Comments on: Can cutting back on sleep kill you? http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/26/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/ A Good Look at Good Health Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anna http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/26/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-51495 Anna Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:19:32 +0000 http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/25/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-51495 Also, complete darkness and avoidance of bright or flashing lights before bed (TV & computer screens) helps to ensure a deep, long-lasting sleep. Sleeping with artificial lights nearby, such as nightlights, alarm clocks, even small LEDs from electronic appliances, etc., are enough to disrupt the bodies nighttime hormonal rhythms, thus disturbing sleep. Also, complete darkness and avoidance of bright or flashing lights before bed (TV & computer screens) helps to ensure a deep, long-lasting sleep. Sleeping with artificial lights nearby, such as nightlights, alarm clocks, even small LEDs from electronic appliances, etc., are enough to disrupt the bodies nighttime hormonal rhythms, thus disturbing sleep.

]]> By: M ike http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/26/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-38000 M ike Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:37:14 +0000 http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/25/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-38000 I have found that regularly taking melatonin gave me vivid and hallucinatory dreams ! often extremely frightening and quite different from my normal type I have found that regularly taking melatonin gave me vivid and hallucinatory dreams ! often extremely frightening and quite different from my normal type

]]> By: Janet Alton MNIMH http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/26/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-37696 Janet Alton MNIMH Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:47:36 +0000 http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/25/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-37696 Bhaja, take a dose of Valerian to bed with you and take it during the night. It should help you relax enough to get back to sleep. Bhaja, take a dose of Valerian to bed with you and take it during the night. It should help you relax enough to get back to sleep.

]]> By: Tiggy http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/26/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-37656 Tiggy Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:14:49 +0000 http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/25/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-37656 I've had chronic insomnia all my life - even as a baby! The only thing that's really made a difference is melatonin which I have to resort to buying off Ebay as the shipping costs from the USA are prohibitive. Also I don't think they can legally export it to the UK. Since I started taking melatonin I've very rarely had a sleep problem. The pharmacist said he knew a GP who prescribed it privately, but mine won't. Whatever the long term dangers might be, the long term dangers of chronic insomnia are far worse. Any herbal sleep aids I've tried tend to give me twitchy legs and my friend also found this. Lavender - I hate that smell! Tiggy. I’ve had chronic insomnia all my life - even as a baby! The only thing that’s really made a difference is melatonin which I have to resort to buying off Ebay as the shipping costs from the USA are prohibitive. Also I don’t think they can legally
export it to the UK. Since I started taking melatonin I’ve very rarely had a sleep problem. The pharmacist said he knew a GP who prescribed it privately, but mine won’t. Whatever the long term dangers might be, the long term dangers of chronic insomnia are far worse.

Any herbal sleep aids I’ve tried tend to give me twitchy legs and my friend also found this. Lavender - I hate that smell!

Tiggy.

]]> By: bhaja http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/26/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-37610 bhaja Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:20:12 +0000 http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2007/09/25/can-cutting-back-on-sleep-kill-you/#comment-37610 eventhough i follow all the recomendations of getting a good night sleep i still wake up at least once or twice or 3 times a night for no apparent reason. the problem is i find it very hard to get back to sleep, what follows is a very tired me next day!i did get some valerian, but haven't taken it yet cos i thought it helped with falling asleep which i have no problem with. eventhough i follow all the recomendations of getting a good night sleep i still wake up at least once or twice or 3 times a night for no apparent reason. the problem is i find it very hard to get back to sleep, what follows is a very tired me next day!i did get some valerian, but haven’t taken it yet cos i thought it helped with falling asleep which i have no problem with.

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