Sleeping is for pussies.

oh my god. I just posted something to you in the tea lounge thread, and then I come here and see this thread.

I used to sleep like a freaking baby! Up until just a couple of weeks ago, I used to start falling asleep at around 11 or 12, but then my work schedule changed and now I'm back to falling asleep around 4am. WTF!
What's your excuse? I think that you just didn't stay out late enough tonight. I came home at 1:30am, but perhaps that wasn't late enough for moi, either.

Ambien =D> =D> =D> =D>

ambien, and other sleep meds, make me wired. enough to want to bang my head against a wall.

quijibo wrote: sex
sex works
at least for men :P

sex works for women too
(good sex anyway)

pitu wrote: [quote=quijibo]sex
sex works
at least for men :P

sex works for women too
(good sex anyway)

works sometimes. unless the person you've had the sex with falls asleep in 2 minutes and starts snoring. loudly.

brooklynpotter wrote: sometimes a shot of vodka helps. sometimes.

Yes, that's my solution too, problem is you can't do it every night or it stops working and then you need to add a second shot, and eventually that would stop working and soon you'd end up drinking half the bottle and then you'd have bad drunken sleep.

If I'm anticipating insomnia (I used to get it bad every Sunday night), I'll take a Benadryl two hours before I go to bed and the shot of vodka right before bed. Again, this loses its effect if you do it too often.

Lately I've been falling asleep to meditation CDs. This will work for a while and then it will stop working. I've had insomnia on and off since I was in high school; if I could change one thing about myself that might be it.

brooklynpotter wrote: ambien, and other sleep meds, make me wired. enough to want to bang my head against a wall.

Does Ambien bother your stomach?

raw wrote: [quote=brooklynpotter]ambien, and other sleep meds, make me wired. enough to want to bang my head against a wall.

Does Ambien bother your stomach?

not at all. it makes me want to kill myself because i'm exhausted and yawning and falling over but completely unable to sleep.

I love Sex, Ambien, and Drinking and In That Order. All help me sleep, though drinking can make it hard for me to sleep well.

Melatonin is great, cheap, and safe. if you haven't tried it, you should.

I have a particularly high resistance to painkillers and narcotics, andI build up resistance to melatonin very quickly I've noticed, but as an occasional safety net, when I know I need to sleep, It's a winner.

I used to have horrible insomnia and someone suggeted Melatonin. You can buy it at any drugstore and it's in the vitamin aisle. I used it on and off for about 2 years and now only take it when I have a problem falling asleep which is not that often. Give it a try-it's (to me) totally not addictive and doesn't give you a groggy morning. I started out taking 2 pills which is the suggested dose. It usually takes a couple of days to kick in...

No, it was too long ago for me to remember, but I know I tried it for a few weeks and tried upping the dosage.

Well, I know that exercise, particularly aerobic exercise is supposed to be very helpful. I also know that not eating after say 6, if you want to be asleep by 10 is a good idea.

I've been an light sleeper for years, but Mel and Amb really got me through a recent rough spot which was off the charts.

brooklynpotter wrote: side effects from melatonin can be wretched: vivid, vivid nightmares.

Yes, and horrible headaches. You could try a lower dose -- I did okay with 1 mg of melatonin -- I didn't get the side effects, but it was hit-or-miss for actually putting me to sleep.

Honestly, I think the best thing is to have a really regimented life: get up and go to bed at the same time every single day, even weekends. Exercise is good, but not at night. Have an early dinner, don't do any work at night. Sex seems to work much better for men than for women.

yah, tried it all. the worst was "sonata"... i wanted to throw things. trazadone didn't put me to sleep and it made me congested.

the best was halcion, before they took it off the market. always worked for me, always. (which shows how long i've had sleeping problems, because it's been gone for a really long time).