Very simply, how long before bed do vape or smoke up?
I’d been successfully treating my insomnia with flower for 2 years but recently when I’ve used it I either haven’t been able to get to sleep or stay asleep for more than a few hours. Normally I’d vape an hour or 45 mins before bed and that would knock me out. Now I find that my mind starts racing around the hour mark.
Mainly wondering how many people use it and then hop straight into bed.
I’ve tried swapping strains, tolerance breaks of a few weeks, and even zopiclone isn’t all that effective right now on the nights I don’t vape.
I’ve had insomnia since I was teenager, and have used cannabis for that and some other medical issues since then. My health impacts my sleep, which obviously makes my insomnia worse. Cannabis helps with sleeping until your tolerance is high, so my tip for making it work is to swap types of cannabis each time you buy - not just changing strains. So if you buy indica one time, buy an indica-dominant strain the next time. Obviously the terps will give you a better idea, but that’s an easy place to begin.
Unfortunately, I can’t stop taking cannabis until I’m fixed. So my tolerance is high and will stay high for the foreseeable future. But even if you’ve done all of the above and still can’t get to sleep, try meditating after smoking. Not in the traditional sense, but in the sense that as you try to fall asleep, take big deep breaths and force individual muscle groups to relax. As you take a few breaths, force your neck and head to relax, then your shoulders and chest, etc. Focus on just that, and it will help somewhat. If that doesn’t work, I’m truly sorry. I have those nights every now and then, so I understand how debilitating it can be.
Yeah I do box breathing each night with progressive muscle relaxation. Sometimes the insomnia attacks just don’t respond. Up to month 5 now for this one.
Feel your pain on the long-term insomnia.