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I started a pattern of staying up to the wee hours of the morning reading books and now I'm having trouble sleeping at night. I've tried Trazodone and Melatonin, but no luck.
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Dear Travelinglady,
As someone who also struggles with sleep problems, my heart goes out to you. I have found that cutting down on salt and increasing my intake of potassium helps me. I read somewhere that sodium stimulates wakefulness in the brain. Since cutting down on salt and increasing my consumption of potassium rich foods, I am experiencing less sleep problems. Perhaps this is just a placebo effect though. I don't know. Hopefully you will find something that helps you! Sincerely yours, Yao Wen |
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Thanks for the suggestions. I've had to cut down on potassium. because I have too much in my blood. I'm now trying to cut down on caffeine.
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1. large carb meal 2 hours before bed.
2. be sure to get up at same time in morning. 3. Magnesium |
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Yeah, I need to do the same time at night and same time in the morning pattern. I got up before ten o'clock, because that's what my pdoc recommended.
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Have you tried reading boring books? There's almost no topic that that is boring per say but there are boring writers. Woman in the window was supposed to be a thriller but put me to sleep.
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So I get up around the same time every day. My cat assists with that. *mom, I want my breakfast*. |
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I think first and foremost you should have a sleep study.
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I have been doing the same thing, lately. Not good. For me, my sleep habits change during the heat of summer.
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