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XyremMixed
“derailed my usual amazing sleep using Xyrem (GHB) legally prescribed by doctor. Massive stress somehow made it go from absolutely beautiful deep sleep effectiveness to barely working”
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Reishi Spore OilMostly negative
“NDs Reishi spore oil has worked the best for me and I've tried everything”
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Regular ExerciseMostly positive
“The only things that work for me are a clean diet and regular exercise.”
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Regular ExerciseMostly positive
“I have tried several things including low carb diet, regular exercise, meditation and breathing exercises. They definitely help me when I stick to them.”
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Nasal StripsMostly positive
“I've recently started wearing nasal strips at night. My sleep quality has improved significantly.”
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Nasal StripsMostly positive
“I'm currently using breath right to help myself breath at night and there's a noticeable improvement”
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White Noise MachineMostly positive
“I got a white noise machine . Life changing”
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White Noise MachineMostly positive
“I switched to a white noise machine...that's worked really well”
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White Noise MachineMostly positive
“White nose machines are awesome. I prefer an analogue mechanical one vs digital, the digital ones I've tried bother me.”
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Dark TherapyMostly positive
“which has been the biggest factor in improving my sleep cycle.”
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Dark TherapyMostly positive
“when I paired it with dark therapy and melatonin it did give a little extra kick for getting to sleep”
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Cpap MachineMostly positive
“ihad bad apnea....then i bit the bullet (insurance helped a lot) and use a cpap machine sleep is getting so much better ( 3 weeks in)”
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Cpap MachineMostly positive
“I spent about a year messing with the machine and the full face mask they gave me and got no benefit. I then switched to a different machine and a mask that only went into my nose and finally noticed some improvement”
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Cpap MachineMostly positive
“I desperately need to do is get back to using my cpap machine for sleeping. If you suffer from sleep apnea, then, yes, get back to your cpap.”
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Cpap MachineMostly positive
“20 years after not knowing why my sleep was horrendous, I finally have a CPAP machine. Slept all through the night, it does wonders”
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“Daily exercise, magnesium & extended release melatonin for me.”
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Blue Light ReductionMostly positive
“you can turn on low blue light for a couple hours before bed, I find that helps.”
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Blue Light ReductionMostly positive
“F.lux, not using electronics before I sleep, etc - no difference.”
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Raw HoneyMostly positive
“you can ditch the honey and ACV but for me they are working quite well”
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Sleepytime TeaMostly positive
“Yoga during the day, melatonin and sleepytime tea right before bed have worked for me.”
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Sleepytime TeaMostly positive
“I've tried...sleepytime teas...and nothing has allowed me to get off the sleeping pills”
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Sleepytime TeaMostly positive
“cold brew blend of tension tamer and bedtime tea which basically covered my bases as far as herbs went”
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“Ultra Reishi - easier to fall asleep, sleep all night. Wake up a bit drowsy if I take full dose”
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“A combination of ultra-reishi 9%GA and ksm-ashwagandha has been serving me well lately.”
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“I had bizarre restless dreams on extended release. They were so bizarre I didn't feel rested. I felt like I had taken sleep psychedelics.”
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“The only thing that has worked for me is extended release melatonin to wake up one less time...I still wake up 1-2 times a night”
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“they make extended release ones, but those sucked and kept me sleepy the next day.”
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L-OrnithineMostly negative
“what helped the most for me was L-ornithine”
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L-OrnithineMostly negative
“The L-Ornithine idk about, i don't think it makes a difference either way.”
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“I am prescribe promethazine, I sleep when I take that however it does not work if I take it every day.”
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“It really does help with falling asleep, but I never wake up feeling refreshed afterwards.”
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SemorelinMostly positive
“I’ve tried Semorelin and Hexarelin (and BPC), and these are helpful to sleep, but it’s not their main result.”
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SemorelinMostly positive
“I've been a terrible sleeper for, quite frankly, my entire life, and my sleep has improved ten fold since starting Semorelin.”
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SemorelinMostly positive
“I am using a peptide called Semorelin, that is helpful.”
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Blue Light FilterMostly positive
“I tried a blue light filter on my devices and it helped some for a while.”
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Cbt-IMostly positive
“CBTI - cognitive behavior therapy for sleep, AND meditation ( I do transidental )”
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Cbt-IMostly positive
“Find someone that offers CBT-I. That's how you turn down the wakefulness signal and cure insomnia.”
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Cbt-IMostly positive
“for me that was the first turning point in my life for my insomnia”
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L-ThpMostly positive
“on my own experimentation I noticed that tetrahydropalmatine quickly kills the stimulant effects of 4f-mph and puts me to sleep.”
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“My brother tapered off Xanax 3-4mg/day with medical marijuana... He's completely off the Xanax and only takes his thc as needed”
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