Penny refused her doctor’s offer of sleeping pills, because of the real danger of dependency if she used them continually for more than two weeks. She tried taking an antihistamine before bed. “But I woke up groggy,” she says. “I even cut out my beloved coffee completely. That didn’t help either.”
Eventually, Penny decided to try an herbal remedy—passiflora. She believes it did the trick. “The first night I took it, I was asleep within ten minutes. And I woke up next morning with a clear head,” she recalls.
Penny took the remedy for two weeks, and then stopped. “I’d broken my bad insomniac habit. I’m happier, healthier, incredibly relieved,” she beams below ring-free peepers.
It has to be said, the jury’s still out on herbal remedies. As with passiflora, suppliers of valerian, melatonin and wild lettuce extract supplements claim their products help insomnia. Much more medical research is needed.
But whatever. Penny and Maya both show blissful nights of sleep can be eventually achieved.
One more thing, if you’re lying awake tonight, skip sheep counting. Scientists at Oxford University say it’s too mundane to keep worries away. Try remembering, or imagining, a beautiful holiday scene instead.
I always find a tranquil, milky, picture of sunlight on a still, dusky, sea works for me.
What about you?
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