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Why might my mind be so hyperactive before I sleep?

Every night for most of my 20 year life I have had trouble falling asleep. I will be completely exhausted (even when sick) and as soon as my head hits the pillow...boom. Wide awake. My mind won't shut off, even when I try to, I'll have a blank mind for a second then a million thoughts come rushing back in.

Any recommendation on what I could do to make falling asleep easier? My doctor recommended sleeping pills, but I really have no interest in taking medication. Is it possible my mattress is the cause? Could there be other reasons? I'm at my wits end!

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  • 9 years ago
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    Perhaps, if you have an allergy to something in the mattress. Mattresses do have toxins in them and a small percentage of the population do react to them in some way. But it equally could be unrelated to your mattress and just be a regular sleep disorder. What kind of mattress do you sleep on?

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