The official I cant sleep thread

[He Man]

But birds are fun.  he isnt.


Speaking of which, my friend bought  a bird for xmas,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ur7UqCDaVU&feature=related

it is a BLAST to play with the bird. Litterally as playful as a dog.

[swampduc]

man, this has been a terrible week. i think ive been up for about 9 days now with avg 3-4 hours a night.


My started giving me werid stuff to drink and eat, nothing works. then she said, why dont you take a few shots of liqour. i go HAHAHA. now youre promoting alcoholism.

I have a 64 pack of benedryll but for some reason its not having any affect on me anymore. Do you build tolerances to that type of medication?

You can definitely build a tolerance to that stuff. Have you seen a doctor about this yet? Ever tried Ambien or Lunesta? Ambien worked well for me in the past. As an added bonus, if you force yourself to stay awake on it, things get very trippy -- tracers and the whole bit.  You know, had to find out.

[He Man]

 I was reading Mens Health and it said that Ambien and Lunesta both have side affects that include waking up in the middle of hte night to do things, going back to sleep, and not realize you did any of it.


If you read my other posts before, i tend to have sleep paralysis, and im starting to have a lot of lucid dreams + i still dont have health insurance. lol

[Oldfisti]

Been through this entire thread and I can't believe no-one mentioned MARIJUANA PM!   I'ts natural and you'll sleep like a hippie.   

[swampduc]

I was reading Mens Health and it said that Ambien and Lunesta both have side affects that include waking up in the middle of hte night to do things, going back to sleep, and not realize you did any of it.


If you read my other posts before, i tend to have sleep paralysis, and im starting to have a lot of lucid dreams + i still dont have health insurance. lol

Sorry, man, didn't read your other posts or I would have picked up on that. The side effects don't tend to be that common, and Ambien (zolpidem) is available generic if that helps. Good Luck.

[R2]

I spent christmas eve as a child trying to stay awake to catch santa/parents and now as an adult I'm spending it trying to fall asleep. Weird, I think that was the first time I ever referred to myself as an adult.

[River]

Growing up is over-rated.  So is sleeping, apparently.  I'm on the east coast at the moment, it's past midnight and past my bedtime but I don't think sleep is in the cards for me tonight.  No, I don't have any sleep aids, including alcohol and drugs of any kind, so I'll have to figure it out on my own, or wait to see the sunrise.  Actually, I'll be happy to see the sun rise.   

[teddy037.2]

it may be overrated, but it has to happen some time...

just like sleep 

[He Man]

i got a few bottles of wine.  Sirah is almost guarenteed to put me to sleep with about 4 glasses.

[teddy037.2]

nice 

tempranillo night for this guy...

[tangueroHondo]

I was reading Mens Health and it said that Ambien and Lunesta both have side affects that include waking up in the middle of hte night to do things, going back to sleep, and not realize you did any of it.


If you read my other posts before, i tend to have sleep paralysis, and im starting to have a lot of lucid dreams + i still dont have health insurance. lol

I do 10mg Ambien pretty much every night now for 2 months and I just cannot believe the difference.  I feel fully cogent all day: Piles of mental and physical energy.  Never used to.  I always looked for a nap after lunch and kind of just looked forward to getting through the day.

Never had a prob with doing things I don't remember. (I sleep with my wife, so I'd find out if I did, FYI)  Although it is a listed side-effect from the monograph, so I can only speak from my experience.

You should go to a sleep clinic, do an overnight study and get advice from a neurologist, IMO.  Sleep is not over-rated, people.  Anyone not getting 7-8 hrs per night is getting screwed over.  I used to think I was fine with 4 or 5 too.

[He Man]

isnt ambien suppose to a temporary sleep aid? it doesnt sound like something id want to take forever.

Ive been having friends sleep over, and vice versa, i find that if im around people who have normal sleeping schedules, i fall asleep at the same time they do, even if ive only been up for a few hours. however, ill wake up in the middle of the night several times (like 10-20 times).

[He Man]

hows everyone doing tonight?

[teddy037.2]

just got home from the night job.

this week's been weird. most nights, 2 hours, tops.

wed night, fell right asleep, got me 7.5 hours... felt like absolute shit! like I didn't sleep at all.

we'll see what this duck and truffle mousse and sauv blanc will do to help me tonight 

[El Matador]

hows everyone doing tonight?

Great!

This hour just marked the 28th hour I-ve been awake.

Last week I went a full on 57 hours without sleep.

It-s been good though, I-ve had a lot of time to write my book and study