Migraines & Insomnia - what to do?

in all seriousness, trying some doobage wouldn't hurt.

this is what a doctor in California would legally prescribe medical mar1juana for.

in fact, I would guess that migraines and insomnia are in the top 5 reported ailments for Medical MJ...

 

I have been dealing with migraines since the age of 8 so I know what you are going through. My doctors don't know what cause it, so they are no help. I've gotten so used to it, I know when one is coming. I just take my Excedrin and force myself to sleep.

As for the Insomnia, it may be the stress that is causing it. What are you stressing about? As you try to sleep, you probably have tons of thoughts running through your head. I think a vacation might be needed to clear your head.

 

Do you workout? I've never had any serious problems with insomnia, but I can tell you that there are some nights that are a lot harder to fall asleep than others, and I don't sleep as well. This tends to happen if I haven't worked out in a while...I normally do at least 2 or 3 days a week, so those times that I go several days without working out I begin not sleeping as well. And those days I do workout I sleep like a baby, even if I'm not necessarily tired when I go to bed.

I also don't drink caffeine after lunch time. If I do, I either can't go to sleep or don't sleep well. Mostly just drink water after lunch with the occasional beer at night.

I'd try altering your exercise and diet before resorting to any kind of pills. I've taken OTC sleeping pills before and I feel like garbage the next day.

 

Go see a neurologist.

 

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I used to get migraines before I started dieting and drinkin lots of water. And now that I think about it, I havent had a headache in awhile.

 

Hey IROC it.

I too have a serious sleep issue...mainly because I can't stop from thinking all night.

But ever since I joined a LA/Fitness (they have a 25m pool) and doing resistance training and finishing off the workout with a long swim, I've been sleeping like a dream.

I also have been taking a capfull of Liquid Calcium/Magnesium 1/2 hour before bed.

Joseph Conrad could be a snoozer (Lord Jim), but Hard of Darkness is NOT a book to sleep by...unless you've never seen Apocalypse Now.

 

Some migraines are caused by ear or sinus infections. Just throwing that out like I did with a big ball of ear wax a few moments ago.

 

This could also have a reverse effect. Some dank will keep you up..not knock you out..

I would say sippin on some prometh would be better for his situation..

lol jk! well sorta..

 

99er,

I had sleep issues this year too. two things that helped.

1. I bought a new bed, $$$$. simmons beauty rest, I recommended. its the commercial where they drop a bowling ball on the bed with a glass of wine, and the wine doesn't spill.

2. exercise , get a really good work out at least 3 times a week, and you'll sleep better.

 

Yeah, you can pretty much get that over the counter under the brands Sominex or Unisom. Get the extra strength at 50 mg HCL Diphenhydramine, take one with a bowl of Ramen noodles or a cup of tea; and you should be set.

 

Get a better diet, and drink more water.

If that doesn't work eat a really good meal and get the "itis".

 

What a lot of people have said. Drink twice as much water as you're drinking now, change your diet to include a lot of raw fruit/veggies, exercise often, eliminate greasy foods, sodas, grains, dairy, caffeine, alcohol, smoking, or any other triggers you've noticed as much as possible if not completely. Change your diet from an acidic one to a more alkaline one.

Sucks, but it's the best way to purify your body and oxygenate your cells. Steve Francis used to have migraines regularly when he was with the Rockets and eliminated a lot of the problem through diet changes.

I used to get migraines (or something that felt like them) a lot and found out it was because I was grinding my teeth at night. I became hypersensitive to light and had eye strain when reading. I got a mouth guard for sleeping and only used a computer in dark conditions.

I feel like using prescription drugs is a bad idea, as these will merely mask the symptoms, and probably will not sure the systemic root of the problem.

I have big time problems with insomnia, and have found that smoking the herb helps immensely, and I also have better dreams/REM as a result. This may not be the case for everyone, but for me and many others it is a 'miracle' drug that completely eliminates any need for pharmaceuticals.

Also, I would recommend finding a GOOD multivitamin to supplement your diet. 95% of available MVs are crap, imo, so I'd do some research on this one. One product I'd recommend is available here and on amazon:

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/intracal.php

And an article about migraines and the systemic cause:

http://www.NaturalNews.com/024997_migraine_migraines_health.html

 

I've been a lifelong insomniac, and I take Ambien to help sleep. However, there are a number of things you can do to combat it without medication.

First, start a sleep journal. Chronicle how much you sleep, when and how much you exercise, how much and when you eat, and caffiene and alcohol intake. You'll start to notice trends about when you sleep well and poorly.

Obviously caffiene late or in too much quantity can make it difficult to fall asleep. Nicotine can too. Alcohol can often help you fall asleep, but you'll wake up in the middle of the night and it often prevents REM sleep. mar1juana has the same effect. Also exercising late at night can get your adrenaline and heartrate up, but make it difficult to settle down to sleep.

Try to get in a nighttime routine. I try to eat and go to bed around the same time. Reading in bed is a good way to get tired while you're in bed.

If you're tossing and turning and can't sleep, get out of bed. You don't want to mentally associate sleeplessness and your bed together. Get up and read a book for a half hour and then come back to bed.

Everybody needs different things to get in a good sleep routine, but I found the above worked really well for me. Definitely do the sleep journal. It was recommended by my family doctor and was one of the most helpful things I've ever done to combat my lifelong insomnia.

 

Sometimes. They would also sometimes make me drowsy the next day, and I also had crazy intense dreams. If you ever had a nicotine patch, it's similar dream patterns as that.

It didn't really help me fall asleep, but it would help me sleep through the night. I went through a really bad period about five years ago where I woke up around 4 in the morning and couldn't go back to sleep. It was mainly due to stress at work. Melatonin helped, but I also got a handle on things at work and started a bunch of other routines as stated in an earlier post.

I'll take it for a week at a time when the seasons change here in Seattle, which are pretty dramatic.