Insomnia...its a fucking bitch!

[LeyaFalcon]

I am tired but I cannot fall asleep...all I have to say is that insomnia sucks ass and I cannot possibly be the only one still awake ... I need sleeeeep!

 

[FreeOnes_Anders]

I sometimes get this aswell, what I usually do is grab a whiskey, take a really really hot shower and then you´ll be off to the realms of the sandman.

And for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT take the whiskey with you to the shower, thats just alcohol abuse!

 

[LeyaFalcon]

LOL im more of a vodka girl but alochol wires me up so I doubt it would be of any help ... I guess I am just stuck staying awake watching full house until I fall asleep.

 

[squallumz]

i know how that goes. the proof: its almost 4am. and i will still be around until the sun comes up.

i hate that sun, btw. i try and race it but it usually wins.

also, full house will give you nightmares.

 

[TheSpokenWheel]

smoke some weed... that used to do the trick pretty well for me

 

[LeyaFalcon]

Awww I love full house...but yeah I don't smoke

 

[squallumz]

Awww I love full house...but yeah I don't smoke

i dont know, those twins gotta be demons.

 

[Mayhem]

Someone else had a problem with this a while back. They took my recommendation to take Melatonin and it helped them. As a life long insomniac, it is the only thing that works for me.

Note: Beware of the ones that say to dissolve under your tongue. Maybe they have gotten better, but back when, you may as well tried to dissolve a piece of gravel under your tongue. Just get the regular pills, use as directed.

 

[Rattrap]

Youtube the Barenaked Ladies' Who Needs Sleep? - won't help with the problem, but might give you a reason to crack a smile at it.

 

[TheSpokenWheel]

Someone else had a problem with this a while back. They took my recommendation to take Melatonin and it helped them. As a life long insomniac, it is the only thing that works for me.

Note: Beware of the ones that say to dissolve under your tongue. Maybe they have gotten better, but back when, you may as well tried to dissolve a piece of gravel under your tongue. Just get the regular pills, use as directed.

good idea, I used to take melatonin and it definitely helped.

 

[PirateKing]

The trick is to try to stay awake.

 

[LeyaFalcon]

I might have to try this melatonin stuff!

 

[squallumz]

the only thing you have to watch out for is dependence. any ritual before sleep is a surefire way to get dependent on it. and thats hard to break. even the "none-addictive" stuff.

if its a real bads issue that interfere with work and stuff, then yeah, but tread carefully. one insomniac to another.

 

[Mayhem]

the only thing you have to watch out for is dependence. any ritual before sleep is a surefire way to get dependent on it. and thats hard to break. even the "none-addictive" stuff.

if its a real bads issue that interfere with work and stuff, then yeah, but tread carefully. one insomniac to another.

I agree in principle, but disagree when it comes to Melatonin. Study after study has shown it to not only be non-habit forming, it's not even overdose-able. It's as benign as it gets. And my own experience with it supports that.

I'll also say that Sominex is completely safe. I use it extensively when I'm on the tournament trail, and have never felt any desire for it when I'm done. It's Diphen-hydramine (sp?), which is about one step above water.

 

[squallumz]

now that i think about it i have heard good things about melatonin recently.

 

[busenbust]

yep i suffer too cal/mag tabs sometimes help.

 

[lurkingdirk]

I never sleep more than four or five hours a night. Doesn't matter how tired I am. It's part of my charm. It allows me to get a lot of reading and writing done, though.


I have ambien to help. Nights when I really need to get some solid sleep, I take it. It guarantees me about 4 hours, and doesn't make me dopey the next day. Talk to your doctor - Ambien, or Ambien CS is the way to go. There are generic versions of it, which are cheaper.

:2 cents:

 

[Ace Bandage]

I always get at least seven hours a night. It's very easy for me to fall asleep when I'm tired. Give me a blanket and some background noise, and I could fall asleep on concrete if I needed to. During a rain delay for the Indy 500 a few years ago, I curled up on the ground under a grocery store awning and took a nap while waiting for the weather to improve. I can seriously fall asleep anywhere. It's awesome.

 

[winterwarz]

Yeah, I have that problem too.

 

[Hypergalaxy]

Take some 5-htp an hour before you go to bed.