cant sleep...

[creyc]

I'm up, it's 4:25 AM.

I physically feel wiped out, my eyes hurt and I'm just plain tired. I had 3 hours of sleep last night and about the same the night before.

One would think I could pass out like a light, but after 15 minutes of tossing and turning I flip on the 'puter and here I am. Same as last night.

I'm thinking sleeping pills, or as a friend offered, a 2x4 to the head. I need sleep. My days are horrible when I don't get any. This is ticking me off just a little!

 

[LFF]

This seems to be common here. It is 4:37AM here and I am up. I usually get 4 hrs of sleep.

 

[fewtch]

I suffer from insomnia as well (slept half the day yesterday so that's why I'm up, will probably just stay up & go to bed early tonight).

One thing that helps me is to read or listen to music in bed awhile after turning off the PC. I've been told by someone I have reason to believe that the light from a PC monitor or TV set stimulates your brain and keeps you from falling asleep easily. Seems to work for me when I spend at least a half hour away from the computer before turning out the lights.

 

[creyc]

Lately music in bed has just made me restless and the computer is a laptop, so I just close it. :\

I really hate seeing the light of dawn slowly creep in over the pitch black night sky.

 

[fewtch]

Quote:

Originally Posted by creyc Lately music in bed has just made me restless and the computer is a laptop, so I just close it. :\ I really hate seeing the light of dawn slowly creep in over the pitch black night sky.

Yah, insomnia sucks... I don't get it that often, but when it happens it's usually bad (at least 48 hours straight awake). Any idea of the cause... too much caffeine maybe? Or just racing thoughts?

 

[Gabe Logan]

I think if you should try out those pill's since sleep is so important.Just don't take them everyday.I was tossing and turning almost everynight due to stress and my day suffered because of it.It got to the point i was very tired and moody.Now every once in a while i take one and regain back my energy but i still try and get normal sleep.

 

[imho]

ROFLMAO,

I feel like Carrie in "Sex and the City" responding to almost every single thread here with an advice and I seem to have had ALL the troubles you guys are having. You are talking to one of the biggest Insomniacs ever. He**, I was up until 10:45 AM yesterday morning, and today I went to bed at 5 AM and got up at 5:30 PM. (I work from home when I am not traveling and I have this week off)

Insomnia is caused mainly by...OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), stress, bi-polar disorder and depression. Not to mention sleep apnea.

Human beings have three VERY basic needs: EAT, SLEEP and REPRODUCE

Why do you think there is so much talk about sleep. Try natural remedies before going to pills (see links below). If you ARE going to try pills, then DEFINITELY try natural pills before going to over-the-counter and as a last resort to Rx.

Because I travel so much and experience jet lag and different beds/rooms, I have become a chronic insomniac.

These work the best...
Try light excercising (earlier in the evening, NOT right before going to bed)
DON'T do anything excitable or something that will keep you up before going to bed (watching sports games, reading intense novels, drink caffinated drinks, surf the internet...).
DON'T drink alcohol or eat late.
AVOID any kind of light...TV, Computer, flourescent...
DO relax.

If you have room with multiple windows, get light blocking curtains.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/search/;_y...tion=1&sp=pall

Unfortunately, I had the displeasure of resorting to medication. Sleeping pills, the Rx types ARE addictive, no matter what anyone says, and as my doctor would say, should be used "SPARINGLY".

The most common form of over-the-counter remedies are (they are all antihistamines or more commonly known as allergy pills):
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride (Benadryl, Nytol)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphenhydramine
Doxylamine Succinate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxylamine_succinate
Chlorpheniramine Maleate (Nyquil)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorpheniramine
they all work, but might cause side effects and make you feel groggy the next day.

The most popular natural remedy among jet setters to cure jet-lags tends to be Melatonin and Valerian Root.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Valerian.asp
My favorite form of natural sleep remedy for the above 2 ingredients?
Alluna
http://www.ritecare.com/cgi-bin/cart...arch=enz-03278
and
Vitamin Shoppe's Sleep Naturally
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/e...jsp?id=VS-2326
+ another favorite of mine; Hyland's Homeopathic's Calms Forte
http://www.calmsforte.com/

Then, there are the Rx types, which you DO need a prescription from your Doctor. The most common ones now a days are:
Lunesta (eszopiclone) http://www.lunesta.com/
Ambien (zolpidem) http://www.ambien.com/
Sonata (zaleplon) http://www.sonata.com/sonatanow/

Just remember, Rx sleep aids have know to cause SEVERE (sleep walking, eating) side effects when mixed with alcohol. You need to be EXTREMELY cautious.
(*PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE READ THIS LINK!)
http://www-tech.mit.edu/V126/N1/1long4.html

Try these other products.
http://www.sleep-aid-reviews.com/product-reviews.htm

My favorite? Sleep CDs...yes, there is such a thing and it is ALL natural and safer than anything mentioned above...and they DO work...another excuse to use your CANS in BED!!!
http://www.therelaxationcompany.com/...29&match_type=
http://hemisyncforyou.com/store/Scri...?idproduct=394
http://www.serenitysupply.com/browse...ducement_1.htm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=glance&n=5174
http://weboffers.search.aol.com/webo...=sleep%20music



Here are many more links to sleeping disorder:
http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/c...onditionWidget
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm
http://www.sleepnet.com/
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
http://sleepdisorders.about.com/

I swear I should have been a Doctor or a pharmacist instead of an accountant. Don't stay up all night reading these links.

GOOD LUCK & SLEEP WELL!

 

[JahJahBinks]

Listen to Nessum Dorma.

 

[pne]

i find critical listening to jazz always puts me to sleep..

 

[cantsleep]

read the Bible

 

[Oistrakh]

usually takes me aroun than 30 minutes to fall asleep... Is that normal?

 

[Sladeophile]

I was up on head-fi too all night til 7 last night, mostly putting off studying for a final I had at 7:30 this morning. That SUCKED...

 

[imho]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oistrakh usually takes me aroun than 30 minutes to fall asleep... Is that normal?

It usually takes most people 15 to 30 minutes to fall asleep. The main question is how is the quality of your sleep? Do you wake up in the middle of the night? How long do you sleep for? Do you feel sleepy during the day?

For more info. read my earlier post...