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Hi Wendy,
 
I have shared some sleep tips below but if you are menopausal it is a big likelihood that it could be causing you to have trouble  in the sleep department. Talk to your doctor about it. A doctor may have medication to regulate your hormones which could in turn help you sleep. If medication is not the route you want to take you may want to talk to a naturaupath or research natural (yet evidence based) remedies.
 
Let us know  what you discover. Hope you get some sound sleep soon!
 
Here are  the mentioned tips:
 
•Try to get on a sleep schedule. Go to bed at a regular time each night and get up at a regular time in the morning. Try to not stay up late watching TV and try not to sleep during the day. If you get on a sleep schedule, we guarantee that you’ll begin to feel better.
•Try to make the room you sleep in as quiet as possible. Consider ear plugs or a sleep mask.
•Use your bed only for sleeping. Don’t lounge around in your bed. If you spend too much time lounging in bed, watching T.V., drinking coffee, or eating, your body will learn that your bed is NOT a place for sleeping.
•If you can’t sleep after half an hour in bed don’t stay in bed trying to sleep. Get up and do some quiet activity. For example, read a book for a half hour and then try going back to bed. If you still can’t sleep, get up and do something quiet once again.
•Try to keep your bedroom at a comfortable temperature - not too cold and not too hot.
•Try to get some exercise every day. You’ll feel better and sleep will come much quicker.
•Try not to exercise or work hard late in the evening. It could make you feel ‘wired’.
•Don’t drink anything with caffeine or alcohol for 4 hours before you go to bed.
•Try not to eat a heavy meal in the evening. Don’t eat just before you go to bed.
•If you’re not sleeping at night, avoid naps during the day.
•Use relaxation techniques. Box breathing may help you relax at bed time
 
 

 

Ashley, Health Educator
10 years ago 0 4 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I downloaded an app called Relax. It has hypnosis/guided meditation recordings that have helped me get a bit of sleep the last few nights. I'd definitely recommend checking it out
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I am very familiar with the horrible 'night sweats'. Thank God now I am on day 26 AF, I think the alcohol is finally gone from my body, I am no longer sufferring with that. I did the meditation and the lavender oil is a good idea. The last few nights have been better. I do need to not have any liquids after 7pm as Jacq suggested. I do have to get up for a wee in the night.
10 years ago 0 345 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ooops, don't soak a cotton ball in lavender oil...just put a couple of drops of oil on a cotton ball. Soaking it would smell overwhelming strong.
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I had a terrible time sleeping especially the first couple of weeks after I quit drinking. Part of the withdrawal process for me was night sweats which woke me up every night. Then, it was a terrible challenge to get back to sleep since I suffer from tinnitus (ringing in the ears). I now walk and exercise almost every day which helps immensely. If I wake through the night (depending on how awake I am) I will either read for about a half hour and/or I'll employ the relaxation techniques.
 
Another thing that helps is to soak a cotton ball with lavender oil and set it in a dish on your night stand. Seems it helps to stimulate deep sleep.
10 years ago 0 1562 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
About a year into my recovery, I was blessed with a cute dog and I walk her both in the morning and evening and the dog has been with us almost 6 years now. Its the only form of exercise that helps me sleep will too.
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I'm getting ready to cut back and not drink a few days a week for a start, last time I tried this, not getting to sleep the first night was a bigger deal than not having a drink.  By the second night sleep came faster.  So here I go again.
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How has your sleeping been Wendy?
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Thanks Jacq, I will give that a try tonight. Last night was a bit better.
10 years ago 0 52 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Diet will help and taking a walk before or after dinner. Foods rich in selenium, manganese, magnesium and folates. Stop drinking liquids after 7pm so you wont wake up for a pee.

I also try to do mediation while i lay in bed. Pay attention to your body and do your best to describe the physical sensations going on. Pick a place in your body and be as descriptive as possible about how that arm or thigh is feeling, focus on the sensations and describe the sensations in your head as they move through your body. I suffer from night time anxiety and this technique has worked wonders for me. It stops your fears from taking hold and you'll feel your body relax and your mind will just drift off. 

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