🧠 Can’t Sleep After 10 PM? It Might Be Your Pitta Talking!

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As a BAMS doctor (or even just a health enthusiast), have you noticed how your mind suddenly becomes more active after 10 PM?

Because I’ve definitely been there.
No matter how tired I am, if I stay up past 10, sleep just… slips away.

My mind kicks into overdrive — thinking, planning, rewinding the whole day. It’s like instead of winding down, I’m powering up. I couldn’t figure out why… until I remembered something we learned in class: Pitta takes over between 10 PM and 2 AM.

If you’re not asleep before that, the internal heat — digestion, thought processing, even emotions — all ramp up. And that can make falling asleep so much harder.

That’s not just stress — it could be a Pitta dosha imbalance.

So I started experimenting:

Light dinners, usually khichdi

Warm milk with a pinch of nutmeg

Massaging my feet with Brahmi oil

No screens after 9 PM

It hasn’t been perfect, but I can feel a shift.
If you’re someone who just can’t sleep past 10, maybe this is something to look into. Ayurveda really helps you understand your body’s rhythm.

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I cant able to sleep at 10pm thank u for sharing i will follow this routine to get sleep

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Thank you for sharing such valuable information.

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Thanks for Sharing I will try to follow this routine

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This makes so much sense. I’ve also noticed how my mind becomes super active after 10 PM, and I never thought it could be linked to Pitta.

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Informative

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Such a helpful perspective. Ayurveda really does help us to connect the dots between our habits and our health.

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Now i understood reason behind my late sleep

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Good to know about this, especially for a night owl like me!

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Thanks for sharing

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Well explained, on some days I face this too and now I understand why. Thank you for these tips. Even small steps make a big impact on our life so we should ways to make our lifestyle better.

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I am going to tell this information to my close ones who are unable to sleep after 10 pm . This information can help lots sof people.

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Informative

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And a good sleep ritual also helps.

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Thanks for sharing.

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Yeah, when we stay up too late, especially after ten, we start overthinking, and it messes up our sleep.

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I also experience the same situation at times. Thank you for sharing this informative and helpful post.

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Will definitely try your tips, so I can get proper sleep, and not feel tired the next day.

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This is something new.. thank you @DrSuneeti-Yemberi for sharing this.. currently going through something similar, and this information is genuinely helpful for me.

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I can totally relate to this. Whenever I stay up past 10, my mind suddenly feels like it’s switched on - replaying the day, planning tomorrow, even overthinking tiny things. Once I started following small tips like eating early, and avoiding screens, I noticed I could sleep off more easily.

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