I just saw something advertised on Television a couple nights ago. It is definitely a health store item. It includes 3 ingredients, one of which was melatonin, one was tryptophan and there was something else which doesn't seem to be a major ingredient. It is called Alteril. I have never tried it but you can google it. I just pop a few ibuprofen and it seems to put me back to sleep.

I bought some of the Alteril....it didn't help me sleep at all. It might work for someone else. I got tons more help from the Magnesium Citrate.

Ok! Thanks for the info. Glad to know the Magnesium I have is safe to give to HoneyBoy! It sure does seem to work.

Who has trouble sleeping? Here it is 1:30am and I am on the computer passing time. I usually average about 4 hours of sleep at night. The rest of the time I pace around the house. What a plague this is!

I DO!!!!!!

Suzanne

I just googled Alteril - I was curious about the ingredients. I found this site which has a lot of information about "natural" sleep aids. Some people have the mistaken idea that anything sold "over the counter" and not by prescription must be safe. Please be careful of anything you ingest, read the ingredient list carefully.

Alteril - Alteril All Natural Sleeping Pill Review

Good advice Barefoot

Dr Oz suggests Melatonin
 

Dr Oz suggests Melatonin
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I have read that staring at a computer screen (especially TOTV) can cause severe insomnia! I don't know the medical terms but apparently it scrambles our brain waves to the point if not being able to fall asleep! Now we aren't guilty of that are we?:22yikes:

I wasn't getting good rest at night so I went in for a sleep study,...I was thinking maybe I had apnea or something like that. They said my legs twitched and jerked all night long disturbing my sleep. Of course I didn't really know this because I thought I was sleeping but the leg jerking kept me from entering deep sleep,...I never felt rested. My wife told me that sometimes I run in my sleep if that makes sense, complete with leg movement. Needless to say we usually don't sleep in the same bed. Long story short they gave me a little white pill I take before bedtime each night and it settles the legs somehow, allowing me to sleep better. They say it's a medication that is used for early stage Parkinsons. How weird is that?:loco:

Is the medication "Gabapentin" or "Neurontin"? My husband's doctor prescribed this drug for him since he has the same sort of foot twitching at night. It has helped but hasn't completely stopped it. He has sleep apnea, also, and wears the CPAP mask. All in all, he sleeps better for the most part. MY question is this: Who is ever going to tell me that I have sleep apnea? !! My husband goes out like a light and would never know if I stopped breathing!

Old Geekzer, if you're interested in trying Melatonin, you might want to read the whole thread. If you look back on the thread you'll see a discussion about Malatonin ... it works for some people and not for others. Perhaps you'll be lucky.

I recalled a thread about difficulty sleeping and thought I'd post this link that I just got. Seems that waking in the middle of the night is VERY old and seems to have devolved in our social conscience over the years.

The Myth of the Eight-Hour Sleep


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LW888

Thanks LW, I find that article very interesting. I can relate to the "cognitive popcorn". I didn't realize the idea of sleeping in blocks of time rather than for eight hours went back to ancient days.

I do use the iPad sometimes to play sleep Apps and I do find that helpful, but I have to be in the mood for meditation. A few years ago I started using my iPad for reading books before I go to sleep. Reading "old books" used to relax me before turning off the light, a way of quieting the cognitive popcorrn. But when I use the iPad, I seem to have more difficulty falling asleep. Duh, I didn't make the connection. Recently, as an experiment, I thought I'd revert back to reading "old books". I find I'm sleeping much better.

Have you ever tried saffron tablets. They didn't work for me, but my mother swears by them. Saffron has other health benefits too, and all natural.