I am surprised there isn't a sticky about sleep!

Anyway, it goes without saying that sleep is one of the most important things for individuals with TBI and PCS. It directly effects our rate of healing, but more importantly, our day to day quality of life.

What strategies work for you? How much sleep do you need to have a "100%" day? Do you find that naps help or hurt? Do you take prescription sleep aids, or have you found a natural remedy that works?

I do the following:

-turn my A/C down to the low 70's at night
-take my night med's between9-9:30PM including a single dose of Alteril (recommended by my Neuro - The three primary ingredients in Alteril are L-Tryptophan, Melatonin and Valerian)
-use a pink-noise generator app on my tablet that sits bedside in a sound-dock (set fairly loud; I have tinnitus from prior to my mTBI) pink noise article
-ceiling fan runs at high speed over the bed to decrease temperature variance through the night

I find that even a half hour variance (as of this writing, I'm 2 months post accident) away from a 10PM in-bed time causes me to have an "off" day the following day. I awake for work at 6:30AM.

Please chime in. Hopefully something I do can help you and vice-versa. Mostly, I am trying to determine the amount of hours some of you need during the week to have a good day at work! 8 might not be enough for me