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Melatonin[1][2]

I just have to be careful about taking it too late, if I really need to be up the next morning. I find that when I take melatonin, I really need my full 8 hours (or more) of sleep, or I feel pretty groggy for quite a while after waking up.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin

[2]: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/tc/melatonin-overview

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This And don't consume any stimulants that will keep you awake in the evening. Flux, and avoid blue light. Works good.

Yeah, the avoiding stimulants is big as well, at least for me. Strangely enough, I feel like that's one thing that's changed as I've gotten older - when I was younger, I could drink coffee right before bedtime and still fall asleep. Now, I find that if I don't cut out the caffeine well in advance of bedtime then it affects my ability to fall asleep.

I'm not very good at the "avoiding blue light" part, I really need to start doing that. But I'm really bad for surfing the 'net or reading some kind document on the computer, right up until time to close my eyes. :-(

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