you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 18 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

All the most effective stuff you can do to get better sleep is done ahead of time (like daily exercise, not spending time in bed when not sleeping, keeping a sleep schedule, avoiding caffeine/alcohol etc), so if I get to that point there isn't that much to be done. Getting up and doing something nonstimulating other than lying in bed for ten minutes can help a little bit sometimes. If there's something in my sleep environment that is abnormal and it's possible to correct it that will help. Lowering the temperature can help.

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Fully agree, that part helped the most with improving falling asleep time and sleep quality.

    More melatonin and breathing exercises i referenced in other comment are for those abnormal, one off occasions and usually the cause can be pointed back to some daily activity.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, tbh I also take .5mg melatonin before bed regularly and add a valerian root tablet on top of that occasionally

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment