Question
I have been to the doctor a few times with symptoms similar to anaemia, extreme paleness, breathlessness, body very very cold all the time, can't do high intensity exericse as its very sore on the lungs and insomnia. He checked for Vitamin B12 and iron and everything is fine. All my symptoms are still the same and not improving at all but its the not sleeping that is getting to me, am only getting a few hours a night and this has been going on for over 6 months. Am getting very down and very frustrated and upset over it? Ive tried everything, herbal remedies, meditation, hot baths etc etc etc. I am a relatively fit person and exercise regularly. Ive improved my diet quite a lot recently also. Can you help?
Answer
You must reset your sleep clock. Do the following religiously for
4-6 weeks though many have seen changes in as little as 2 weeks.
You must go to bed and awaken the same time every day regardless
of how much or little sleep you got the night before. This starts to
reset your sleep clock. 3 hours before bedtime stay away from
tea, coffee, caffeine, caramel colored soda like, coke,pepsi, ginger ale,
or root beer, chocolate and exercise .All these make for restless sleep.
Make sure room is quiet and dark. When you go to bed if you start to
twist and turn or if you wake up in the middle of the night and cant
go back to sleep, twist and turn for only 20 minutes, then get up, go
into a different room and read a book or magazine only! No computer!
When you start to doze immediately go back into the bedroom.Do this as
many times as you awaken during the night.It will lesson.This retrains
the brain into thinking that the bedroom is for restful sleep only.
30 minutes before bedtime take a hot bath and immerse hands under the
water.Latest research states that the palms of the hand when immersed
in hot water send signals to the brain to relax. 15 minutes before bedtime\
drink a glass of warm milk. Milk when heated contains tryptophan, a
natural amino acid sleep inducer. Go to sleepnet.com click on disorders
insomnia for more tips. Feel free to email again , Karel
