Home remedies · Sleep, nerves & head
No home remedy here replaces treatment, and none is talked down. What has done good for generations does good — even if no one ever measured it. Where something is well studied, it says so. Where it is only experience, it says that too.
The last cup at least eight hours before bed; cola, energy drinks, black and green tea count too.
Half the caffeine is still there after five to six hours, in some people far longer. It blocks exactly the signal that reports tiredness.
Anyone who falls asleep anyway still sleeps more shallowly — falling asleep and sleep quality are two different things.
On stopping, headaches can appear for a day or two; reducing gradually avoids that.
Get seen at once: the sudden, worst headache of your life, headache with fever and a stiff neck, with weakness, speech or vision trouble. Likewise dizziness with double vision or an unsteady gait. Sleeplessness over weeks with loss of drive is something to discuss, not to endure.