Pancake wrote;
>Hello Xge910,
>Nice to meet you! I have now been sober for 3 months.
>It took me until almost the end of two of those months
>to begin sleeping again. I can so understand your frusteration
>of no sleep and also all you others who are struggling!
>It feels like it will "never come back" but I promise it will
>in time.
it has, still have trouble from time to time, but I had that before
my drinking got out of hand, so....
><snip!> About a half hour before bedtime I take 2 melatonins
>(yes! they are completely natural) Melatonins help to "Regulate"
>your sleep pattern once you are asleep and I find they really help!
><snip!>
yes they D O help a lot, was doing 5mg dose but have
backed off to the 3 mg, and now am trying to only use
them x3-5/week
>It is very important to realize that ones body is going
>through a multitude of changes in the beginning stages
>of Sobriety! I know that is little consolation when you
>are Dogg Tired but at least sort of an explanation. Please
>just "Hangeth Thou In there"! try soft meditational music
>or other things and stay sober...
>it will eventually come back to some kind of decent pattern.
> I also started to read for an hour or two before sleep time
>"IN bed no noise etc." and that sure helped.
I have found the home shopping and bad/boring info/tv
shows a good way to put me to sleep
>All the best to you xge910 and everyone else!
>Love Pancake xo