Insomnia messes with everything

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Hi ladies!

I'm currently going through a jag of terrible insomnia, getting roughly three hours of sleep a night. As a result, it's like my nervous system doesn't get a proper reboot, and my anxiety is worse, cognitive functioning is worse, digestive upsets are worse! Can anybody else relate? Advice?

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    Relate totally! Its the same with me. Barely get more than 3-4 hours sleep and now with work starting again, I cannot even sleep late. Its horrible and I have no good solution. I don't want to take sleeping tabs, but magnesium oil helps a bit.

    Do try magnesium oil (spray form) for topical application. It is helpful after a few days.

    Hang in there!

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      Thank you for the reply!! I'll the spray tonight. Willing to do anything!!

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    Hi Cindy. Yes , i can relate. hot flashes keep waking me up...I agree the magnesium oil can help. I also found some tart cherry tabs that I think help. You can research it and see what you think. Can you describe the tummy upsets? I am also having issues and wondering if it is all related.

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      hi! I have been experiencing extreme nausea, abdominal pain, constipation for days, followed by an entire day of feeling sick and having to run to the bathroom. I have developed a lot of food sensitivities that make things worse.

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      thank you for replying cindy. My pain was so bad last night, I ended up going to urgent care this morning. The hot flashes were relentless...one after the other.

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    I just lived through this for a week! 2 or maybe 3 hours a night. And we were moving our daughter back to college so I was not able to catch up on any sleep during the day. I started taking CBD gummies for my anxiety a few months ago and it literally did wonders for sleep and my anxiety. I never was a believer in it but a friend told me about it. It takes about a week to start seeing a change.

    I was sleeping at least 6-7 hours a night while I was taking it. When we left to move our daughter in I forgot it at home and could not sleep more than 2 or 3 hours. Back on it and sleeping again!!

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    My suggestions would be:

    Magnesium - 250 mg 2 x a day

    Lavender aromatherapy

    White noise machine by the bed

    melatonin - (can be in the form of tart cherry)

    Keep your room as cool as possible

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