Insomnia affects many of us during our lives. There are stacks of different remedies, many of them don’t work that well. Can anyone who suffers from insomnia, talk about sleeping remedies. In particular any experiences with marijuana and insomnia.
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@Greg… depending on where you got your cannabis, if you were smoking any marijuana you got on the street it was probably savita. If you were to smoke Indica you probably would have a more pleasant relaxing experience, this is the type of pot that is recommended for insomnia patients.
The indica variety of cannabis is recommended for insomnia. I imagine the common variety sold on the street is savita. That one will keep most people awake. You must buy your herb from a professional source who can identify it.
I have only recently used pot after having a bad experience way back in high school. It puts me right to sleep – and i have sleep problems! I hope they make it legal in my state soon and after it’s legal, I hope i can afford it. It is a great sleep aide for me.
Hey, can sleep be a HOBBY? I guess maybe it’s more appropriately a passion., maybe because I’ve had trouble sleeping until late in 2009. I find that having the right bed works wonders, as does meditation. It’s such a pity that so many people turn to benzodiazapenes (sp?) to fall asleep and caffeine + antidepressants to wake up in the morning; doing these things pretty much guarantee insomnia.
Most important to getting good sleep is creating a good environment and taking NATURAL supplements for sleep. I have changed my own life around since making better lifestyle choices and taking the right supplements for sleep. Why does everyone feel the need to chug caffeine, though? That’s one I don’t really understand.
Once I weaned myself from the stuff, I noticed I had much more energy. Yes, it took quite awhile, but now, I sleep like a rock, the headaches are gone, and I feel like a human being. Trust me on the supplements, though – that’s really gotten me through. Look for Melatonin and 5HTP – these two hormones are tested safe, and they really and truly work. In the FINAL analysis, however, only cannabis seems to help me, and I recommend it to all of my friends.
Like a few others here, I cannot seem to get a decent night’s sleep using pot. I stay awake for several hours after smoking. I have now stopped smoking and the insomnia has become almost total, and accompanied by other symptoms.
I never really believed in a cannabis withdrawal syndrome until I looked it up and noticed many other symptoms along with the insomnia. I should point out that I have always been abnormally sensitive to pot and only need a small amount to get the effects. Amounts that are “normal” for other people give me a really bad, anxiety-filled experience.
Best wishes to those helped by pot however, hopefully drug law reform will happen. Where I live, in a part of Australia where laws were formerly strict, average amounts of pot have been decriminalised and are now regarded as being for personal use. Not many places do drug tests (yet) either.
every time i smoke it i sleep horribly. I already had sleep issues due to other anxiety related issues. Smoking weed just seems to make it worse. My friend provided me with medical strength stuff, but its all the same. It was not like this before I started having health issues, so I guess smoking pot isn’t going to help me.
I am in my early 40′s and I have been suffering insomnia for over 15 years,
from the beginning I tried over the counter & Rx sleeping med none of them work so I switch to marijuana and it helps, actually is the one thing that help me to fall to sleep and also sleep through all night!
In 2008 I got a license to smoke legally, the only thing is I just have to keep on mixing up the weeds with different kind like the shakes you get.
But now I run into a problem, I am planning to buy a term insurance policy but I will not pass the urine test (Smoker) so I talk to my doctor ” I need to switch to sleeping pills” so I got ambiene. I took 5mg at 10:30pm and I am still awake at 1am then I toke another 5mg I am still awake at 3pm… god have me!!! then finally I smoke a few buff within 10mins I am dead sleep till 9am!! next day I told 10mg ,,,, 3 hrs later I am still awake…….
now I am just waiting for my doctor’s advise!!
I’ve had trouble sleeping since i was in high school, but it has been getting worse as i get older. Not only does it take me about 2 hours just to actually fall asleep, but i wake up about 3 hours later feeling very unrested and can’t go back to sleep.
I have tryed a long list of sleeping medication and the only thing that helps me get a full nights rest, and doesn’t make me feel abnormal the next day is THC(synthetic or otherwise). I however, am inable to regularly use this as a treatment as I get drug tests.
My whole life I was only able to sleep about 4 hours a night and it was completely destroying my life. I tried everything anyone could suggest and everything only made the disorder worse. Since I started using marijuana my grades in college went from a 2.5 GPA to a 3.75 GPA.
There is no doubt that marijuana has made my life drastically better. Its too bad the government has to mess up such a good thing for the masses just to better the lives of an already privileged few. Because anyone who isnt completely brainwashed has to realize that the current marijuana legislation has absolutely zero to do with concern for public health.
Help to end these lies and failures by our government and vote Ron Paul in 2012. Honesty is what is needed in politics today and if Ron Paul is the only one being honest about this issue then it gives us more reason to trust his devotion to the public on other issues.
Obama is a smart man and I guarantee you he knows the current hypocrisy of our drug laws. Yet when asks about it he smugly jokes about the issue as if the pain and suffering of millions of americans is something to laugh about. I consider myself mostly a democrat and the only way I would ever support a republican is if he supports drug law reform. Sorry for the long rant I just want the govt I pay for to do its job.
Personally, marijuana makes me insomniac — I need at least 4 hours after smoking before I’m able to sleep, and I almost never have insomnia normally.
But there seems to be a wide variety of personal responses, a few like mine, and many where it seems to help quite a bit.
If there are any articles from the medical community that anyone can cite, that could be very helpful for us all.
I’m a college student who suffers from chronic insomnia. My body can be tired, but my mind races at night, causing me to lie awake for hours in bed. Smoking marijuana lets my mind relax and allows me to fall asleep like a normal person. Without marijuana, I would get insufficient sleep, feel exhausted in the morning, and suffer academically and socially. The only downside that I have is that I can be arrested if I am caught treating my condition.
I’m going on my 42nd hour without sleep right now. I also have POTS syndrome. I think there is a connection. Having insomnia and this disease makes everything worse. POTS gives me extreme fatigue and dizzyness on top of not sleeping this long. It makes everything worse, and I cant take sleeping pills because I’m on beta blockers. I need some kind of LEGAL remedy. I’m only 14 guys.
I’ve used for insomnia, and it works incredibly well (some strains work better than others). I wake up feeling like I’ve actually got recuperative sleep, not like I’ve been drugged and passed out. Believe me, I’ve tried OTC and RX and not only do they not work consistently, they leave me feeling off.
However, recently moved and there seems to be a bit of a drought where I’m living … so I caught three hours and am now up and unable to sleep. Bleh.
I have always stayed up late. Over the summer i started to smoke pot for fun but i found that instead of being up till 2 or 3am every night i could fall asleep early and be fully rested in the morning. It makes life so much easier and has greatly improved my grades with all the sleep that i can now get. Last week i tried to go to bed without smoking and i was up until 4:30 before i gave up and smoked. Smoking marijuana befrore bed has made me happier and improved my grades. I love waking up rested and in a good mood!
I have suffered from insomnia since I was about 15 (I’m now 50) during the times of my life when i used marijuana i discovered i slept GREAT. I had to give it up over the years to be a mom, etc. but the kids are grown now and on that rare occassion that i get to partake at a gathering those are the rare nights that i again get to sleep GREAT. i have tried smoking marijuana many times throughout the years and it has always helped me sleep. my doctor suggested that this is illegal and could be habit forming. personally, I would love to be in the habit of sleeping again.