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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 08:56 AM Original message |
Looking for non-medicinal ideas to help my teenager sleep. |
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Phentex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. Background noise |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I can't sleep with a radio on |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I have to agree with you on this one.... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. That helps me, too. I sometimes put the tv or radio on very low volume so I have to |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
59. If you take this one up, remember that when your mind readjusts the volume will go up heaps, |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. We struggled with this for years |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. I've had sleeping disorders so I can tell you what I've learned |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. hard physical labor |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
6. wear his ass out |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Seconded. After some serious physical/mental work, he'll be |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That's why I have a fan |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I have a white noise machine, but my son has a fan in his room. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. Get "The Relaxation Response" book-- teaches one how to |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
8. Hypnosis/relaxation |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
9. I had the same problem when I was a teenager. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
12. no caffiene after noon. if he's like most teenagers he lives on MtDew and Red Bull |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Exactly what I was going to say |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
15. Hit the sack 45 min. early and read for awhile (not school work). |
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RogueSpirit (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. The best reading to help you sleep |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
17. Valerian |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Just because it's an herb doesn't mean it's not a drug! |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. so is melatonin and she said they tried that. |
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RogueSpirit (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
21. It's not non-medicinal, but it doesn't require a Rx... |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
23. I've read |
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RogueSpirit (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I get benedryl at |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. generic "Benedryl" at Costco is even better |
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RogueSpirit (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Unfortunately... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. What about Sams Club - yes, it's still a Wallyworld company, but you can |
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Zoigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Rx medication can be ordered online from Costco. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
24. A hammer |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
25. Acupuncture , really. Also, there |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
27. Yoga |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
28. Hyland CALMS and CALMS Forte tablets. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
29. Dairy products or turkey (n/t) |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
30. No TV, computer, video screen viewing in the hour or so before bed? |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
31. Strike him sharply with this. |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
33. Wow, thank you, everyone, including those providing humorous |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
34. Bach's Flower Essences. Rescue Remedy, Clematis or White Chestnut. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Also, you might want to rethink the melatonin. |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
36. Valerian |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
37. Work him until he is bone tired. Hard, physical work. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
38. Booze works. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
39. Some meditation training |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
40. I highly recommend hypnosis |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
42. If he's got a girlfriend, you could turn a blind eye to "sleepovers." |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
45. Workout at the gym or jog/run...but not before bedtime or he'll be up all night. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
46. No caffeine after 6 pm. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
47. Insomnia can lead to depression. Watch out for that. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Try milk with a little bit of almond extract in it before bed. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
49. maybe writing his thoughts out or typing them into a document file? |
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RevolutionaryActs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
50. Rescue Sleep |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
51. baked potato and a glass of milk |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. Reading the Bible in bed at bedtime used to do it for me... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
53. I can't turn my mind off either |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
54. this is typical of teenagers from what I understand |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
55. Another thing that kid's do |
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snailly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
56. A hammer |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
57. Physical exhaustion in the afternoon. in bed by nine. wake up early. |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. It is medicinal, but I advise. . . Marijuana. |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
60. Wow, have you asked the right place or not. From what I see, there's one thing missing - |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-09-07 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
61. May I recommend the Joycelyn Elders solution? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-09-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
62. hmmmm, try these things... |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-09-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
63. Also, be aware that this condition is a very real thing... |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-09-07 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
64. More exercise, more water, less caffeine. |
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