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Lifestyle / dietary changes and home remedies (45) Tried it?How effective?
Focus on breathing and heart beat Y | N Rating Saved
Turn off TV and read Y | N Rating Saved
Meditation Y | N Rating Saved
Tai chi Y | N Rating Saved
Exercise Y | N Rating Saved
Eliminate caffeine Y | N Rating Saved
White noise while trying to sleep Y | N Rating Saved
Masturbation Y | N Rating Saved
Audio podcasts Y | N Rating Saved
Music while trying to sleep Y | N Rating Saved
Eliminate nicotine Y | N Rating Saved
Audio books Y | N Rating Saved
Hot bath before bedtime Y | N Rating Saved
Watch TV Y | N Rating Saved
A stiff drink (rum, port) Y | N Rating Saved
Not eating late at night Y | N Rating Saved
Eliminating electrical devices from bedroom Y | N Rating Saved
Avoiding TV or computer screens before bedtime Y | N Rating Saved
Cold shower before bedtime Y | N Rating Saved
Warm milk and honey Y | N Rating Saved
Memory foam mattress Y | N Rating Saved
Sexual activity Y | N Rating Saved
U-Shaped Body Pillow Y | N Rating Saved
Drink more water Y | N Rating Saved
No light/dark room Y | N Rating Saved
Moving bed to other spot in bedroom Y | N Rating Saved
Not reading in bed Y | N Rating Saved
Get up & do something boring for a half hour Y | N Rating Saved
Think of now & not of past or future Y | N Rating Saved
Not thinking/clearing mind Y | N Rating Saved
Weight loss Y | N Rating Saved
Carb snack before bed Y | N Rating Saved
Protein snack before bed Y | N Rating Saved
EFT Emotional Freedom Therapy Y | N Rating Saved
Sleepytime tea (any brand) Y | N Rating Saved
Restorative yoga Y | N Rating Saved
Sedating/Calming Essential Oils such as lavender Y | N Rating Saved
Stand on one leg to exhaustion, then the other leg Y | N Rating Saved
Stretching Y | N Rating Saved
Sleep mask Y | N Rating Saved
Orange safety glasses to block melatonin-depleting blue light Y | N Rating Saved
f.lux computer screen spectrum control program Y | N Rating Saved
Earplugs Y | N Rating Saved
keep food/sleep diary Y | N Rating Saved
Cold shower upon waking Y | N Rating Saved
Prescription drugs (24) Tried it?How effective?
Zolpidem (Ambien, Stillnoct, Stillnox) Y | N Rating Saved
Eszopiclone (Lunesta) Y | N Rating Saved
Sonata (Zaleplon) Y | N Rating Saved
Rozerem (Ramelteon) Y | N Rating Saved
Desyrel (Trazodone) Y | N Rating Saved
Xanax (Alprazolam) Y | N Rating Saved
Hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab) Y | N Rating Saved
Imovane/Zimovane/Zopiclone Y | N Rating Saved
Ativan (Lorazepam) Y | N Rating Saved
Risperdal (Risperidone) Y | N Rating Saved
Temazepam (Restoril) Y | N Rating Saved
Pramipexole (Mirapex) Y | N Rating Saved
Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril) Y | N Rating Saved
Hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) Y | N Rating Saved
Diazepam (Valium) Y | N Rating Saved
Codeine Y | N Rating Saved
Pamelor (Nortriptyline) Y | N Rating Saved
Xyrem/GHB Y | N Rating Saved
Amitriptyline Y | N Rating Saved
Quetiapine (Seroquel) Y | N Rating Saved
corydallis root Y | N Rating Saved
seroquil Y | N Rating Saved
Midazolam Y | N Rating Saved
Trazodone Y | N Rating Saved
Over-the-counter medications and supplements (25) Tried it?How effective?
Melatonin Y | N Rating Saved
Valerian Y | N Rating Saved
Fish Oil Y | N Rating Saved
Advil PM Y | N Rating Saved
Tylenol PM Y | N Rating Saved
Diphenhydramine (Unisom, Benadryl) Y | N Rating Saved
Magnesium Y | N Rating Saved
Dramamine Y | N Rating Saved
Kava Kava Y | N Rating Saved
St. John's Wort Y | N Rating Saved
Doxylamine (Unisom) Y | N Rating Saved
Vitamin B6 Y | N Rating Saved
Taurine Y | N Rating Saved
GABA Y | N Rating Saved
Kavinace Y | N Rating Saved
5-hydroxytryptophan (5HTP) Y | N Rating Saved
Phenibut (Beta-phenyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid) Y | N Rating Saved
Phosphatidyl Serine/DHA Optimized Y | N Rating Saved
Advil Y | N Rating Saved
Chlorpheniramine(Chlor-Trimeton) Y | N Rating Saved
Nytol Y | N Rating Saved
inositol powder Y | N Rating Saved
L-Tryptophan Y | N Rating Saved
Paracetamol Y | N Rating Saved
Vitamin D3 Y | N Rating Saved
Alternative / other treatments (11) Tried it?How effective?
Hand warming biofeedback Y | N Rating Saved
Cognitive behavioral therapy Y | N Rating Saved
Trader Joe's Bedtime Tea Y | N Rating Saved
Passionflower Y | N Rating Saved
Sleep tracking with Zeo Y | N Rating Saved
Prayer Y | N Rating Saved
Reiki Y | N Rating Saved
Acupuncture Y | N Rating Saved
Chinese herbal formula Y | N Rating Saved
Probiotics Y | N Rating Saved
Relaxation/sleep hypnosis recordings Y | N Rating Saved

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