How to cure Chronic Insomnia and Head Cramps???

PTSD can cause insomnia, and also head cramps .. but so can fibro and CFS, vitamin D and magnesium deficiency .. have either of you looked into these conditions? it maybe worthwhile and if they resonate, see a doctor.

However on a by note - over thinking, over analyzing, stress can also cause symptoms such as these. Try relaxation techniques such as diagraphmatic breathing, yoga, pilates, a hot bath, listening to mood music, drinking lemon balm tea, or as a capsule can also help.

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Do you use anything to sweeten your coffee? If you use Nutrisweet aka aspartame, it is known to cause migraines.

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Smiler how are you doing with this?
Spiritlite.

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OMG Jules I have Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome .. I have been diag by doctor when I had more serious symptoms occur... so I did not connect insomnia and head cramps with it at all ...as have had those two conditions for many years

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iolite ... I am a white coffee not sugar girl .. xo

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Spiritlite ..Today I am feeling on a new path .. so Am okay .. still got PTSD ..But gradually as I remove Stressful situations I hope all with improve.
Thanks xo

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LOL Jules you Spring me last night .. lol just reading posts .. HUGS **** XX

Originally Posted by Scibat

Sorry to briefly hijack the thread.

Smiler if you find a solution that works for you, please let me know. I have had chronic insomnia for years, usually 3-5 nights a week I cannot fall asleep until daybreak, then only because exhaustion sets it.

I myself have tried everything from herbs to heavy duty sleeping pills, to copious exercise before bed time and nothing has worked except total exhaustion from lack of sleep.

Hi Scibat, have you ever tried melatonin? I have also had a problem for years with staying asleep. Fall asleep EXHAUSTED and then like clockwork, wake up at 3:00 and then finally drift off again at about 7:00, just in time to get up! I also took sleeping pills every few nights just to try and catch up (which you never seem to do right?). Anyway, I just recently started taking melatonin every night at bedtime, and it's been like a miracle for me. Sleep like a baby, interesting dreams (I never used to dream, probably because I didn't sleep deeply enough), and I wake up refreshed! It is so fabulous.

If you haven't tried it yet, you can get it at any drugstore and usually near the over the counter sleep aids like benadryl and such. What I like about this is that it is a 'natural' product not just a pharmacuetical. Good luck.