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Effective Ways to Fight Insomnia
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| 8davids8 | Date: Saturday, 06.06.2009, 19:11 | Message # 1 |
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| Here is some food for thought from NYTimes.com Sleeping is a serious problem for millions of people. The National Sleep Foundation (which receives financial support from pharmaceutical companies) estimates that 20 percent of Americans, up from 13 percent eight years ago, sleep fewer than six hours a night. The lucky few who sleep a full eight hours or more dropped to 28 percent, from 38 percent, the foundation said.
If the problem is pure insomnia — rather than sleep apnea or another medical issue — there are smart and affordable options. Here are some of the most cost-effective ways to get the sleep you need, and a few things you should avoid altogether.
PATIENT MONEY You have probably heard these sleep dos and don’ts before, but they bear repeating. If you have been tossing and turning, do not drink caffeine after, say, 2 p.m. And avoid downing more than a glass of wine or the equivalent amount of other alcohol in the evening.
FIND A SLEEP SPECIALIST If you have mild insomnia, see your primary care physician. But if you have been having trouble sleeping for months and feel tired most days, you'd better a board-certified sleep doctor.
TRY A GENERIC DRUG Your doctor may prescribe a so-called hypnotic drug to help you sleep through the night. Ask for a generic option— such as zolpidem, the generic version of Ambien — which will be much cheaper than brand-name medications like Ambien CR or Lunesta, which can cost $2 to $3 a pill.
CONSIDER A NONDRUG OPTION When your insomnia is chronic, meaning it has been going on for months, your doctor might also recommend cognitive behavioral therapy, or C.B.T.
C.B.T. for insomnia is meant to help patients change the behaviors and thoughts that can get in the way of a good night’s sleep. Proponents say that it is remarkably effective and that once you learn it you may never have to spend a dime on medications again.
STICK WITH IT “The most wasteful thing is not doing anything” “The cost of living with insomnia can be far more than the cost of treating it.” so, do u often have insomnia?
how do u struggle with it?
what do u think about these reccomendations?
how can insomnia influence our life?
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| alex_makh | Date: Saturday, 06.06.2009, 19:20 | Message # 2 |
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| "...The lucky few who sleep a full eight hours..." - it's wrong to suppose that 8 hours is the rightest term of time to sleep! the time you sleep must be multiple of 1,5 - 3, 4,5, 6... etc.
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| alex_makh | Date: Saturday, 06.06.2009, 19:23 | Message # 3 |
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| by the way i often have insomnia - i usually go to bed at 5 or 6 AM. when i need to sleep but can't, i take a hot bath and drink some red wine. while takin' it - it's pleasant and effective)))))
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| MissJane | Date: Saturday, 06.06.2009, 21:49 | Message # 4 |
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| Fortunately, I don't have insomnia
But it seems to me (maybe I'm wrong) that the main cause of insomnia is stress or , on the contrary, lack of action.
Of course, sometimes I can't fall asleep especially when I had a day overfull with emotions.
My way out is to imagine how every part of my body gets heavier and relaxed. Usually it helps but it takes a lot of concetration.
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| 8davids8 | Date: Saturday, 06.06.2009, 23:21 | Message # 5 |
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| if wanna sleep well - get tired as a dog) if you're dead on your feet - you'll sleep like a child..
another way is meditaion - concetrate on ur breathe and count to yourself..
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| Luck | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 00:05 | Message # 6 |
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| well..I can be dropped to those 28% of people who sleep 8 hours a day)) you can call me lucky but to tell the truth it's sometimes not enough for me! 
So I don't have such a problem like insomnia)) And I bilieve that it's possible for everybody! You just must have a regime. Because if you sleep few hours a day it's bad for your health! You always feel tired and sleepy, you can't concentrate. Is it good? It would be nice to make yoursef go to bed earlier!)))or maybe even to take some pills.
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| Rina | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 01:26 | Message # 7 |
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| Quote (Luck) It would be nice to make yoursef go to bed earlier!
I'm a real owl and it's too difficult for me... I usually go to bed at 2 or 3 a.m. and it's not insomnia, but my normal regime... I think that all depends on your personality and life-style))))
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| 8davids8 | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 08:11 | Message # 8 |
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| actually my organism can't work well if i slept less than 9 hours... i guess it all depends on energy waste.
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| Luck | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 10:05 | Message # 9 |
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| and do you sleep 9 hours every night? I think it isn't possible...well, you have to study, you have to spend some time with your family and friends...but with our schedule it isn't easy to find lots of time. But I know that you wake up quite early and I think you don't go to sleep at 10 p.m.)) so do you always feel bad? or maybe now you know how to fight with it?
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| MissJane | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 11:00 | Message # 10 |
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| today i slept 4 hours. I feel fantastic!!!! all my thoughts are on their right places)))
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| 8davids8 | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 12:42 | Message # 11 |
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| Quote (Luck) so do you always feel bad? or maybe now you know how to fight with it?
i try to sleep at noons, but that's not always possible.
frankly speaking, i've noticed one thing - at winter i suffer from lack of sleep, even if i sleep 7-9 hours.
at summer i can sleep for 6 hours - and nothing happens - i don't feel sleepy all the time.
one of my friends told me that it's all because of winter avitominosis or smth... Quote (MissJane) today i slept 4 hours. I feel fantastic!!!!
as for me it wouldn't be enogh to feel fantastic after 4-hours sleep, i'd feel awful in this case
I need ENERGY all the time!!!!
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| Asya | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 12:58 | Message # 12 |
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| Quote (Rina) I'm a real owl and it's too difficult for me... I usually go to bed at 2 or 3 a.m. and it's not insomnia, but my normal regime... I think that all depends on your personality and life-style))))
The same stuff.  Sometimes I feel sleepy during the day, but that's because of some outer factors like PE, undone home tasks or urgent affairs.
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| Luck | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 13:16 | Message # 13 |
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| if I go to bed later than 12-12.30 I will really feel bad and I will have a terrible headache.
So I sometimes envy you...
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| alex_makh | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 15:57 | Message # 14 |
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| i usually have headaches if i sleep more than 13 hours))))))
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| Luck | Date: Sunday, 07.06.2009, 16:56 | Message # 15 |
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| well..I don't have a chance to sleep more than 13 hours so I don't have such a problem as you do))
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