What will help me sleep during the day without taking any sleeping pills?

I work nights. Not getting good solid rest during the day. I wear a mask to block out the light....

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eleven30am	Herbal tea usually does it. "Sleepytime Tea" from Celestial Seasonings or "Sweet Dreams" from Bigelow are essentially the same product, but not quite. I've been using them when needed for almost 20 years now, and they haven't failed me yet.
seahawk_tomtom	Try a couple glasses of good chardonnay, or a few shots of Tequila! That should do the trick hun.
tannyr35	I'd try Valerian it's a herbal sleeping aid without that "groggy next day" feeling
JUAN FRAN$$$	You have to make the room completely dark like it is night time. Been there done that. What I finally did was get contractor size black garbage bags and tape on the windows, then used the blinds over them to filter out the rest of the light. Blinds by themselves still let a little light in. Reason for garbage bags. then used weather stripping along bottom of doors and around doors to block light from there. Then to block out noise got a window unit. Fan blocked out the noise. And steady drone of fan helped me to sleep. In winter used a electric heater with fan for the same effect.
Dee-troit	Me too!! QUIET helps of course...If this is not possible, a sound machine works for me...you know, waves, rain, whatever. And, I have blinds that block the light completely, you may want to invest in some! It's hard for me to sleep with that thing on my face!
bluebulbs1	Melatonin works great. Wearing the mask to block the light is also good. I had to take 3mg a day for almost a month before it worked for me. Some people it works on as soon as they start taking it
danhalldrums	You need to read the studies on the research summary posted on www.sleepgrounded.com this subject is on the amazing discovery of Earthing or Grounding the body to the earth during sleep to increase the duration and quality of sleep. Earthing has been proven to increase Melatonin in the system See source list below
shoe	get light blocking blinds, drink a warm galss of milk, read a book until you get tired
† Dark Prince †	try some warm milk are some hot coco.....
ober_unter_drueber	you can learn autogenic training! so you can learn to relax and calm down and have a normal sleep there is a website about it. but its better to learn it in a group http://www.guidetopsychology.com/autogen.htm.
pinkspacedog	masterbation!
michael f	i take meletonon works good!
Semaj S	Some people use a steady soothing sound to lull them to sleep. You can also try the old warm milk. If you don't mind your room being chilly turn up the air conditioning while you sleep and curl up under a soft blanket. You may not want to take sleeping pills (as you said) but Benadryl has no side affects unless you have a heart problem. Get the capsules not tablets. Benadryl is an allergy medication. Good luck and good night, I hope.