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Old 10-23-2004, 07:20 PM
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michski
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Yepski!

Insomia was a real pain in the butt for me too! I loved to drink myself to sleep and it took me a few months to sort my sleep pattern out. I replaced booze with calming teas for the first year of my sobriety. "Stash" teas makes one called "Nighty Nite" that is fantastic.. harder to find though. I mostly drank a Celestial Seasons tea called "Tension Tamer" There is an "Extra" Tension Tamer tea that has valerian root (natural valium) in it that really put me to sleep fast. Also a "Sleepytime" with valerian and St Johns Wort. Make sure you get some good exercise every day! It does the trick better than anything else besides pills.. and I don't recommend taking any kind of sleeping pill for very long in early sobriety. You've got a whole bunch of real good advice here.. hope it helps you out some! Sweet Dreams!
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