To fall asleep, Loice Karima tried bubble baths, physical exercises and even dressing warmly besides carrying a hot water bottle to bed. But most times the 38-year-old spent the better part of the night staring at the ceiling.
Lack of sleep for Karima was triggered by a cough for which she was advised to take boiled green banana soup, but it persisted.
The mother of four from Moi Flats Estate in Nakuru County took piriton tablets, but still suffered insomnia and “the lack of sleep drove me crazy” she says.
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