The Natural Sleep Remedies That Work

I have been taking medical cannabis for about 10 days without interruption.  I have to say that I have been sleeping pretty well with only one wake up in the middle of the night.  I feel a little groggy throughout the day, but nothing like the sleepless fatigue that makes me drag through the day.  Also, I tend to have some anxiety during certain times of the day and I feel a lot more mellow now.  I will keep up with this routine and hopefully continue to sleep well.

Since I have a little more energy that goes along with sleeping better, I'm exercising more often.  At night I'm physically tired and mellow:  my recipe for a good nights sleep.  

Learning How to Sleep Better

I've noticed that trial and error is definitely the name of the game when learning how to sleep better.  My biggest problem is finding the right sleep remedy and then sticking to it for awhile.  Medical cannabis has helped me the most and yet I keep trying to take a break from it....big mistake.  I made some cannabis cookies that lasted about 60 days.  They were small and 1 cookie helped me to sleep about 8 hours.  Sounds like a cliche, but that was some good stuff!  Very strong!  One cookie was definitely enough.  After my cookies ran out, I decided to take a break from cannabis.  I slept OK without it for a few days, although I woke up a few times throughout the night.  Then I became a restless sleeper again.  I do have another form of cannabis right now, a tincture that I've used the last few days.  It's working OK, but does not have the long lasting effects of the edibles.  I am concerned about the long term effects of medical cannabis, although I believe that if you find something that works and doesn't have a lot of side effects then why not?

The laws in the US are such that not a lot of research has been done to determine the long term effects of medical cannabis. Prescription drugs have long lists of side effects and are difficult to withdraw from.  Cannabis has just a few side effects and is not as habit forming.  At least, that is what I've discovered.   In the near future I hope that medical cannabis as a sleep aid will become a viable alternative to the man made chemicals marketed by the pharmaceutical companies.