If you plan to keep pace with your busy schedule and stay on top of your responsibilities for work, home and family, then you need to make sure that nothing slows you down. Insomnia can be a huge drain on your energy and the sleep deprivation it causes can seriously hurt your daily performance. Whether you are suffering from chronic insomnia or only have trouble sleeping from time to time, there are natural sleep aids that work. You really owe it to yourself and those you love to find out how you can banish sleeplessness forever.
Whenever someone has difficulty sleeping for more than a few nights, their first thought is usually of finding some sort of sleep aid. Many people are reluctant to turn to sleeping pills, and there are good reasons to stay away from them. Medical research studies have found that long-term use of prescription sleeping pills can have negative health consequences. In fact, taking these heavy-duty sleep aids can be harder on your body than the insomnia you're trying to cure.
For many, sleeping pills do nothing to deal with the underlying causes of chronic insomnia, but they do tend to create a chemical dependency. Unfortunately, even if the pills are doing little to improve users' daytime experiences, people continue to take them because they produce good feelings at night. The good news is that sleep aids don't have to be sleeping pills.
Chamomile, an herb related to the daisy, is often cited as a natural insomnia treatment because it has sedative properties. In addition, chamomile has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety, both conditions that are frequently blamed for leading to insomnia. The most common way to take this herb is by making chamomile tea. Chamomile is widely regarded as safe, even for children and pregnant women.
Valerian is one of nature's more powerful weapons against insomnia. It has been used as a sedative and calming remedy for several thousand years. Modern clinical trials have determined that valerian is as powerful as some pharmaceutical solutions, but its natural origins make it much safer.
These are just two of many natural sleep aids available that can gently help your body return to healthier sleep patterns. Usually, just a few weeks of use will be sufficient to handle an occasional bout with insomnia. If you continue to have difficulty sleeping, there are additional actions you can take. Just keep in mind that your goal is not only good sleep at night, but to put you back in top form during the day.
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By: Theresa | 21-07-2008
My daughter and myself need to understand more about these episodes she experiences on a weekly basis, here goes...she falls asleep but a some point she is aware that she is awake..her eyes can open but she can't move..she trembles and experiences a overwhelming loudness as if she was strapped to a train...she has to focus and "fight" to wake herself up out of the stage she is in. Just the other night she felt as if someone was pressing her down into her bed..she couldn't move her arms or yell..she want to yell but couldn't. I have had a similiar sort of episode myself but only once. She almost feels as if she is having a near death experience. She tries to explain to me that she sometimes feels as if she's spinning wildly. The key points however seem to be the loud almost train like noises and the heart pounding and the feeling of having to beat this and fight herself to wake up...all while her eyes are open and she can see her surroundings. My daughter is 21 and has this going on weekly. It upsets her so so much. I would assume she is stuck between two stages of a sleep pattern. As I'm trying here to explain these strange circumstances I can't help but to compare it to the horrow stories we may have all herard of of when someone is being operated on and the doctors think they are anesticized and asleep but they feel and hear everthing but their cant move or yell out for help. Please share any thoughts or comments that may help or at least make her feel better.
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My symptoms include:-40 pound weight loss, w/o dieting, in only 2 months.-Bouts of extreme diaphoresis (HOT/COLD same time, w/no fever, rolling sweat), lasting 48 hours or more, leading to severe dehydration.-Extremely vesicular pompholyx, never had allergies or eczema before. -Horrible insomnia. -Muscle fatigue, weakness, bone and joint pain. -Hands are very swollen upon waking. Somedays they stay numb for several hours. Not carpal tunnel, had that w/pregnancy, and carpal has more 'electric' feeling to it. I have been in and out of the hospital in the last 2 months several times. Had every test you can imagine from the neck down, all negative. The docs just scratch their heads and say its probably a virus, puh-lease. Obviously something fairly serious is going on here, and I'm not getting any answers. I'm only 37, and have a life and family. I just want to live it. I'm scared this problem could kill me before the docs figure out what the heck is going on. Please help!
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