[supple-mints]

If you haven’t already, try taking melatonin before bed. I found my sleep to decrease in length but I wake more rested.

[justinclift]

Make sure to check if it's legal in your jurisdiction before attempting to go and buy it.

Saying that from personal experience after I returned to Australia from the UK, and popped into a local pharmacist to grab some to try it out. The lady behind the counter and the customer next to her acted like I'd literally asked to buy heroin. (!)

It turns out Melatonin wasn't legal to buy at that time (a few years ago now), though the law has apparently been changed since.

[Jedd]

I assume it's national not state based policy - I asked my pharmacist (in NSW) about this a few months back, evidently it's available to people over the age of 55 only.

[MrDrMcCoy]

It's so weird to think that a naturally occurring hormone which is safely available in one first world country would be so restricted in another.

[jdironman]

I feel this will be very subjective of course. The biggest thing I have found I can do for a full rest (not length but quality) is no screens at all after 8pm and no lights except candle light after 930pm, coupled with reading by candle light. Melatonin does help me occasionally but it's hit or miss. Reading instead of watching or listening seems to be the biggest help. I guess different parts of my brain fires during that activity than normal.

[Lammy]

> no screens at all after 8pm and no lights except candle light after 930pm

I swear by blue-blocking glasses for this reason, especially when driving at night since the advent of obnoxiously bright LED (but I repeat myself) head and tail lights on every car. These are my current pair, no affiliation: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CXYT17C/

[xattt]

> …no lights except candle light after 930pm…

I am imagining a household transforming into Amish roleplay by 9:30 PM.

I’ve achieved a similar-but-less-impactful effect by putting Zwave dimmer switches where I could, and setting the turn-on brightness to be lower during a “wind-down” house mode.

[salamo]

Switching my smart lights to red works pretty well for me, although from the street it definitely looks like something unholy is happening in the apartment.

[p1esk]

FYI, candle light probably makes your air worse.

[ilaksh]

Vitamin D3 might also help.

[laluser]

Magnesium as well.

[therobots927]

I need to get back into taking that. Good idea!

[RamblingCTO]

Or, you know, fix the issues that prevent you from sleeping instead of messing with hormones. If you really need to sleep, take some GABA. Otherwise, work on it and maybe take magnesium.