pills during the week to help with sleeping around work, I get terrible rebound insomnia & anxiety where I'm not able to sleep for at least 24 hours.

For me, a herbal "stack" of supplements has gone some way in helping my day-to-day sleep.

Around an hour before bed I'll typically take:

200mg Magnesium citrate
200mg L-Theanine
500mg L-Tryptophan

...And wash it down with a cup of Chamomile tea. Not a magic bullet but like I said, it does seem to go some way in calming my nerves before bed.

Some other herbal/supplemental options include Valerian root, Kava and Hops. There is also the option of Melatonin, but do some research into this if you haven't used it before. It can mess with your natural hormonal secretion of melatonin and circadian rhythm.

I also have some phenibut on order which I'm hoping can help when my anxiety gets really bad to the point where I'm having panic attacks in the night.

Cleaning up your diet is also recommended. Cut back or eliminate caffeine, sugar and other stimulants, especially later in the day. Research foods that lower cortisol in the body.

As others have said, breathing techniques (deep breathing) and meditating can help with relaxation as well as reading a book or magazine (not your phone or computer) to unwind.

Good luck!

 

1) Sobriety in general
2) Plant-based living
3) Daily meditation

 

I forgot to add about NoFap. For years, I thought a wank before bed helped me relax and get off to sleep but since practising NoFap, I've made a negative connection with fapping before sleep and now it seems to make me more anxious / jittery / uptight. I typically sleep better when I'm on a streak. This especially seems to affect the quality. Even if I only get 4 or so hours, I feel clearer and fresher and more jovial during the day.