Insomnia - any remedies that WORK??

[JanetLG]

I thought I'd give an update on my insomnia......

ONLY I HAVEN'T GOT IT ANYMORE!!!


YEAH!!!!


I went to my homeopath and got a HUGE dose of Aconite (1M), and Staph (10M). She reckoned I have been trying to stay 'on duty' as it were, keping watch, in case any ghosties from the past (NMum and Nsister) come back into my life (figuratively speaking). She said that waking between 3am and 4am usually means reliving trauma from the past. Also, there were issues I hadn't dealt with about my feelings over being rushed into hospital two years ago with a burst appendix, and that made me worry, too.

So, I took the homeopathic pills, and have been trying to keep regular bedtimes, and not working right up till the time I go to bed, and reading novels, not non-fiction (I hardly ever read fiction, these days) before bed. No drinks after 7pm-ish, or I have to get up in the night.

And...blissful sleep till 7am-ish in the morning, every time. Unbelievable.

No more feeling cold and like death all day, managing on two hours' sleep for days in a row.


Anyone who rubbishes homeopathy, to them I'd say 'spherical things'!


Janet

[Ami]

What a great story. What a happy ending. I wish that I could go to a homeopath.
I am so happy for you.                            Love  Ami

[JanetLG]

Ami,

I wonder if there are any UK homeopaths who are doing internet consultancy, so that you could get the advice from a UK one, and have the remedies posted to you? Are there restrictions on having homeopathic remedies imported into the US, or is the lack of homeopaths simply because they have been co-erced out of the mainstream allopathic medical system?

I know of some websites where you can kind of 'indicate' symptoms with survey-type questionnaires that suggest remedies, but it's never as good as a proper consultation. My homeopath always comes up with amazing linkages between symptoms and lifestyle/behaviour. No wonder they have to train for five years before they're qualified.

Janet

[Bella_French]

Dear Janet,
Thank you so much for sharing that information, and I am so happy for you!!!. Yay, sleep!

Its great that you were able to discover some emotional reasons behind the insomnia too. What you said makes a lot of sense.

X Bella

[changing]

Hi Janet-

So happy to read that you are sleeping well now. With all of that REM sleep, you will be even more invincible!

Have a lovely night,

Changing

[teartracks]

Hi Janet & axa,

I was rereading my recent posts tonight trying to evaluate how user friendly they are for VESMB at large.  I notice my post #11 this thread got the two of you mixed up.  Apologies to both of you   Just to clarify, I meant the post to be addressed to Janet!

tt

[JanetLG]

Teartracks,

Thanks for the clarification. At the time you originally posted that one, I kind of tought 'huh? but never mind'.

It's definitely not a castle  , but it's a 200 year old stone cottage, with walls two foot thick, in a quiet village. We've got a shop, a post office and two pubs, and that's about it. So, it is very quiet living here, even in the day. At night, the loudest noise is the owls!

Janet

[James73]

Hi Janet try 5-Htp, 100mg a before you go to bed, it might not work straight away but persist with it and after a couple of weeks you should start to notice the difference. I used this stuff for over a year with no side affects at all, pretty good supplement!
James

[cats paw]

Hello James !

   I've been wondering how you've been- and here you are !  Good to see you and Yoda again.

cats paw

[JanetLG]

James,

What is 5-Htp?? I've never heard of that.

Thanks.

Janet

[cats paw]

Hi Janet,

  If you haven't looked it up yet, 5-Htp stands for 5-Hydroxytryptophan.  From what I remember, James often flies in then flies out.   
  There's interesting stuff on the net, but perhaps our resident advisor Stormchild would be able to provide the best links for further
  research, if James doesn't fly back in soon.

  Just wanted to pop back in, say hello to you, and that your little village with the hooting owls sounds lovely.

cats paw
 

[teartracks]

Hi Janet,

Thanks for understanding.  Where you live sounds like heaven.   

tt

[Gaining Strength]

I have had trouble with insomnia off and on.  I have another remedy to add - magnesium.  There are two really good ways to get it - EPSON salts!!! and a drink form called CALM.  The epsom salts works in a warm bath.  If the warm water covers your kidneys you gat another  benefit.  Something is released by the kidneys that aids in sleep as well. (I can't remember what it is.) 

I'm going to look for a couple of links about how magnesium works but I am here to tell you it really works and it helps in many ways - it helps with anxiety and with depression.  Magnesium deficiencies is one of the unknown problems today and adding it can really make a big difference.

[JanetLG]

Gaining Strength,

Thanks for that. I didn't know magnesium was good for insomnia! I already take a magnesium supplement. It's necessary for lots of processes in the body, not just sleep, etc. A deficiency of magnesium makes period pains agony. Joint pains are also worse if there's a magnesium deficiency. It has to be taken with zinc, and phosphorus, and B vitamins I think. I take it in a multi vitamin/mineral form.

I must get round to starting that EFT thread...every time I see your name, it prompts me to get on with it, and then I don't...perhaps I should tap on that?

Janet

[James73]

Hey guys hope you're all well!! Sorry I do tend to be a bit of a popper a the moment here one minute gone the next 

Janet do a bit of googling on it should bring up loads of stuff, I know it was even used to help temporarily cure Parkinson sufferers muscle spasms in very large doses over a couple of weeks, it never did me any harm and a lot of people take it as a daily supplement to get a better nights sleep. You can take 50mg or 100mg any more might not be a good idea, I used to take it during the day sometimes, not good if you want to stay awake though! Its also a very good anxiety buster, probably best to use it 3 months on then a month off to give the body a rest although I did use it for a year and I had no worries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-HTP

On here it says its also used for depression, didn't know that, also it says one of its side effects is anxiety which was the opposite for me but hey everyones different so perhaps it can. Its definitely worth a shot though 

James