re: Anyone else suffer from insomnia

I don't have insomnia, but my wife has a variation of it... if/when she gets up to go to the bathroom at 3am, her mind latches onto whatever issues she has, her mind races and she can't get back to sleep.

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SO got these gummy things from Target, they're called OLLY Sleepy, and holy hell they're awesome. Take two about an hour or an hour and a half before you're ready to sleep and it's lights out.

This is coming from someone who would get maybe 1-3 hours of sleep a night from insomnia.

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I'll recommend this to her... thanks.

A couple of things I'll throw out that have helped her:

1) Magnesium malate supplements. This isn't definitive, but from my own anecdotal evidence, I'd start specifically with the 'malate' type and avoid other types of magnesium supplements. (Magnesium oxide is pretty worthless, magnesium glycinate seems to have a more energizing effect, etc). Of a few different types, my wife and both my daughters think the malate variation taken in the evenings is far more helpful them get a good night's sleep... There's a ton of online info regarding magnesium helping sleep.

2) Google breathing exercises to help sleep... this is taking a more active meditation-like approach to the problem. I don't know specifically which one my wife does, but she claims it helps... Not sure if it's inherent to the specific pattern or if it just helps her actively move her mind away from issues to something more relaxing.

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3) If you're inclined to read, read from a book and choose something not too exciting. Kindles might be okay, but as a rule stay away from smart phones, tablets and computers which put off blue light that disrupts natural melatonin production (and hence makes you have more trouble falling asleep).