Bretrick
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I have a TV/DVD in my bedroom so I will watch a movie or similar until my eyes droop closed then push the off button on the remote. Like last night
How do you make yourself sleep when you can’t to get to sleep?
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Bretrick
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How is that achieved? Self hypnotism?
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fuzzybuddy
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How do you make yourself fall asleep?
I wish I knew. I can get up at 5 AM, do all kinds of errands, etc, and at 1 AM, I'm still wide eyed and alert- same at 2 AM, -same at 3 AM. FINALLY, I can fall asleep. I can be up @9. When I have those can't sleep episodes, I might as well get up and do stuff till I'm dog tired.
I wish I knew. I can get up at 5 AM, do all kinds of errands, etc, and at 1 AM, I'm still wide eyed and alert- same at 2 AM, -same at 3 AM. FINALLY, I can fall asleep. I can be up @9. When I have those can't sleep episodes, I might as well get up and do stuff till I'm dog tired.
dilettante
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Many "ASMR" videos are designed to promote sleep. Others have soothing voices that can do it less intentionally. YouTube is full of them but you need to experiment to find what works.
palides2021
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Taking one Magnesium Glycinate capsule (120 mg) about an hour or 2 before bedtime helps.
dilettante
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This guy can put me to sleep:
RadishRose
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You can't . Sooner or later it will overtake you. Unless you take sleeping medication.
RadishRose
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I forgot I have some of that! It;s been a year.
ElCastor
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I take a 3mg or 5mg Melatonin capsule and make it a point to relax, starting with my face.
dilettante
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Here's another longer one that works for me:
I take 10mg, or a pill with half THC and CBD. Then I read until my eyes start to droop, then I put on the gloves that help keep me from scratching until I am bruised, turn off the light and off to sleep. I don't lay awake very long. In the morning if I have a bruise it will spread instead of just going away.
palides2021
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I agree with you. It is good to check drug interactions and side effects before taking anything, including prescribed and unprescribed drugs.
RadishRose
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Oh my, I tried that Melatonin, It made me feel so weird, I threw it out. Give me good old Xanax when I can't sleep!
Paco Dennis
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Take 10mg of an indica gummy. Very relaxing. 
Nathan
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Short answer: I take Trazodone 50mg an hour before bedtime, which helps me drop off to sleep. Staying asleep is a different matter, but some lifestyle changes can help .
Long answer: Exercise, not eating within 3 hours of bedtime, not eating greasy or spicy foods or excessive alcohol at dinner time, and generally reigning in your busy mind. Exercise is a good general remedy for setting up your nervous system to be more relaxed and calm.
ElCastor
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So do I, and in a larger amount. Trazodone is a prescription drug and antidepressant, so probably not a solution for most people. But it is often prescribed as a sleep aid.
Timewise 60+
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When I cannot go to sleep, I get out of bed and go out on our couch and watch TV. I will fall asleep or get really sleepy fairly quickly. I then wake up or just shuffle off to bed and fall right back to sleep.