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Mamabear031917
Mamabear031917 Posts: 6 Member
in Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
Can not sleep keep waking up every hour on the hour from night mares some recurring some new. Any tips or tricks to help have a better nights sleep

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  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 1,086 Member
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    I'll take Benedryl, but it's rare. Wouldn't make a habit of it, though.

    If it's chronic you might have to work on psyche, maybe listening to positive affirmations on youtube or reading calm, comforting books?
  • NotGvnUp_EJ
    NotGvnUp_EJ Posts: 63 Member
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    Bible reading, even if just 10 verses or so I find to be helpful right before bed. Also watch what you eat right before bed. Eating too heavy or eating certain foods can cause strange dreams.
  • nolongergordo
    nolongergordo Posts: 37 Member
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    EVERY hour?

    I mean you might want to arrange an appointment with a doctor who deals with psychology.

    They'll be able to ask questions and get more information from you that will inform them far more than anyone in a comments section would be able to.
  • mkcruan
    mkcruan Posts: 3 Member
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    I agree with going to the doctor for a sleep study. If you are not big on taking medicines they may offer you, I would suggest drinking Slippery Elm Bark in some tea couple hours before bed. It doesn't have flaor and helps with sleep. I add it to vanilla chai tea. I can't sleep if I'm hungry and the fiber content satisfies hunger and makes you full.

    Also, I listen to guided meditations with over-ear headphones (it does bother me when sleeping) in bed and those knock me out! I'll sleep for hours. Hope that helps 💗
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,598 Member
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    Along with talking to your doctor to see if anything is happening physically like hormone disturbances, I would recommend sleep meditations or relaxing ASMR sessions that are free on YouTube. The most relaxing meditators I know of are Michael Sealey, The Honest Guys, Jason Stephenson, and Joe Treacy. For ASMR rather than talkdowns, ASMR Zeitgeist and Coromo Sara are really good at their craft.

  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 2,981 Member
    edited February 27
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    Do you take melatonin? Or other supplements to sleep?
    Melatonin and its precursors may cause "melatonin storm" if too much is taken or if taken with certain other drugs or supplements.
    Too much may be as little as 3 mg for some people, or less in combinations.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 7,577 Member
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    Corina1143 wrote: »
    Do you take melatonin? Or other supplements to sleep?
    Melatonin and its precursors may cause "melatonin storm" if too much is taken or if taken with certain other drugs or supplements.
    Too much may be as little as 3 mg for some people, or less in combinations.

    Melatonin knocks me on my butt for exactly four hours. Then it’s like someone set a 3 am wake up call. Every. Single. Time. But those first four hours are delicious. And tantalizing. Sigh.
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 1,711 Member
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    When you remember dreams and nightmares that is usually when your sleep is not deep. No alcohol, no caffeine after 12 noon and even earlier the more you drink.
  • Pleurodelinae27
    Pleurodelinae27 Posts: 9 Member
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    Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop.

    © Usman Asif
  • KatieHall77
    KatieHall77 Posts: 129 Member
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    Have you had recentish trauma or stressful events in your life? I know that when I begin a new job, I have terrible nightmares for months.

    Your brain might be interpreting scary life events as you sleep.
    The one really horrible time I had a trauma experience I had nightmares about it for years.
    If you do, or even if you don’t have any explanation, try seeing a therapist to get to the bottom of whatever fears or emotions your brain is trying to process.
  • TorontoDiane
    TorontoDiane Posts: 1,413 Member
    edited April 18
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    I know how this feels. Its complex and there may be a million reasons for your nightmares. Pls seek out help and self care and calming things you can do to reduce stress and fear
  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 932 Member
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    OP hasn’t logged in since February. FYI

    One of the ways users can find out if they are responding directly to an active member is to click on original posters screen name and it will give last used date.

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  • exstromn
    exstromn Posts: 176 Member
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    Too much stress is a trigger for my bad dreams which are often accompanied by sleepwalking. Convinced there are snakes, spiders, and mice on or near me jolts me up out of bed and to the switch on the wall for the overhead light. I am usually in a panic, talking or yelling, while I rip off all the covers searching for what isn't ever there. My husband has gotten used to it over the years, but I disturb his sleep often if I'm having family or work stress that I can't seem to manage. Even with nighttime Tylenol "knocking me out" I still have them, only I don't know it unless my husband tells me the next day. He's tried waking me but has suffered my superhuman strength trying to get away, thinking he's not him. Lately I've been trying CBD nighttime gummy bears which also help with my interrupted sleep from hot flashes. Yeah, that's happening too. Good luck and I hope you get some rest soon!
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,533 Member
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    exstromn wrote: »
    Too much stress is a trigger for my bad dreams which are often accompanied by sleepwalking.
    OP hasn’t logged back in for months.

    Nevertheless I think this is an interesting discussion, worth sharing our experiences in.

    Myself?
    I have always snored. Literally ever since I could remember.

    And I had nightmares. Which got significantly worse with some unpleasant life experiences.

    Also - and not unrelated - I was chronically tired. I just thought that’s how I was.
    It was better when my thyroid meds were well balanced. But I was never an energetic person.

    As weight piled on it did not improve any of this.

    Turns out the snoring was due to sleep apnea. Severe sleep apnea.
    I was breathing about half the time when I was sleeping.
    There were times I would completely stop breathing for 45 seconds, then gasp, then stop breathing again.

    That’s not safe. To put it mildly.

    Sleep apnea is associated with a lot of health problems. Including weight gain, cardiovascular problems, and many other things. Because it leaves a person chronically sleep deprived, which increases stress hormones.

    Basically, if you’re snoring, or are experiencing other sleep disturbances?
    Ask your doctor if a sleep study might be helpful for you.

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