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Fri Jun-08-07 09:02 AM
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| 2. We struggled with this for years |
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My daughter typically would lie awake until 3-4 in the morning and have to get up at 6. This would go on for a few days until she would crash as soon as she came home from school. We tried melatonin along with a whole host of other strategies and meds. Finally found one that worked for her but it was a long difficult path.
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| -Looking for non-medicinal ideas to help my teenager sleep. |
July |
Jun-08-07 08:56 AM |
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Background noise |
Phentex |
Jun-08-07 09:02 AM |
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I can't sleep with a radio on |
MissMillie |
Jun-08-07 09:07 AM |
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I have to agree with you on this one.... |
malta blue |
Jun-08-07 09:29 AM |
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That helps me, too. I sometimes put the tv or radio on very low volume so I have to |
Iris |
Jun-08-07 09:54 AM |
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If you take this one up, remember that when your mind readjusts the volume will go up heaps, |
Random_Australian |
Jun-08-07 10:45 PM |
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We struggled with this for years |
seemunkee |
Jun-08-07 09:02 AM |
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I've had sleeping disorders so I can tell you what I've learned |
MissMillie |
Jun-08-07 09:04 AM |
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hard physical labor |
datasuspect |
Jun-08-07 09:07 AM |
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wear his ass out |
DS1 |
Jun-08-07 09:08 AM |
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Seconded. After some serious physical/mental work, he'll be |
Midlodemocrat |
Jun-08-07 09:30 AM |
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That's why I have a fan |
DS1 |
Jun-08-07 09:36 AM |
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I have a white noise machine, but my son has a fan in his room. |
Midlodemocrat |
Jun-08-07 09:39 AM |
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Get "The Relaxation Response" book-- teaches one how to |
elehhhhna |
Jun-08-07 09:16 AM |
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Hypnosis/relaxation |
catmandu57 |
Jun-08-07 09:23 AM |
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I had the same problem when I was a teenager. |
oktoberain |
Jun-08-07 09:27 AM |
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no caffiene after noon. if he's like most teenagers he lives on MtDew and Red Bull |
AZDemDist6 |
Jun-08-07 09:30 AM |
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Exactly what I was going to say |
skygazer |
Jun-08-07 10:02 AM |
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Hit the sack 45 min. early and read for awhile (not school work). |
Deep13 |
Jun-08-07 09:41 AM |
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The best reading to help you sleep |
RogueSpirit |
Jun-08-07 10:04 AM |
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Valerian |
Iris |
Jun-08-07 09:55 AM |
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Just because it's an herb doesn't mean it's not a drug! |
hedgehog |
Jun-08-07 10:00 AM |
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so is melatonin and she said they tried that. |
Iris |
Jun-08-07 10:01 AM |
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It's not non-medicinal, but it doesn't require a Rx... |
RogueSpirit |
Jun-08-07 10:03 AM |
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I've read |
hyphenate |
Jun-08-07 10:07 AM |
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I get benedryl at |
RogueSpirit |
Jun-08-07 10:12 AM |
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generic "Benedryl" at Costco is even better |
TommyO |
Jun-08-07 11:04 AM |
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Unfortunately... |
RogueSpirit |
Jun-08-07 02:17 PM |
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What about Sams Club - yes, it's still a Wallyworld company, but you can |
TommyO |
Jun-08-07 03:51 PM |
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Rx medication can be ordered online from Costco. |
Zoigal |
Jun-08-07 05:43 PM |
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A hammer |
dropkickpa |
Jun-08-07 10:09 AM |
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Acupuncture , really. Also, there |
coffeenap |
Jun-08-07 10:11 AM |
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Yoga |
bob_weaver |
Jun-08-07 10:12 AM |
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Hyland CALMS and CALMS Forte tablets. |
myrna minx |
Jun-08-07 10:22 AM |
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Dairy products or turkey (n/t) |
mitchum |
Jun-08-07 10:25 AM |
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No TV, computer, video screen viewing in the hour or so before bed? |
petronius |
Jun-08-07 10:35 AM |
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Strike him sharply with this. |
PassingFair |
Jun-08-07 10:58 AM |
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Wow, thank you, everyone, including those providing humorous |
July |
Jun-08-07 11:05 AM |
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Bach's Flower Essences. Rescue Remedy, Clematis or White Chestnut. |
BlueIris |
Jun-08-07 11:50 AM |
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Also, you might want to rethink the melatonin. |
BlueIris |
Jun-08-07 11:51 AM |
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Valerian |
SarahBelle |
Jun-08-07 02:01 PM |
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Work him until he is bone tired. Hard, physical work. |
Joe Fields |
Jun-08-07 02:08 PM |
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Booze works. |
Squatch |
Jun-08-07 02:09 PM |
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Some meditation training |
ThomCat |
Jun-08-07 02:15 PM |
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I highly recommend hypnosis |
Downtown Hound |
Jun-08-07 02:17 PM |
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If he's got a girlfriend, you could turn a blind eye to "sleepovers." |
seawolf |
Jun-08-07 03:48 PM |
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Workout at the gym or jog/run...but not before bedtime or he'll be up all night. |
graywarrior |
Jun-08-07 05:55 PM |
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No caffeine after 6 pm. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jun-08-07 05:57 PM |
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Insomnia can lead to depression. Watch out for that. |
applegrove |
Jun-08-07 06:01 PM |
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Try milk with a little bit of almond extract in it before bed. |
applegrove |
Jun-08-07 07:00 PM |
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maybe writing his thoughts out or typing them into a document file? |
idgiehkt |
Jun-08-07 07:45 PM |
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Rescue Sleep |
Revolutionary_Acts04 |
Jun-08-07 07:51 PM |
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baked potato and a glass of milk |
grasswire |
Jun-08-07 08:01 PM |
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Reading the Bible in bed at bedtime used to do it for me... |
adsosletter |
Jun-08-07 08:04 PM |
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I can't turn my mind off either |
DainBramaged |
Jun-08-07 08:32 PM |
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this is typical of teenagers from what I understand |
GloriaSmith |
Jun-08-07 08:57 PM |
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Another thing that kid's do |
hippywife |
Jun-08-07 10:31 PM |
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A hammer |
snailly |
Jun-08-07 10:38 PM |
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Physical exhaustion in the afternoon. in bed by nine. wake up early. |
philosophie_en_rose |
Jun-08-07 10:39 PM |
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It is medicinal, but I advise. . . Marijuana. |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Jun-08-07 10:40 PM |
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Wow, have you asked the right place or not. From what I see, there's one thing missing - |
Random_Australian |
Jun-08-07 10:53 PM |
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May I recommend the Joycelyn Elders solution? |
jmowreader |
Jun-09-07 05:39 PM |
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hmmmm, try these things... |
Scout |
Jun-09-07 06:05 PM |
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Also, be aware that this condition is a very real thing... |
Withywindle |
Jun-09-07 06:24 PM |
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More exercise, more water, less caffeine. |
ellisonz |
Jun-09-07 08:59 PM |
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