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Post by LeonenTheDK »

koheripbal wrote: post #117
codingdave wrote: post #68

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> Anyone with chronic insomnia can tell you none of that really works. True, but that is a self-fulfilling definition. For most people, that advice will work. For the minority for whom it does not work, they have chronic insomnia. It does not invalidate the advice, it just means that some people are out of the norm and need something else. That being said, I agree with you. We all would be healthier if we'd just slee…

I found something that works for me. One of the things that prevents adults from sleeping is worrying about life problems. Getting your brain to shut up about problems that you cannot fix at night is the problem. My trick is to listen (not watch) to old television shows ...all night. I selected a few hundred hours of old television that'd I'd seen many times before, got a pair of very comfortable ear buds to sleep wi…

I've found myself doing similar, being able to "focus" on something that also doesn't require paying attention too helped immensely in dealing with an active inner dialog. For me it was the old seasons of AVGN combined into single videos.

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Post by rapsey »

arbuge wrote: post #115
rapsey wrote: post #59

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Multi vitamins are generally a complete waste of money. Check how much magnesium and what type yours has. Magnesium oxide for instance practically does not absorb into the body.

The one you recommend above seems to have at least some of it in oxide format: "Elemental Magnesium (Oxide, bisglycinate, glycerophosphate, malate, aspartate)" Unclear what ratio of each of the above.

Regardless it absorbs well. I've tried many and this one works best for me.

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Post by amalcon »

enominezerum wrote: post #104

Over here I have the opposite. I can't stand waking up and will sleep for half the day if I can. Always have been like this. Morning are the worst. Though, I would attribute this to my mom being a major nightowl and me being one as well. 2nd and 3rd shifts have been the highlight of my life, but those roles are so hard to come by that I just accept a WFH job where I skirt the system and work later while still handlin…

I was like that for a long time. About 3 years ago, my spouse convinced me to go to a sleep doctor. One of the first things he checked was my nose: it turned out I had a severe deviated septum. He referred me to a surgeon who was able to fix that with a very common procedure. I now fall asleep more quickly, and wake up naturally after about 7-9 hours depending on physical activity.

You probably have a different thing than this, but it's pretty easy to have checked. Totally worth it for me.

Re: Why Can’t I Sleep?

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Post by disease »

I think the affect allergies can have on sleep are underestimated. When I was having problems falling asleep and/or staying asleep I paid attention to what I ate that day and at what time. It turns out a lot of sleep difficulty I had occurred when eating foods high in tyramine - particularly processed meats. Moving these foods to lunch instead of dinner or just cutting them out of my diet made a notable difference in my sleep quality. As always YMMV.

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Post by ip26 »

enominezerum wrote: post #104

Over here I have the opposite. I can't stand waking up and will sleep for half the day if I can. Always have been like this. Morning are the worst. Though, I would attribute this to my mom being a major nightowl and me being one as well. 2nd and 3rd shifts have been the highlight of my life, but those roles are so hard to come by that I just accept a WFH job where I skirt the system and work later while still handlin…

FWIW I hated mornings, never felt rested, dragged myself out of bed every day- turns out I broke my nose as a kid, and eventually discovered my non-functional nose was causing sleep apnea. Fixing my nose was life changing.

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Post by syspec »

koheripbal wrote: post #117
codingdave wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Anyone with chronic insomnia can tell you none of that really works. True, but that is a self-fulfilling definition. For most people, that advice will work. For the minority for whom it does not work, they have chronic insomnia. It does not invalidate the advice, it just means that some people are out of the norm and need something else. That being said, I agree with you. We all would be healthier if we'd just slee…

I found something that works for me. One of the things that prevents adults from sleeping is worrying about life problems. Getting your brain to shut up about problems that you cannot fix at night is the problem. My trick is to listen (not watch) to old television shows ...all night. I selected a few hundred hours of old television that'd I'd seen many times before, got a pair of very comfortable ear buds to sleep wi…

That's exactly what I do! I slowly switched to listening to an audio book with my eyes closed.

But I am with you, old tv shows where I already know the ending are distracting enough not to think about tomorrow, but since I've seen them already I don't stay awake to find out what happens

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Post by fighterpilot »

rapsey wrote: post #77
huachimingo wrote: post #71

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This can be true, last check with the doctor about the lungs revealed I had vitamin D deficiency. But I've been always sleepy, no matter what number of hours I sleep. I guess I have to praise the sun more often.

Vitamin D hugely increased the quality of sleep I got. But interestingly not actually taking D3 supplements, using a vitamin D lamp got the job done.

Interesting, any skin cancer risk with that?

Re: Why Can’t I Sleep?

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Post by rapsey »

joncrane wrote: post #116
rapsey wrote: post #5

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Yes and it was a magnesium deficiency. Try a pill with a good amount of magnesium (400+ mg). Jamieson magnesium + vitamin d 500 for instance: https://www.jamiesonvitamins.com/products/magnesium-d3

Is there a certain recommended time of day to take these supplements? Like at night so your blood levels of Mg rise to help you calm down?

Before bed
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