Help Me Sleep-Famous Insomniacs

Insomnia can affect many people's lives and sleeping disorders can come and go at any time.Here is a list of famous people whom have had their lives affected by lack of sleep. Read on to see how they dealt with sleeplessness and maybe even find a novel insomnia cure!

Alexander Dumas,author.   He suffered from terrible insomnia,and tried many remedies.A Famous doctor advised him to get out of bed when he couldn't sleep, so he began to take late night strolls and eventually started to sleep through the night.

Amy Lowell,poet.  Famous for sleeplessness this lady would take to hiring five rooms whenever she stayed in a hotel.That was one to sleep in, and empty rooms above, below and either side to ensure all was quiet.

Mark Twain, author.  A very irritable insomniac.Twain once threw a pillow at a window whilst staying at a friends house. When the satisfying crash let in what he thought was fresh air, he at last fell asleep.He awoke in the morning to find he had broken a glass enclosed bookcase!

Tallulah Bankhead,actress.    A sufferer of severe insomnia, she used to hire young homosexual "caddies" to keep her company. Their most important duty was to hold her hand until she drifted off to sleep.

Theodore Roosevelt, US president.  He suffered often from insomnia .The simple and effective remedy for him was a shot of cognac in a glass of milk.

Goodnight

Do you have any different insomniac remedies that work for you?