here are some other good herbs for help with sleeping:

passion flower
lavender
scullcap
hopps
chamomile

you can make tea with any of these and they are sure to calm you down a bit

if that’s not enough, try counting down from 100 slowly, taking deep breaths for every number (i.e. breath in 100 breath out 99) while doing this imagine yourself in a beautiful place and focus on what you see, hear and smell there. when your mind tries to wander, imagine those thoughts as clouds, don’t fight them, just recognize their existence and let them float away.

having trouble sleeping could also be a sign that you’re not getting enough exercise. make sure you’re using your body each day and it will be a lot easier to fall asleep at night.

I am from India and from the past one year I have been trying to find a sleep aid which is relatively safe and isn’t addictive. Maybe something thats natural? I know in countries like US etc you get supplements like Melatonin, 5HTP, Valerian etc. But I can’t find any of these here in India.

So my only hope is someone out here who might know of a sleep aid available in India. I know there are millions of people here in India who suffer from insomnia so it would be just unfair to find out no body knows of any such thing that’s available here.

And why exactly aren’t products like 5HTP made available in India?

This is ironic because systems of medicines like Unani and Ayurvedic have there roots in India and all they believe in are products that are natural and organic. Yet natural, organic products like 5HTP, Melatonin aren’t available here?

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I’ve tried a ton of sleep aid pills already, as recommended by my doctor. Valerian. Melatonin. Nytol. Herbal Nytol. Kalms. None of them worked.

Eventually my doctor prescribed me a stronger sleeping pill called Zopiclone. But, no dice. It didn’t stop me from taking forever to get to sleep, it just made me feel more tired and get more frustrated that I still couldn’t sleep. And it didn’t stop me from waking up eight thousand times during the night, and then being unable to get BACK to sleep again. And on top of that it made me feel like I was hungover in the morning, all groggy and nauseous and dizzy feeling. I tried it for a while but stopped taking it about a year ago because it just wasn’t working. My doctor said there was no point in prescribing different sleeping pills, as it didn’t seem they were helping any way and it would be stupid just to put a ton of chemicals in my body without even getting a result.

This was about a year ago, but my problems are persisting. I’ve taken to sleeping with earplugs because I am a light sleeper, and this helps me marginally in that, I don’t wake up at every little sound. I just wake up when my body decides to instead.

But does anybody have some natural remedies that might work? Like, are chamomile tea and lavender baths before bed really supposed to work? I’m really jaded and sceptical now, but it’s been like three weeks since I got over 4 hours of sleep in one night, so I need your advice.

Thanks in advance you guys.

Perhaps you can find some useful information in a web search for "how to sleep better naturally".

here are the links to each product and please give your opinion if you think any are good if you have used any of them and the result or if you have any other recommendations of natural form i prefer something in pill form rather then oils or tea would also prefer if its available at rite aid stores

http://www.hylands.com/products/calmsforte.php
http://www.hylands.com/products/insomnia.php
http://www.hylands.com/products/calms.php
http://midnitesleep.usptgear.com/Default.asp
http://www.sleepmdhealth.com/

Something that isn’t pill based but is a natural alternative for sleeping problems is Sound Therapy. There is information about it at http://www.soundtherapyperth.com/benefits/sleep.php .

It’s a listening program that calms the brain and helps induce a deeper sleep – it uses classical music that has been specially filtered, that is turned down low so you don’t have to consciously listen to the music.

I’ve used Sound Therapy – I actually bought it for my tinnitus – and found that a very pleasant side effect was that it helped my sleeping within a couple of days of starting to use it.

Natural sleep aid’s are a lot more healthy for your body than artificial sleeping pills. Why? ‘Cause they’re natural, duh! Here are two easy tips for natural sleep aid.

Diet. If you eat too much sugars or stimulants such as caffeine, you’ll have trouble sleeping. Switch your diet to more leafy greens, wheats, almonds, cashews, and brewed yeasts.

Music. Whenever you have a racing mind, try and turn on some soothing and relaxing music to help you get to sleep.

These are just two simple natural sleep aids. Hope this helps!

Natural sleep aid’s are a lot more healthy for your body than artificial sleeping pills. Why? ‘Cause they’re natural, duh! Here are two easy tips for natural sleep aid.

Diet. If you eat too much sugars or stimulants such as caffeine, you’ll have trouble sleeping. Switch your diet to more leafy greens, wheats, almonds, cashews, and brewed yeasts.

Music. Whenever you have a racing mind, try and turn on some soothing and relaxing music to help you get to sleep.

These are just two simple Natural Sleep Aids. Hope this helps!

I have Alteril which also works pretty well, too.

I’ve heard Valerian Root is effective. Any other suggestions?

This stuff works great for me. It is not habit forming and I don’t wake up feeling loopy in the morning like I do with other sleep aides.

Works great!

Yes I think just taking a good magnesium supplement on its own might be worth a try.
Also, cut back on stimulating foods such as chocolate, caffeine etc.

Try drinking some warm chamomile tea before bed & drop some Lavender Essential Oil on your pillow & also rub it into your temples – this is so soothing & has been proven to help insomniacs.

Good luck! x