i have trouble sleeping all night, tend to wake upp and myt brain starts galloping off to the races, its hard to tell myself to shut up and go back to sleep, lol. i have been a night owl for many years and have been trying to get myself to go to bed by 11:30. im a white noise machine addict anf have a couple, they are very helpful.
ive found a few things that help me go to sleep or fall back to sleep.
magnesium oil.
not to ingest. i fill a roll on app;licater bottle with 50/50 mag oil and water. give it a good shake and roll it on my stomach several times about an hour or so before bed, . its a little greasy feeling but it does rub in. that gives me a deeper sleep even if i have to wake up at 3am to pee which is pretty standard. also, the mag oil roll on can help ease aches and pains, ive rolled it on knees, back, shoulders, it does some relief. im all about natural pain relief having fibromyalgia for years.
i also tried melatonin--the 5mg helped me fall asleep pretty good but i stll would wake up in the middle of the night and lay there. id have to take anotyher 5mg when i woke up. i tend to toss and turn for a ggood hour before falling back to sleep and i got tired of it. so id take another 5mg. but a 10mg made a real difference in helping me sleep a good 7 hrs, something ive not done in many years. i still dont want to get out of bed in the morning cause im sort of lazy but at least i feel better having the sleep.
ive tried L-tryptonphan, this is pretty good also in relaxing and feeling a bit sleepy but for me the melatonin works better for me
sleep is so critical l especially in stressful times.