Valerian works wonders for some - others not - I slept like a baby the few times I took it - best of luck - I added a cool trick (reverse physioligical trick: try stretching your legs and arms and YAWN like you did as a young kid, when you wake up AND just before you go to bed) seems to work?! sweet dreams...

I am starting to notice that as I am getting older, I am developing insomnia problems. Its not fun . I go through days of barely functioning and being a zombie. I go to bed regularly, and all of a sudden around 2am, or 3am or 4am my brain just wakes up and I am wide awake.

I recall my old boss from many years ago, before he retired he also had all sorts of sleeping issues. We would chat and he would tell me he wakes up in middle of night and reads until he falls asleep again. I guess it happens with age.

I think my night time valerian is making me feel like a slow zombie in the day - so stopping it

At least we eliminated one possibility. Maybe they should use it on the set of Zombie Apocalypse! Best wishes...

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I could never sleep normal hours. I would usually go until I am nearly falling unconscious- then often go s'more.

I cut out sugar entirely. I'm baking sweets, making my own soda, ice cream, with homemade fruit syrup. Better than anything you can buy. Cut down the bread and carbs, baking a lotta stuff with nut and seed flour. I still eat real bread sometimes. No processed foods or unholy ingredients. Lotta free range meats, bacon, steaks, cheese. And I eat/drink nothing but water from 9pm to 9am. All day Sunday I cook for the week, I enjoy it, so do my friends and family. I feel like I'm 25, weigh about as much, skin problems gone, stomach problems gone. And I can sleep a full 8 hours. Can't remember ever doing that. Fell into it naturally.

Nice. I remember making 50 gallons of root beer in glass Gallo jugs with the screw on top as a kid. Yeast - sugar - root beer extract in a hidden root cellar under the house. It was amazing... nothing beats that real yeast flavor! (Then I went on a long trip, got back, and remembered the root beer jugs in the root cellar. When I went in there was exploded glass all over the place. I can imagine what the other residents thought?! was goin' on over the months - it must of been loud. I put on gloves, face shield and heavy clothing went in and retrieved a bottle opened it and it was like an amazing root beer champagne! )