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Can't sleeeeppppp!!!!!

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It's 12:18am and i just can't sleep

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jkl5500

It's not that late yet, so don't panic. Try drinking some warm milk or tea and watch TV for awhile until you get sleepy.

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fauxartist

chamomile tea....no caffeine after noon...cut back on chocolate and sweets after certain time...try not eating meals too late...don't watch anything on tv or laptop that is too exciting...could keep you up thinking....listen to recording of rain, waves, just soothing music...breath...

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chanteuse3342

This used to happen to me. I would stay up too late, stay up too late, and then my whole schedule was out of whack. I couldn't wake up for classes/work, and then I wasn't sleepy when bedtime arrived.

It won't work if you do it often, but you can sort of reset your clock a bit if you take a benadryl and turn off all technology and lights and literally put yourself to bed. Then you will wake up early the next day. It will help you get on a better schedule.

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dillydally1

hi, how long has your sleep problem been going on and have you spoken to a doctor. the worst part of anxiety or depression is lack of sleep. hope you find some answers. if you do, let us know x

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just_here in reply to dillydally1

well i take depressions so im good on that part It only has been like this for about 2 days

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dillydally1

hi, being unable to sleep can be a side effect of some medication, they say it does get better x

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