Help me sleep please

I've been a horrible sleeper lately. I just can't turn my brain off so I have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. I was waking up around 2am every morning and not being able to go back to sleep. My DD had me order her one of those weighted blankets. She loved hers so much that I ordered one for me. I have never slept so good in all of my life! I fall asleep within minutes and sleep all night. For instance, this morning my dogs woke me up around 3 needing to go outside. I let them out and figured I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep before my alarm went off. I did fall back asleep and woke up to my alarm. I still can't believe how much this blanket helps. I am sorry you can't sleep and I hope you find a resolution soon. Hugs!

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I don't have a solution either, I am in the same boat.

I've always been a deep through the night sleeper. Like a train going through my room wouldn't wake me. A little over a year ago I started waking up frequently, and for just long enough that my brain would start in on things. Then I'd wake up and have to pee. blah blah blah. I started using Zquil this spring. That works till about 430am then the waking up starts. For the last week I tried melatonin 10mg. That was awful! I woke up so many more times and would be wide awake. And I had weird dreams on it. So I went back to the Zquil last night. Took a dose and a half. Slept soundly till 530am.

Just pulling up a heavy, 100% cotton bedspread helps me to fall back asleep.

What helps me more than any pill I've tried is to listen to talk radio. (I use a small "walkman" radio that has no lights). I listen to the "Coast to Coast AM show". The topic differs each night and somehow the all the talking keeps my own thoughts from racing and helps me to get sleepy again.

I'm kind of going through the same thing. I had gallbladder surgery a few weeks ago and since then I can't sleep to save my life. I always had trouble going to sleep, I've tried everything and nothing ever helped. I take Nyquil every night before bed and it's helped me get to sleep. But since surgery, even that isn't working. I'm wanting to sleep my entire day away, but once bedtime comes I can't do it. If I do fall to sleep easily, then I am up a few hours later. I will be watching this thread for any ideas I haven't tried yet.

We have these gravity blankets and they are amazing!!  We bought the original ones when they were on kickstarter and then this summer bought the cooling ones.  They are incredible and I love sleeping under it!  We each have our own I think our original ones were the 20 lbs and then we got 25lbs ones. Now you can just get a second duvet cover for them to switch between regular and cooling. 

I have noticed for me that the less sugar I have the better I sleep. I can't do caffeine, so sugar is my drug of choice when I'm sleepy. So when I limit that I sleep much better. 

I've been a GREAT sleeper until I reached my 40's and then needed Ambien for a few years (since I was suffering with medical side effects from not sleeping). Did the trick. I switched to Temazepam (actually an antidepressant, but could be used to aid in sleeping) and it works pretty well.....

As for DH, I'd LOVE to know if he ever slept well!!! As long as I've known him (10+ years), he's been a horrible sleeper. He has many medical issues and is on tons of meds, is overweight, has COPD/sleep apnea, etc.... He'll fall asleep like he's in a sugar-coma, even mid-sentence, and then once he's in bed, he doesn't sleep for too long. 2-3 hours max! He'll get up to go to the bathroom and automatically walk out of our bedroom, into the livingroom to watch tv or go on his laptop. I have to WAKE UP and tell him, "Try getting back in bed, NOW" and sometimes he falls back to sleep. So I believe some of it is habit.

I've tried white noise. We keep our home very cold and cozy at night. I have nice, soft, fresh cotton sheets and a neat bed, nightly. I remind him to get out of his clothes and put on something comfy and get into bed. It helps me......... Him? Not so much! Nothing really works for him.

If he's eating a good, healthy diet, he does seem to sleep a bit more. If he is busy all day and is exhausted (with no naps), then he does sleep a bit more. But getting him to sleep for 6+ hours straight? Almost impossible!!!!!!! Then there are the times he takes his Xanax and he'll sleep, but he'll continue to be exhausted for 24 hours!!!!!!! WTF?

It makes ME exhausted to wake up and be watching him, coming out to the livingroom and begging him to try getting back in bed. Ugh! He claims that sound makes him sleep (like the tv). Sorry, but I don't want noise or brightness in my room. It sets my migraines off. I gave him my old tiny iPod and that did buy me a couple of hours of straight sleep for him (I put on Colbie Caillat). He's spoken to his psychiatrist at the V.A. who increased his Paxil at night. At least it stopped his violent dreams.....

I hope that you find the answer!! For me, it's clean cotton sheets, a COLD room, silence, darkness and a full day of activities. My mind doesn't begin to review stress at night. I make ToDo lists and other lists so when I go to bed, I'm ready to just sleep! If you're not getting sleep in a few weeks, I'd talk to your PCP because I began to get sick over my lack of sleep. Ambien was a wonder for a couple of years...........

Thank you!!!