*OFFICIAL* Insomnia cannot sleep night time post thread (mega merged)

[wes]

What takes away your sleep? Shitty neighbours (been there). People that run generators until midnight and beyond (been there too).

BUT

to really lose sleep, you need a new puppy.

Half Lab, half mouth.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh.

This thing better be worth it later on because right now really sucks.

Combine this with work and I find myself here only on weekends.

[Likwid_Cid]

Cool that you have yourself a new pup. Sucks about the sleep.

[007]

Dogs are worth it. You gonna use him as a retriever?

[BenDibble]

don't worry, in 6 years when it is almost full grown, and someone breaks into your house, gets bitten by the dog, sues you for all you are worth and ends up owning your house, then you will remember why you got the dog. :) :twisted:

[Clydetz]

Cool, Wes! Just ignore his cries during the night or do like I always do... give in & let him in bed with you! :-D Just be ready to let him out every few hours + right after he's eaten. When you're gone during working hours... keep him in a room with a linoleum floor (easier to clean up mistakes)! Then when he gets older, he'll wake you up with his dreamin', snoring and farting! :D Good luck to you & the pooch! He got a 'real' name yet?

[Wolfgang]

I have insomnia so watching the pup wouldn't be too much of a problem... and yes I'm serious.

Answer everyone else's question on the dog :whip:

[D-Boy]

Someone smart once told me "Don't EVER buy anything you have to feed or paint and you will be OK". Words to live by, give the dog back! :-D

[Wolfgang]

Someone smart once told me "Don't EVER buy anything you have to feed or paint and you will be OK". Words to live by, give the dog back! :-D

:bashyou:

[BenDibble]

it is 3:18am, who needs sleep?

[Wolfgang]

it is 3:18am, who needs sleep?

It's 5:23a,... who needs sleep?

[wes]

Here is my little alarm clock. Cute, eh?

Nugget is his name-o.



http://www.jerzeedevil.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10013/normal_ParkaDogWes5.jpg

[Mr.LaBella]

Wes! welcome back! :gogdog:

[wes]

Good to be back.

I should have a bit more time to be on in the next little while. Gots to get the post count up.

I must become a true :devil: , though I will be handsomer than most.

[BenDibble]

that puppy is awesome!!! so very cute :-D :-D

[Clydetz]

Isn't it amazing how much we look like our pets? I guess that's why Ronlad chose a wombat as his first pet! :???:

[bart-1]

Isn't it amazing how much we look like our pets? I guess hat's why Ronlad chose a wombat as his first pet! :???:

Way too funny!! I thought he was a Womb-ass, 1/2 jackass, 1/2 wombat!!


Anyway, Wes, your pup is kick ass looking!! Love the eyes and black fur!! Those eyes will make it hard to say NO!! Good luck and enjoy!!

Have you shown him how to lick his tools yet? Don't wait, it is harder to teach them that when they get older!! :cool: I have some pics of me training my dog if that would help!! :help:

[Wolfgang]

That pup is cuter then I thought, the blue eyes go with the coat.

[BenDibble]

Bob, did you know that Wombat's poop is square? i have a picture of it somewhere from when i was in Australia. Crazy stuff!

[007]

WTF were you doing studying wombat shit?

[Clydetz]

Ben's from Jerzee... what do you expect? :decoder:

[SuperD]

...lots of early-risers today.

[Trixie]

early risers??? I haven't even gone to bed yet :poke:

[SuperD]

Me either

[BennytheBlade]

same here :devil:

[Trixie]

so... another late night in Jerzee :devil:

[Mr.LaBella]

JUST GOT HOME? a lil while ago!! :whip:

[Stabber]

Must be the water out there :D

[Clydetz]

Is it morning already?

[Wolfgang]

Wow... I slept from 1am - 5am... that's when I'm usually the most awake... and everyone else had to be a night owl last night but me right? :poke:

[VampyreWolf]

I only slept from 3am to noon...

need to get out of this habit, and back to my 4-5hrs of sleep.

[Guillermo]

I only slept from 3am to noon...

need to get out of this habit, and back to my 4-5hrs of sleep.

Got the same problem, hate it. Loved my old job, up at 3:45A.M. and the world was mine.

[VampyreWolf]

I've been off for 2 months so far with a fubar'd wrist... slowly getting better but still no where fucking close to where it was a year ago.

so I spend all day on the computer or watching a dvd on my couch.

before I was taken off work by my doc I was up at 0400 or 0430hrs, and to bed around 0100ish. Off work at 1400hrs and I was free for the rest of the day.

now, I just have physio 3 times a week, around 90min between getting worked on and the gym. Spend the rest of my week in pain.

[007]

Look on the bright side; you're building character.

[Wolfgang]

Who else here has insomnia? I do, I was just too fucked to stand lastnight... ehem.

[Xarathos]

I have only started my second week of unemployment and already time seems irrelevant. Used to be crash at 11pm and up at 5:45am, and now it's chaos. Long term unemployment would be the death of me.

[Mr.LaBella]

sleep when youre dead! :poke:

[BenDibble]

i was awake when trixie was but.......i closed my eyes for a quick second and then felll asleep!


Sorry!

[VampyreWolf]

I think I'll need to burn out before going back to a regular sleep pattern... go saturday noon to sunday night, crash sunday night and hopefully get up at a reasonable time on monday.

[Trixie]

i was awake when trixie was but.......i closed my eyes for a quick second and then felll asleep!


Sorry!


good for nothing! :dammit:

[Spufnik]

i was awake when trixie was but.......i closed my eyes for a quick second and then felll asleep!


Sorry!


good for nothing! :dammit:

Younger generation just dosen't have a clue... What the world is coming to :(

[BenDibble]

hiyo!

[Pumpkin]

Who isn't a pussy to post at night? :poke:







:firedevi:

[Wolfgang]

Who isn't a pussy to post at night? :poke:







:firedevi:

No... I think Kaxter is mad at me though :kill:

[Kaxter]

You deserve my wrath. You are lucky I am an objective sunofabitch...but I will still have my vengeance!

[BenDibble]

did someone mention pussy?

[Wolfgang]

You deserve my wrath. You are lucky I am an objective sunofabitch...but I will still have my vengeance!

While you left yourself open by bragging about wanting to urk on chunky milk you still have my respect because you seem to be a man of vengeance!


did someone mention pussy?

Yeah.... I thought you said ate one out that looked like the inside of a grilled chesse sandwhich lastnight? :poke:

[Pumpkin]

:love:

Everything seems to turn into a sausage fest everytime Ben Dibble or wolfgang enters it

[BenDibble]

well it is hard for it to not be a sausage fest when we only have two females on the forum. haha

[howiesatwork]

Two females, yes. More than two pussies...

[WT351]

Two females, yes. More than two pussies...

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[Mr.LaBella]

thats a good one!! :doublefu:

[MeEatsPlaydoh]

Past my bed time.

[Wolfgang]

Past my bed time.

God bless my fucking insomnia :doublefu: :poke:

[BenDibble]

i like my new avatar!

[Mr.LaBella]

Wes, howz nugget doin'?

[L33731]

On subject I have been having a terrible time sleeping lately, mainly because I have picked up ANOTHER 2nd job which is weekends third shift. Mix in the fact that I work a regular 9 to 5 and you have yourself a "I can't fuckin sleep" cocktail.


As a matter of fact it's 2:30am and I am at my first job, because it's lunchtime on my second job, and I didn't have a fuckin thing to do but come here and bullshit on JD. Sigh... Life sucks.

[Dr Mabuse]

you guessed it...

you people are up too early...

that is all...

[Mr.LaBella]

who? me?:bwah: :ropeman:

[VampyreWolf]

early? fuck that. it's 0442hrs, and I've been up since the crack of noon :thefinger I go to bed at dawn :thefinger:jdevil:

fucking daywalkers

[Dr Mabuse]

early? fuck that. it's 0442hrs, and I've been up since the crack of noon :thefinger I go to bed at dawn :thefinger:jdevil:

i been up playing 'Resistance Fall of Man' online all night myself...

PS3 rocks...

[ded i]

Morning Doc! :bwah:

I enjoy early morning moon shadows and watching the colors come into this world. Morning is my time of inspiration and spirituality. It is quiet, beautiful and without interruptions.

I've lived in the country all my life and just got into the habit of working early. When I was in grad school I would start at 6 or 7 am and have the whole department to myself until about 11 am.

[MadDaddy]

Hell, I get up at 4:30am or 3:30am....it can suck, but the flip side is I am done with work at 2:00 or 3:00pm and no traffic to fight with.

[MarieLaveau]

Hell yeah, I'm up too early.....damn having to work for a living. I miss the days when I had the luxury of being a night owl.:ssad:

[FireMonkey]

I think I've had a lil bout with insomnia the past few days. I've gotten maybe 10 hours of sleep in 5 days. Damn stress.:jduh:

[marypalooza]

I think I've had a lil bout with insomnia the past few days. I've gotten maybe 10 hours of sleep in 5 days. Damn stress.:jduh:

Yuck. I hate not being able to sleep. Sorry to hear that.

Don't worry, we'll wear you out this weekend. ;)

[beergoddess]

how do you know if they are up too early or just up too late!? got some hardcore party folk round these parts! :bwah: could be just getting home, the dirty stay-outs!

[*~Chri~*]

I went to bed at four, and got up at 10. That's my life, I can't sleep more than 5-6 hours. I can't wind down till after 2, and I can't sleep past 9-10am

[Katwyld]

I've always had a problem getting to sleep.... for as long as I can remember. Thus, I take ambien at night... Sometimes also a benedryl because my stupid ass is allergic to dogs and cats (we have 3 and 2 respectively). Even with that, I'll often lay in bed for a little bit, then nod off.

Tonight? Nope. I'm exhausted.... But if I lay down (and even sitting here right now), my arms (especially my left one) is twitching and feeling extremely restless.. If I'm doing something with it, it's generally ok... still restless, but not too twitchy. As soon as I stop, it feels likes it's gonna move on it's own...

Anyone have any tips? I'm gonna play a little game for a few and see if I can't tire it out a bit. :deadevil: :deadevil: :deadevil:

[TacoMan5000]

Honestly, it might sound weird/inappropriate, but orgasms work. All of your body's energy is shoved into those few moments; ever wonder why most dudes fall asleep afterwards?

Or, you can go to the drug store and grab a bottle of Melatonin. Take that, and a couple Benadryl. It's the only way I get any sleep at all. Good luck. Edit: The arm thing sounds like you're just laying the wrong way. Try different positions.

[Bobert]

Tonight? Nope. I'm exhausted.... But if I lay down (and even sitting here right now), my arms (especially my left one) is twitching and feeling extremely restless.. If I'm doing something with it, it's generally ok... still restless, but not too twitchy. As soon as I stop, it feels likes it's gonna move on it's own...

Anyone have any tips?




Try giving more hand jobs. Hope this helps!

[VampyreWolf]

Rum, tequilla, absinthe... any or all of the above :signhere:

[Mr.LaBella]

Honestly, it might sound weird/inappropriate, but orgasms work. All of your body's energy is shoved into those few moments; ever wonder why most dudes fall asleep afterwards?

Some other people on this board are as good as you at dispensing advice :goat: :tard:

Get drunk, Kat!:signhere:

[ded i]

Try salting your food a little more (unless you eat fast food or other stuff with high salt content.)

Seriously, in warm weather and if you've been active, you might need some salt. A deficiency will make your arms and legs twitch and jump.

[mack1]

Maybe that's my wife's problem. Too little salt, though she'd probably disagree.:jdwink2: Hmmm...:ropeman:

[Katwyld]

Well, since Syn was already asleep there was no orgasm to be had. Hadn't known about the salt thing, though... and I've been parched a little lately too, which someone told me wasn't necessarily a lack of water, but a lack of salt (especially if I'm drinking enough water). I'll have to try that one.

And I didn't have any Bailey's to drink, but it would have been nice. :P

What does everyone else do? (well, besides drunkenness. hehe) I'd like ideas for the next time this happens. I have a feeling it's gonna happen a lot for the next few weeks at least. :deadevil:

[Umberto]

hot bath.

advil maybe.

heroin.

[Umberto]

no not heroin.

[Dr Mabuse]

i would recommend Nembutal... nothing like Pentobarbital to just put you down...

also consider Seconal... Secobarbital will do you right... you WILL go to sleep...

Flunitrazepam is also very effective... known by it's brand name of Rohypnol... again you won't be sitting around thinking about sleeping for long...

nothing like 2mg of Alprazolam to end your insomnia worries... brand name Zanax...

a few suggestions...

[IBJEDI]

I'm a high strung individual and basically have no "off" switch to speak of.... I've always needed something to relax or I toss and turn like crazy....
So I usually have a strong drink in the evening or enjoy some puffs off the peace pipe...On occasion I'll take a Halcion.....
The natural methods I've used are Melatonin,available at Wal-mart in the vitamin aisle... It comes in 3mg and 5 mg strengths(go for 5mg. imo). Your pharmacist or google can tell ya more about how it works on your body....

Now being hard to put down I fully stand behind my next suggestion, I'm not gonna bullshit myself especially when it comes to sleep....
I bought some great relaxation cds from Yang Martial Arts(YMMA) for sleep. These are not the run of the mill "relaxation cds"... trust me....
Once you get over the fact that your jamming asian music it is very easy to surrender to,the beauty in it is relaxing....Seriously these cds are like old friends to me....
I hope this helps....
Thomas

I'll include a couple links to the music... The whole site is very informative imo if ya wanna check it out...
relaxation cd section:
http://ymaa.stores.yahoo.net/musforefslee.html

Music samples:
http://www.wind-records.com.tw/product/mp3/s/TCD-3169-2.MP3
http://www.wind-records.com.tw/product/mp3/s/TCD-3169-1.MP3
http://www.wind-records.com.tw/product/mp3/s/TCD-3121-1.MP3

Pioneer of applying Chinese music to natural therapy, Dr. Wang Xu-dong prescribes a musical remedy for a good night`s sleep.

Sleep is the fountainhead of vitality. However, loss of sleep can occur when one is under too much pressure. When that happens, the important thing is to find a way to relieve pressure and put your mind at ease.

This album is a marriage of music with the principles of Chinese medicine in treating sleeplessness. In the album one hears various Chinese musical instruments that produce ethereal and flowing sounds. The music, effortless and mellow, combined with rhythms that help calm the spirit, will help release all pressure, putting an end to long and sleepless nights.

[Pathos Incarnate]

Both onset and terminal insomnia suck. Onset is when you have a hard time getting to sleep at night, terminal is when you wake up too early and can't get back to sleep.

Another thing you will want to add is always waking up early and staying awake. After you've been up until late hours unable to sleep this suggestion is painful, because you're exhausted all day.

I'm also curious to see if you have a version of restless leg syndrome that affects your arms instead.

The insomnia connection adds these suggestions:

1. When you lay down to sleep, deepen and lengthen your breathing patterns -- shoot for five second inhales and five second exhales. You'll be taking 6 breathes per minute. This takes some practice but works nicely.

2. Take a deep breath and hold it. While holding your breathe, tense up the muscles throughout your entire body and hold both for 30 seconds. Exhale completely and relax. Take several relaxed breathes and repeat three times.

3. Choose any relaxing color (blue, green, yellow, etc). Place your hands on your stomach and imagine that you are expanding a colored balloon in your stomach. Exhale an insomnia/anxiety color (red, black, etc) through your mouth. Continue this for 5-10-50 times, whatever it takes. It is impossible to focus on your body/breath while entertaining thoughts.

4. Take a hot shower or bath before bed, or get up and do so if you are unable to fall asleep within 15 minutes.

5. Take some sleep food for the brain. Before going to bed eat 1 ounce of protein, 1 ounce of cheese and 5 grapes or the equivalent.

6. Get out of bed if you have not fallen asleep within 15 minutes. The brain is quite easily programmed. I don't want your brain to associate "bed" with "awake."

7. Once you're out of bed do not watch TV, get on the computer, listen to stimulating music, turn on a bunch of lights or do anything else that stimulates your brain into high gear.

8. Once out of bed do sit quietly, meditate on emptying the mind, listen to quiet, soothing music or do some "light" reading. The research shows that deep meditation is as restorative as sleep and takes less time than sleeping for 8 hours.

9. Soothing music via ear buds.

10. Make sure your bedroom is dark. Lights out!

11. Exercise regularly. Exercise does a fantastic job of regulating sleep cycles. The only catch here is do not exercise within two hours of bedtime, as this can activate mind and body systems that will keep you awake.

12. Drink Chamomile Tea an hour before bedtime and take Valerian root with it. If you open up your first bottle of Valerian root and it smells like rotten socks, don't throw it away, it's supposed to smell like that! Can you believe it!? ;-)

13. If worse comes to worst, consult a doctor. There are many effective medications used for sleep which can be prescribed by your doctor. Some of these include Ambien, Temazepam, Sonata, Remeron, Benadryl (non- prescription), Melatonin (Don't take this if you have Seasonal Affective Disorder) Trazadone and others.

14. Stay away from alcohol as a sleep aid. Many will argue that alcohol gets them to sleep, but brain wave studies show that once asleep, an individual does not reach the restorative level of sleep that results in feeling well rested in the morning.

Seriously, I would consult with your doctor about restless leg syndrome and find out if it can happen with other extremities as well.

[Katwyld]

Ahhh, Valerian root... just the best smelling stuff, isn't it? heheh

Thanks for the ideas, folks... I don't think it's the restless leg thingy just because it doesn't happen often... just once in a while... and honestly, I'm taking enough medication for my liking, I don't want a doctor adding another that likely either won't work, or will give me weird side effects (I have some strange reactions to meds) :hairpull: :fenlore:

[dee]

Ambien is VERY effective on me. As far as I'm concerned the bottle should carry the warning "Take laying down." It knocks me OUT!

[Katwyld]

Yeah, the ambien usually does it for me, but last night... Just nothing doing...

[Synghyn]

Yeah, we both take Ambien pretty regularly. I'm an insomniac from way back unfortunately, since I was a little kid. The Ambien works wonders for me, I'd go so far as to say it changed the way I live my life. I used to spend literally weeks at a time getting 3 or 4 hours sleep every couple days. Taking the Ambien I can pretty much count on a good nights sleep every night. That said, I've had days when I took the Ambien and it didn't help at all. Unfortunately it happens some times, fortunately, not often.

I'm a little bummed she didn't wake me up for the orgasm treatment though.
Doctor,Doctor give me the news, I got case of lovin' you, no pills gonna cure my ill. I got a bad case of lovin' youuuuuuu.

Syn

[TacoMan5000]

Some other people on this board are as good as you at dispensing advice :goat: :tard:

Get drunk, Kat!:signhere:

Is that a jab to my credibility?:ssad: You have saddened me, sir.:cry:

[VampyreWolf]

Valarian root should work...

I took Alluna for a while (5-6 months) a few years back.. went from 3hrs of sleep without an alarm to 6-7hrs and needing an alarm, after about 2-3 weeks of it. But at about a buck a day, it was getting pricy.

Walking 6-7km, coming home to a long hot shower was getting me about 5hrs a night without anything else.

My brain works hard enough now at work that I get home, eat and sleep... quite often I pop a movie in, 1/2 wake up a couple hours later to turn the TV off, and wake up with 7-8hrs of sleep by the time I'm done.

[tubtar]

The only insomnia I suffer from is when I have such a raging hard on , there isn't enough skin left to close my eyes.
Sleep is pretty much out of the question at this point.
But the old orgasm seems to make it all better.:bwah:
J.S.

[Katwyld]

lmao... Yeah, I should sleep well tonight if that works... hehehe... My problem is a good orgasm makes me INCREDIBLY hungry.... :ropeman:

We did pick up melatonin, though, and that might have actually worked last night. Also took an ambien, but I was a lot more sleepy last night than I have been in a long time just taking the ambien. Gonna try just the melatonin tonight and see what happens.

Thanks guys.... It's gonna be a long ass month, and I need all the help I can get. :deadevil: :deadevil: :deadevil:

[Cadi Con Carne]

Woke up. Hungry. Can't go back to sleep. So...breakfast! Frosted flakes with a sliced banana, and a glass of OJ.

Anyone else do this? Wake up at an odd hour, peckish?

[Mr.LaBella]

I been up since 4, fixing things I fucked up last night ( all in a tizzy)

[HappyDonut]

i have an undeclared case of insomnia. i try to sleep. doens't work out. i sleep once ~2-3 days.
but breakfast at 3 sounds good. i might og make some cereal now. frosted flakes too! :D

[purpledc]

i probably sleep 3-4 hours every night waking up about 5 times a night during that. I keep a bowl of gardettos or chex mix by my bed because i always wake up hungry. Its really weird

[Boogerball]

cheese toast and grapefruit

[mikeymoto]

Damn, I couldn't be more opposite. I'm usually asleep within 5 minutes of my head touching a pillow and could sleep 10 hours a night.

But I never take naps!

[RoadFish]

Get up at 5 AM put on the coffee and go outside to look at the stars and have a smoke. So clear here with little ambient light. Beautiful sky. Watch the Sun rise and the light hit the Mountain tops across the canyon.

[Ida]

Get up at 5 AM put on the coffee and go outside to look at the stars and have a smoke. So clear here with little ambient light. Beautiful sky. Watch the Sun rise and the light hit the Mountain tops across the canyon.

Now that is a beautiful picture. :)

I use to get up in the middle of the night and eat cereal and not remember doing it .. the only way I knew I had because of the trail from the kitchen back to the bed. :spacedevil:

[Clydetz]

Yeah... I woke up at 2am; let Casper out; grabbed a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream; watched some TV and was back in bed at 3am. Didn't roll out of bed again until 9:30am; had my regular Cheerios & OJ breakfast and am just now getting ready to take Casper to the park... if it don't rain!

[Sharpdogs]

Yep, 1:00am, let the dogs out, checked my e-mail for orders and ate a handful of vodka soaked gummy bears.

[Cadi Con Carne]

Vodka gummies? That's a new one. I'll have to try that.

My breakfast was good eatin', and now lunch is good eatin' too :) Teriyaki steak with noodles, a chicken yakitori steamroller, and pineapple skewers from Pacific Wok. Woot. :gitchu:

[Michelle]

I have terrible insomnia.

3:10am on the dot. Every freaking night. 1 to 2 hours before I can get back to sleep... if I'm lucky.

I have a jar of toffee cashews on the bedside table. Sugar is probably the last thing an insomniac should ingest, but they are good. Wash them down with Chamomile tea and I can usually drift off again for an hour or two before the alarm goes off.

m1

[Cadi Con Carne]

Chamomile is the SHIT. I am a Celestial Seasonings collector. Their "tension tamer" has been the only thing keeping me from a clock tower a few times.

I think I'll go make a cup now....also I'm turning the alarm clock away from me tonight. Gonna see if that helps things.

[purpledc]

I was told that chamomile tea works good for anxiety. Is there any truth to that? if so im gonna need a keg of that shit.

[Judy Schmitt]

Chamomile is the SHIT. I am a Celestial Seasonings collector. Their "tension tamer" has been the only thing keeping me from a clock tower a few times.

I think I'll go make a cup now....also I'm turning the alarm clock away from me tonight. Gonna see if that helps things.

Sorry Cadi,
The powers that be would not let me green you for the clock tower thing. You almost made Amaretto Cheesecake yogurt come out my nose. Please imagine you have been greened.

[RNST]

Melatonin, Vitamin D and Calcium pills chased with a warm milk at 10:30 at night and I get five hours of sleep. I used to be on a prescription but the side effects were worse than the sleep deprivation. If I get up I try and have a stock of bananas in the house.

[Michelle]

I was told that chamomile tea works good for anxiety. Is there any truth to that? if so im gonna need a keg of that shit.

Yep. But it also has a sedative effect so you don't want to drink it when you have to stay up late or something.

A recent report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirms that chamomile is an effective anti-inflammatory, sedative and ulcer-fighter. Research also suggests that chamomile may act as an antioxidant and antimicrobial.

There is also some new studies that show Chamomile tea might help diabetics from getting diabetic-related complications. As little as one to two cups a day has been shown to be preventative.

It's good stuff. I'm not a big proponent of pharmacueticals whenever avoidable so sleeping pills is not anything I would even consider. Chamomile is great tho. Valerian root is also good and can be found in some teas. It can cause side effects in some people though whereas Chamomile doesnt.

m1

[Cadi Con Carne]

I'm super allergic to Valerian...big time. It closes my throat up with congestive glop.

I had a cup of tension tamer before bed last night...this time my wakeup was at 6 am. Whee. Step in the right direction!

[RoadFish]

I try to take advantage of time when I can't sleep. Read a book, write, or if you live in a tweeker neighborhood, you could mow the lawn! :cheesydevil:

[Jorge Banner]

Woke up. Hungry. Can't go back to sleep. So...breakfast! Frosted flakes with a sliced banana, and a glass of OJ.

Anyone else do this? Wake up at an odd hour, peckish?

Sure thing. Wake up when I wake up. Eat when I want. Go to sleep when the fancy strikes me. Sometimes stay awake for thirty hours. Then Sleep for fifteen. Life's gooooood.

Hey, I noticed I got a larger member than I used to. Must be all the exercise.

:manganr:

[El Gringo]

Which one are you?

I cant stay up late like I used to; even on my days off I tend to go to
sleep early and automatically wake up at 5:30 or 6 am.

:devilcorn:

[Markous]

I'm a creature of the night. I work from 7pm to 5:30 am 4-6 days a week

Doesn't do anything for the social life but the JD is a fine substitute for that plus it's 5 bucks more an hour

[Sheldon_Wickersham]

Night owl...2, 3, 4 in the morning is not uncommon. Problem is, the pets expect to be walked, fed, played with NLT 8:30 am...

Solution? Get up, open door, let pets outside, pee, go back to bed...good kids, they don't usually create a rukus until ~10am :easydevil:

[Iceman]

night owl. Sucks having to be at work at 8AM when you stay up until 1AM or later. I feel tired all day until the sun goes down.... :semper:

[snufferoo]

Night owl by far.

I'd sleep from 5 AM - 4 PM every day if I could.

[Raindog]

I seldom sleep more than 4 hours a day so I can cover both. I prefer NOT to get up in the morning so I guess that makes me a night owl.

[Basko]

Which one are you?

I cant stay up late like I used to; even on my days off I tend to go to
sleep early and automatically wake up at 5:30 or 6 am.

:devilcorn:

That's normal as one grows older.

Once you hit forty, you aren't sleeping in any more unless you are chronically unemployed and addicted to drugs.

[SugarSkull]

It depends upon what the day calls for. Weekends are usually out the door early.

Circumstances may soon relegate my habits to seven days out the door early.:ernie:

[zappadragon]

Night owl on the nights I have to work. :ernie:

[Norcalflat]

I gotta be at work at 9:30, going to bed before 3 is hard, before 2 is rare, and before 1 is unheard of. If it wasnt for coffee Id be working night shift somewhere.

[Valkman]

Night owl, always stay up until at least 2am.

[dtownknifekid]

Definately nightowl, I'm always up late and I hate waking up earlier than 10am.

[RNST]

I run my own business and work from home. My hours are usually long and stretch over periods of 'hours'. I might work for 3 - 4 hours and then take my dogs out for an hour walk. No set 9 - 5 haha. More like 0700 - 1900 or like now 2300 and I am doing a few company emails. Wouldn't change a thing and I can't go back to being an employee again.

[Poolshark]

I just got home from work, so... night owl for me. Beautiful night out tonight. Clear and starry. Venus up early and bright as the moon.

[Katwyld]

night owl. Sucks having to be at work at 8AM when you stay up until 1AM or later. I feel tired all day until the sun goes down.... :semper:

That is so me in a nut shell... except I don't have to be to work until 9am. :P Thankfully I only live about 2 miles from work... means I can get up at 8:30 and usually be there on time.

Much preferred my afternoon schedule of 12-9 workwise, but then Jon got the day job... and, ya know, I like seeing him. heh So I'll keep the day job (until we get enough paid off that I can just be an artist) and be tired...

Sucks because I was tired all day and then I woke up around.. oh, 11pm... now I'm finally starting to get tired enough to go to bed... yay for weekends!

[norcal13]

seeing how it's 2am here i guess i'm a night owl.

unfortunately my kids are day-birds.

they'll be up in three hours.

thank god for naps.

[Komodo]

Day Bird all the way.

If the Sun is up, so am I. Usually I'm up WAY before the is Sun too!

I did the Night Owl thing when I was a younger, and there are advantages to both ways of living. Between the two, I prefer the Day Bird.

[Clydetz]

Day bird for sure. Most of my life it's been up at 6am; in bed by 11pm. Nowadays it is more like up at around nineish; in bed around midnight. Once in awhile I get up around 2am 'til 4am because I can't sleep (probably those short naps in the afternoon).

[El Gringo]

I'm expecting them day birds to start chiming in about now.
Ya'll not gonna let them night owls have the most post...are ya?:devil1:

[SoToo]

I lean towards nights... but with my sleep patterns, it's really hard to tell what's going to happen from one day to the next. :idunno:

[silenthunterstudios]

Which one are you?

I cant stay up late like I used to; even on my days off I tend to go to
sleep early and automatically wake up at 5:30 or 6 am.

:devilcorn:

I was always a night owl, going to bed at midnight or later, and sleeping in until 8 or 9 AM. When I first started with Uncle Sam, I started getting up around 4AM, and going to bed around ten. Every year for the past couple years, like clockwork, in the winter, I start going to bed later and later. Went to bed really late after Christmas, and have been struggling to get up before 5am lately.

[MarieLaveau]

I used to be a night owl, and I miss it! I don't know what it is, age, or whatever...but now I'm sleepy by 7:30 or 8:00. When I get in bed I'm lucky if it takes more than 5 minutes to fall asleep, so I miss all the good stuff on TV. I get up most mornings by 4:30. Sometimes on weekends I force myself to stay up like a big girl, and then I usually sleep in until 6 or so.

Pathetic. And that's just when I don't have the insomnia waking me up at 2:30.:deadevil:

[silenthunterstudios]

My eyes used to close on their own by 10 pm. Diabetes? No idea.

Lately, I haven't been able to stay up to listen to Coast to Coast, I usually let it run all night long, get some wild dreams.

[VampyreWolf]

**looks over at clock**
Looks like it's 0215hrs here... what's that tell yah?

Been trying to fix my file server for the last hour or so, might go to bed before it gets light out.

Usually I go to bed around 0200ish, up around 0600ish. The trick is being able to roll over and sleep more on weekends... wasn't out of bed till 1000 today and didn't actually do anything until noon.
But even when I work at 0700, I don't get there till shortly after and spend the first hour catching up online while I wake up (since the coffee at work is shit and I don't usually have the energy to make some before work).
The work at jobs 2 & 3 define how my week goes. Usually I end up working 0700-2200, 3-4 days a week... and my normal job of 0700-1530ish monday-friday.

[Peter Lezard]

I'm a day owl, due to my job, but if I'm on vacation I quickly go back to my night owl ways. I used to wander the town I went to school in at all hours of the night...but that was before the internet... :spacedevil:

[JackBlades]

I suffer from horrible insomnia. I go 2~3 days without sleep. It's killing me.

[HappyDonut]

I suffer from horrible insomnia. I go 2~3 days without sleep. It's killing me.

Same.
I can't sleep, haha. It's only around the 3rd day where I finally pass out for the customary 14+ hour sleep. Then the cycle resets.

[Mr.LaBella]

I suffer from horrible insomnia. I go 2~3 days without sleep. It's killing me.

:welcome: to The JD! :signhere: :cheesydevil: :bwah: :jdspam: :cheers:

I am an EARLYBIRD myself

[Cadi Con Carne]

I've been dealing with the insomnia demon for most of my life...the last 2 years have been spent with a standing scrip for Ambien. Best thing ever.

...At least it is til you don't go to bed after taking it, and deal with the lovely "amnesia' side effect!

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

:welcome: to The JD! :signhere: :cheesydevil: :bwah: :jdspam: :cheers:

I am an EARLYBIRD myself

Yeah, your a EARLYBIRD up and a EARLYBIRD to bed!:thefinger

I myself, work nights so I am a night owl but, I am also a earlybird..I don't get much sleep..and, when I do I call that a nap....:ronl:

[Bobert]

Hey, look! It's our favorite Goddess! Nice to see ya!!!



I'm a definite night owl. Always have been, and always will be.

I don't like getting up early, but I absolutely hate going to bed early.

[Coolhand68]

Night owl...I usually go to bed between 1130PM and 1:00AM, having to wake up at 0700. On weekends I'll stay up until 2 or 3 AM. I am NOT a morning person.

[Fenlore]

I'm more of a night owl... but noth would apply to me. Durring the week I'm good all day long and through the weekend I'm up to all hours.

[ctxxxxx]

Which one are you?

I cant stay up late like I used to; even on my days off I tend to go to
sleep early and automatically wake up at 5:30 or 6 am.

:devilcorn:

i wish i had this problem.... then i wouldnt feel like shit every morning when i wake up for PT :cry:

[PIC]

NightOwl.:manganr: although I do like the Sunshine.:thumbsup:

[b-mac]

i have to be awake in under four hours...

fuck!

[2fulhundin]

it is too late to even try now. You can always sleep tomorrow.

[Tank Buster]

Did you count the sheep yet? :bwah:

[b-mac]

Did you count the sheep yet? :bwah:

i hate sheep. wool is itchy.

[Sheldon_Wickersham]

Take a nap, you'll be fine...

[zappadragon]

Check out the Ultra Hot section and try not to beat your self up to bad over it! That might wear you out a bit! :devil1:

[Cadi Con Carne]

Can't fucking sleep. Again. Second night in a row. I'm tempted to take more Ambien but I'm already taking 15 mg of the shit. Just can't fucking sleep.

Thinking about taking a run, but at 3 am with nobody to know where I'm at, I know it wouldn't be safe. Either way this just flat out fucking sucks...

[Mr.LaBella]

There is not enough porn on the internet these days!


Kidding.


I feel your pain Cadi!

[Doc Pringles]

Include me in the club. :hypno:

[PIC]

yep! it is a bitch sometimes. :demented: slept some last nite.

[RoadFish]

If you can't sleep, get something done!!

[englishmark]

I always manage to sleep well, insomnia sounds like it would be very boring.

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

I will join the club with all the sleepless Devilz & Devilettez! It SUCKS!:ronl:

I deal with it every day my schedule doesn't help the issue any but, when I want to sleep I sit there toss and turn and when I do finally get to close my eyes it's time to get up!!

I even asked the doctor about sleep aide..he told me if I can't get at least 7-8 hours of straight sleep it is absolutely pointless to take a sleep aide!

So, I said, fuck it and I just deal with it...:ronl:

[reaper7.62]

My Doctor has turned me into a big fan of valium, and muscle relaxers:bwah:
The fuckin pill pusher:bwah:,i've had sleep problems since 2004, f'in blows. Oh well, looks like i'm not the only one:devil1:

[Amotek]

Get you some XANAX, any drug that is a palindrome has got to be good!

[siriusaudio]

In the category. I'm averaging about 5 hours a night, until I crash hard about once every two weeks (like I did this morning). It blows.

[tubtar]

Bedtime story ?
I'm told that I have a deep , resonant , mellow , easy on the ears baritone that will lull you to sleep in a pillow of gentle audible massage for every sense you possess.
Of course , that may have been a polite attempt to tell me that I am one seriously boring motherfucker.
I'm not sure.:bwah:
But I'm willing to try.:madaddy:

[SoToo]

Bedtime story ?
I'm told that I have a deep , resonant , mellow , easy on the ears baritone that will lull you to sleep in a pillow of gentle audible massage for every sense you possess.
Of course , that may have been a polite attempt to tell me that I am one seriously boring motherfucker.
I'm not sure.:bwah:
But I'm willing to try.:madaddy:

I always thought the "Tubby the Tuba" story was pretty good one...

and you make it sound as though you could pull that one off real well...

can you carry a tune? :ssmile:

[Glenn]

Man can I relate ! After 37 rounds of radiation for head and neck cancer they fried my Thyroid Gland. It has caused havoc on my sleep schedule not to mention the new addtion of the drug Synthroid to compensate for the lack of the gland.

Nothing helps I can take Ambien plus a Xanex and still be awake, but feel like a fucking zombie the bext day.

This week I went 3 days with no sleep yes three days ! Last night I took a Ambien, Xanex x2 and finely crashed for a whole 6 hrs. Still feeling a bit hung over from the drugs in my system, nothing 2 pots of coffee won't fix today.

BUT

I am not looking forward to the next 3 days awake :madaddy:

[Xarathos]

Exercise and this stuff works for me.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4273761

But I do have some weird vivid dreams on occasion. I believe that the Valerian root extract does that.

[longbow]

Cause of my back I don't get more than 3 hours or so at a time and I shit you not. I get up early anyways like 0430, and have for so long now that I am automatic. When my back is kickin my ass sleep is even less unless I load up on Flexo, Darvon and/or Vicodin. So I can sympathize with you and not getting enough sleep. Sometimes though in the middle of the afternoon I get a nap for about .5 hour or hour and believe it or not that works wonders. Not everyday but sometimes. keepem sharp and hang tough girlie

[ffemtNY]

I'm with y'all . I have had periods on and off where I have been unable to sleep i.e. deployment to Afghanistan, breakup with my first fiance etc. but for the last 2 months I have been averaging about 4 hours a night. Mainly due to working on my advanced EMT+work+ Army reserves+Volunteer fire dept.= No time for sleep , not to mention doing about 4 days a week worth of 16 hour days between work, class and clinicals means I've pretty much trained myself not to sleep. Not to mention lack of days off for last two months has me wired for sound. Class is over next month and I'm hoping to fall back into a normal schedule. If not maybe I'll just go crazy, all I can keep thinking of is Fight Club, when the Doctor tells him insomnia won't kill him and then he goes crazy instead:bwah:

[Tank Buster]

When I can't sleep I usually fire up the truck and take a drive all around Los Angeles and look at the city skyline. It's such a beautiful and mysterious city in the night.

[mongo]

CCC, I hear ya. I'm not quite an insomniac, but for the last three weeks or so, it takes me a good hour and a half to two hours once I hit the rack to fall asleep. My mind races with the myriad of problems I'm dealing with in real life, and I find it difficult to turn it off. Tonight, I am taking the bull by the horns... three beers and a bourbon while at my local cruise night, followed by my 100 proof Rye/Ginger ale nightcap. I hope it does the trick.

[Glenn]

Bed,, 1:25,, awake by 2:40 . That should hold me for 3 more days or so. Just a heads up if my posts start to make no sense at all...:bwah::bwah:

Perhaps Rat's cat will be re-pasteurized , as I have extra time on my hands now.. what flavor is your vote for this coming batch of marmalade ?

[coronelli]

Up most of the fucking night, finally decided I might as well come in to work. Of course instead of trying to catch up...I'm on here :ross:

[RoadFish]

Couldn't sleep last night. Knee and back pain. Got up and surfed the internet a bit and watched a thunderstorm weave magic webs of blue electric light in the sky. Then went back to bed to sleep for an hour.

[EasEWryder]

4:54am. I haven't been able to sleep for years. every 2 months or so, I get real tired and start going to bed at 10pm, and waking up at 6am like freaking clock work... for about a week, then back to sleeping when the sun is up. When I go to work, sometimes I don't sleep the night before. It sucks. If I exercise, I just get more energy. I don't wanna be a vampire.


Can't fucking sleep. Again. Second night in a row. I'm tempted to take more Ambien but I'm already taking 15 mg of the shit. Just can't fucking sleep.

Thinking about taking a run, but at 3 am with nobody to know where I'm at, I know it wouldn't be safe. Either way this just flat out fucking sucks...

[Cadi Con Carne]

Fell asleep at about 3, and I'm awake now at 7. The Thunderstorms of Evil Doom that came through last night that killed our power didn't help.

At least now I can try to go back to sleep for a little while.

[Clydetz]

Go to bed at 11:30-12midnight... staring at the clock at 1:30am; 2:30am; 3:30am; get up at 4:00am; back in bed at 4:30am; looks like I get to sleep from 5:00am-6:30am; doze off until 7:30-8am. This shit has got to stop! :devilzeek

[SugarSkull]

A shot of whiskey, or a 16 oz beer and a benadryl (generic) will knock you out for some REM sleep.

[gprippers]

eat or smoke a fat one and crash out. Not my thing but better than ambien as that shit is fully addictive.

[EasEWryder]

5:42am. WTF. I just wanna sleep.

[Peter Lezard]

I had a wicked case of it in school... I would end up walking the streets at all hours... Not the safest thing, but I had much less to fear than Cadi. Nothing medical wrong with me, all self-inflected. Trouble with girl/school/family, that my young dumb stupid ass could not handle. Seems pretty silly now. It did not help that I'm a night owl by nature, so it seemed normal to be up when everybody else in the house was passed out.

Wish I had something better to say than "this to shall pass" but that is all I got. :(

[DaBird]

Go to bed at 11:30-12midnight... staring at the clock at 1:30am; 2:30am; 3:30am; get up at 4:00am; back in bed at 4:30am; looks like I get to sleep from 5:00am-6:30am; doze off until 7:30-8am. This shit has got to stop! :devilzeek

I hear ya Clydetz ---- thats how I sleep {or not} --- every hour on the hour , I am looking at the damn clock:devilzeek

FUCK IT --- I'll get plenty of sleep when I'm dead :bwah:

[RNST]

Cadi

Try changing up the medication. Your body is probably used to the Ambien and built up a tolerance. Off the shelf anti histamines such as benedryl or Chlortripalon are reasonable substitutes. They are used on phsych wards if the patient does not have an order for a sleeping pill. BTW my wife works there and I am not talking from personal experience :bwah:

[Fenlore]

A few oz of whiskey puts me to sleep everytime.

[Cadi Con Carne]

Antihistamines haven't worked on me for years. That's what I used before the Ambien. Wish they did!

Rozerem and Lunesta didn't work for me, either. It's just my fucking luck.

[ffemtNY]

A few oz of whiskey puts me to sleep everytime.

Could you define a few?:bwah:

[SugarSkull]

Give attention to what is flowing through your mind at bed time. If these are pertinent to something you feel is important skip them and concentrate on your breath.

Or take some pills & booze. :madaddy:

[Fenlore]

Could you define a few?:bwah:
'bout 6 or so makes for nice nap time juice, just under buzz level.

[ffemtNY]

'bout 6 or so makes for nice nap time juice, just under buzz level.


Yep, that would definitely send me off to nappy land

[Glenn]

I'm here, signing in, signing up, checkin in , checking out, place me in a padded room soon enough 3 -4 hrs total sleep out of 52 hrs and counting.

I'm going to make a pan pizza, who's hungry ?

[RoadFish]

Couldn't sleep again last night. Med didn't kill the neck pain. Couldn't find a comfortable position to sleep. Got up at 5, cruised the kitchen. Saw a couple of black, over-ripe bananas and a bowl of walnuts that Mary Jan, our 85 year old neighbor brought us from her tree (I give her our garden snails that come out after a rain). So, I whipped up some banana bread. Had some of warm smeared with butter.

[Glenn]

Yes folks that's AM,, yanked my kitchen clock off the wall too ! :bwah:

http://www.jerzeedevil.com/gallery/files/8/3/6/4/pan.jpg

Well who is up for a slice ? :ross:

Roadfish, trade ya a slice for a piece of banana bread YUM !!!

[RoadFish]

Sorry. That pizza looks good, but the banana bread is history.

[Fenlore]

So how goes the insomnia?

[DaBird]

Yeah -- I'm up == 3 AM chicago time ---- fuck it , plenty of time to sleep when i'm dead :demented:

[Cadi Con Carne]

It continues...

[Cadi Con Carne]

*checks clock*

*curses*

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

Insomnia SUCKS!! :ssad: I cannot sleep IF I average 2 to 4 hours of sleep I'm lucky!! I believe it comes from working 3rd shit for so many years!! But it is not a pleasant feeling.. I just want a little more sleep!!
:ross: I went back to work lastnight first since my surgery and I have to get ready soon to go back in all night tonight I got up 4:30am Wesnesday morning finially fell asleep 1pm today Thursday to be back up 3:10pm...still up an no time for sleep and can't sleep.....


Who's got some remedies? :madaddy:


Anyone else suffer from this?:ross:

:heart: :GOV:

[b-mac]

Some hard-core bangin' always makes me sleepy...:madaddy:

[kayakjax]

I've worked night shift for the last 20+ years.

The rest of the world is not geared for us creatures of the night, and tends to not mind scheduling routine things like doctor's appointments at what is for me, the middle of the night.

When I'm laid off (like now) I try to kinda keep on my night shift schedule, because I know when I go back, that's what I'll be working.

It's hard to do, because everyone else (including my dogs) is on day shift hours.

Screwed up sleep sucks alot.

Hope yours gets straightened out. You have my sympathy (but no real advice).

[VampyreWolf]

sleep is over-rated :signhere: I get 4hrs of sleep most nights, have been for the last 11 years. Nothing like going to bed at midnight, laying there for a while, and then realizing the alarm clock is going off at 0430 with what seems like 10minutes of sleep. valerian root & melatonin can get me up to 6hrs of sleep, but I typically do that on weekends.

[OnceBitten]

Siberian Ginseng (which isn't really Ginseng) is supposed to help with Insomnia.

[Clydetz]

When I go to bed the way it works is: My body rests; my mind stays active. Reading in bed usually helps put me to sleep. If I go to bed at 11pm, I'm usually still checking the clock every hour until about 5am. Then I doze until 7am - 8am. I used to be able to sleep at the drop of a hat... no more! I don't know what the answer is, GOV but I have noticed a glass of red wine just before bedtime gets me closer to dreamland. :ssmile:

[mag1]

Red wine always does it for me..Then if that doesn't work, I get on the forum til my eyes wanna shut.

[Clydetz]

I just poured myself a glass of red wine and I should me nodding off in about an hour. :devil1:

[mag1]

I just poured myself a glass of red wine and I should me nodding off in about an hour. :devil1:

Just finished half a bottle...Nodded!

[RNST]

Sorry to hear this GOV.

When I have my bouts of insomnia, I get into a routine to try and turn it around.

bath or shower before bed.

cool and dark room

earplugs if some noise wakes you

warm milk. probably just a wive's tale but I have stuck with it over the years.

Drugs:

Melatonin sometimes works well for me.

Old skool antihistamines like Chlortripolon can kick me into sleep mode. Beware there is a drug hangover from these things.

All the other extra curricular activities already mentioned helps me :bwah:

[ballofcontusion]

I sleep like Shit too..the only remedy I can think of is to eliminate money and everything that comes with it. Barter system baby

[Stabber]

Sex
Tv
Radio
Sex
Comfortable bed
Comfy Climate
After the great news you got, You should be sleeping like a Baby ;)

[OxBlood]

Some hard-core bangin' always makes me sleepy...:madaddy:

I usually run on 1 hour of sleep per night with a few 20 minute naps here and there unless I'm lucky and can get to sleep on time......but I tell you what, b-mac ain't kiddin.

[Quick Steel]

Have worked night shift for years by my choice. I sometimes use 3 mg. of melatonin taken about 30 minutes before sleep. Works for me.

Recent good studies confirm the importance of good deep sleep. The adult body needs 7 to 8 hours of sleep to accomplish the many important things it has to do e.g. release certain hormones to repair various body systems.

Research indicates that sleep is more important for preserving the immune system than even good diet, exercise, supplementation and so on. All are important but sleep is critical. One can survive for years on little sleep but ultimately a severe price is unavoidable.

[bigjoe25ss]

i dont sleep well either its very hard for me to fall a sleep and when i do i wake up every hour or two there is an over the counter drug called midnight that helps me some if you want to try it but cant find it in your area let me know i will mail you some :ssmile:

[ded i]

Camomile tea ~ Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamomile

GOV - a warm bath and camomile tea should help. I use two teabags for one cup. I actually sleep really well but Xray:zebra: travels a lot and is still running when he hits the door, I gave him some Camomile the other night and it did the job.

[Clydetz]

After you have had a warm bath and camomile tea I will come over, GOV, and massage your head, shoulders, back & legs. I'll trace lazy 8's all over your back and then rub your tummy. I have found that this works 93% of the time to get a very restful sleep. Seems to put Casper to sleep anyway.

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

You Devilz/Devilettez are the Best!! :heart:

This has been going on for a couple of years now..its just getting worse not any better!! I know cause of this..is why I have some of my health issues..and, 3rd shift.. after working them for over 20 years..it burns me out..runs my body down..cause I live the opposite life from others and those who work this shift know this!!

I have a Sleep # Bed...(which I hate) but, it wasn't cheap!

I invested in room darkening curtains which are the shit..it could be bright and sunny out you close them think its night time..

I am not a big fan of drinking milk plain!

Melatonin does nothing for me..

Chamomile Tea..:heart: that tea especially when I'm sick..the other day I drank 3 cups of it and nothing..but, it is good! :yesman:

I am not one for noise when I am trying to sleep..

I am not one for prescription drugs thats just more crap going into your system you don't need..(gotta love all the side effects of those prescription drugs too):ross:

Room Temperature is always could...cause being a woman, really there is never a happy temperature for us..one minute we are hot the next we are cold.. :bwah:

Maybe, its just stress..way to much going on around me? but, I have been dealing with this for a couple of years now..and, I know I have had enough and just want some damn sleep!! :ross:

And, as for the banging...:bwah: Ummmm, what is that again?
Hell..I get more attention from JILL...You Devilz know about JILL right...(your hand) She keeps me smiling at least! :madaddy:

Thanks..I am taking all you have mentioned in and believe me I am willing to try anything.....

Thank-You!! :GOV:

:heart:

[OxBlood]

Same as me GOV, I won't take any medication....just brings on more shit later on. Hell I won't even take an aspirin, call me old fashioned but I'd rather deal with the headache.

Hope you find a way to get some rest in!

[BruceB]

Gov,
I keep a volume with all the Sherlock Holmes stories in it at the bed. I have read all of them many times but I enjoy them and they put me to sleep very fast. Warm milk really helps as does counting backwards, picturing every number, starting at 100,000 and visualizing each number as it appears. It is sort of like looking at a speedometer going the wrong way. Just between you and me, an orgasm also takes the edge off very fast.

Hang tough, GOV!!

Bruce

[AJD1]

Have 3 seperate sleep meds,a apnea mask and have tried every

herbal method know to mankind..

Only thing that really works,is to excercise and/or run right before bed..

Other than that,try a valium and a shot o' nyquil....

[SugarSkull]

Try some MJ in the evening, or whatever time of day you hit the sheets. Valerian root is pretty strong for some folks.

This is the JD after all. Everything healthy should be mentioned.

Melatonin knocks my ass out within 30 minutes.

Sweet dreams Baby. :goatee:

[ded i]

Otay ... when I can't sleep - which doesn't happen very often but when it does happen it is because my head is full of stuff - usually images from whatever I'm working on - but sometimes just problem solving - then I pick up a book on Art theory or any kind of History or something with a lot of facts. Haha ... and it puts me out - it sort of guides a restless mind into a chute ... one tunnel of thought (so all restless imagery is pushed aside)]and then the brain sez "I'm not gonna put up wit dis shit ... "

and voila! SleepyTime!

[englishmark]

The only time I could never sleep was when my brain was racing, I since learned to relax and empty my head before I go to my pit.

[Fenlore]

2-3 double rye and coke works for me when I cant sleep due to my depression problems(from time to time only luckily). but no more or I get into a drinkin mood.

[RoadFish]

I just get up and do something and take advantage of the time.

[firebolt]

don't try to hard to sleep, just let the sleep take over..

when my head hits the pillow, i'm almost snoring

when i really have some troubled times, and very much in my head , i start to think way to much,, than sleep comes hard..

but my night cap always works.. nice coutch , and big TV .. half a hour watiching something and i'm gone...
i try to live as troubled free as possible, and fix problems fast..
that is the only way i stay awake, problems keep racing trough my mind..

no problems, i really have no trouble sleeping at all,
fell asleep in the molin rouge ( paris )
and a rave party in amsterdam ( next to a speaker )

i really can sleep everywhere

[Glenn]

GOV, I never had insomnia till after my chemo and radiation. Since 2007 I have suffered this sleep disorder. They are not sure if it was the radiation that effected my thyroid gland as it was in the field of radiation or post chemo effects. Nothing really works to try to get to sleep.


On the other hand I have a great selection of Ginsu knives, and other 3am infomercial goodles . :bwah:

[KMNREMTP]

Bangin is better than Valium as a sedative..... that's what u need, hardcore multiple orgasm sex, finish with a big O and don't smoke afterwards... just rollover n pass out. if ya get up for that after sex cig, you will wake yourself back up.... then u'll need round 2! lol (btw, sex by yourself IS still sex)


I will try to provide the reference when I find it, but the sex being better than valium was in the statistics in an old Playboy magazine.

[Clydetz]

You Devilz/Devilettez are the Best!! :heart:
...Maybe, its just stress..way to much going on around me?


I've learned to handle stress by paying attention to all of my dogs. When was the last time you noticed a dog that couldn't sleep? :devil1:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/Clydetz/Canon%2012%202010/stress.jpg

[SinCity]

GOV,
To make a long story short...Ambien re; Zolpidem... it works and it's non narcotic. I take it 2-3 nights a week for a good sleep.......& I don't take it every night. I've learned to live with a couple nights of good sleep a week and that's better than zero nights a week.. It's worth a try.. Any doc will give a script.
PM me for more info.

[RNST]

And, as for the banging...:bwah: Ummmm, what is that again?
Hell..I get more attention from JILL...You Devilz know about JILL right...(your hand) She keeps me smiling at least! :madaddy:

Thanks..I am taking all you have mentioned in and believe me I am willing to try anything.....

Thank-You!! :GOV:

:heart:

See with Guys we can always go to sleep afterwards; its just natural for the species.

:bwah:

I sort of suspect you are a typical female who wants to rearrange the dishes afterwards :poke:

Good luck :GOV:

[bigjoe25ss]

GOV,
To make a long story short...Ambien re; Zolpidem... it works and it's non narcotic. I take it 2-3 nights a week for a good sleep.......& I don't take it every night. I've learned to live with a couple nights of good sleep a week and that's better than zero nights a week.. It's worth a try.. Any doc will give a script.
PM me for more info.

they tried me on that stuff it help a little to fall a sleep but i still get up a bunch during the night just my $0.02 but its worth a shot :ssmile:

[KMNREMTP]

Ambien, non addictive but addicts everywhere LOVE tha shit *not calling anyone an addict here, just telling what I've seen*...... also, seen ambien make people do things (that they wouldn't normally do) without their knowledge of the event.... guy I knew once tried to hit his wife while on ambien.... fukt up guy, but he'd never have hit his wife in his normal mind... furthermore, she could've kicked his ass..... I've also seen people overdose on it by taking it in the middle of the night when they're 'asleep'.... almost like 'sleep-walking', but instead 'sleep-takin-pills'.

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

See with Guys we can always go to sleep afterwards; its just natural for the species.

:bwah:

I sort of suspect you are a typical female who wants to rearrange the dishes afterwards :poke:

Good luck :GOV:
:bwah: :bwah: :devil1:
ya know a woman is like the energizer bunny she keeps going and going...:madaddy: :bwah:


I am writing everything down I'm gonna look into everything and try your ideas! This info just isn't helpful for me it is also helpful for other Devilz & Devilettez who have this problem too! Thanks Again! :heart:
:GOV:

[bobivxx]

Do you live in a state with medical marijuana? You don't have to smoke it. There's all sorts of medicated goodies and tinctures you can get. If you make your own cannabutter you can cook with it in anything.

[KMNREMTP]

wow.... now how can u use marijuana again?!

[SinCity]

Ambien, non addictive but addicts everywhere LOVE tha shit *not calling anyone an addict here, just telling what I've seen*...... also, seen ambien make people do things (that they wouldn't normally do) without their knowledge of the event.... guy I knew once tried to hit his wife while on ambien.... fukt up guy, but he'd never have hit his wife in his normal mind... furthermore, she could've kicked his ass..... I've also seen people overdose on it by taking it in the middle of the night when they're 'asleep'.... almost like 'sleep-walking', but instead 'sleep-takin-pills'.

If you abuse fresh air your gonna have problems. You can OD on water and you will die. I'm just saying you can abuse anything and there will be a story to tell.

I took ONE last night and slept like an angel (which I am not).
It's not for everyone and it might not work well the first time you take it but, it works for me. If you don't have problems sleeping every night, you really don't know what it's like.

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

I checked with doc about Ambien he told me I have to be able to sleep at least 8 hours to take it and the max I can sleep is 6 hrs and I haven't seen 6 hrs straight ina a long time!

I do not smoke the grass so thats out!

I asked my other doctor about midnight he hasn't heard of it or carries it but I will look around and see if I can find it elsewhere!

He did recommend Tranquilnite New Chapter!

Anyone ever hear of that or try it?:ross:

[hamburger]

Insomnia SUCKS!! :ssad: I cannot sleep IF I average 2 to 4 hours of sleep I'm lucky!! I believe it comes from working 3rd shit for so many years!! But it is not a pleasant feeling.. I just want a little more sleep!!
:ross: I went back to work lastnight first since my surgery and I have to get ready soon to go back in all night tonight I got up 4:30am Wesnesday morning finially fell asleep 1pm today Thursday to be back up 3:10pm...still up an no time for sleep and can't sleep.....


Who's got some remedies? :madaddy:



Anyone else suffer from this?:ross:

:heart: :GOV:

been that way all my life. the little blue pills the dr gives makes it work unless someone at the blade show steals your man bag with all the pills in it. then you tuff it out.

[hamburger]

I checked with doc about Ambien he told me I have to be able to sleep at least 8 hours to take it and the max I can sleep is 6 hrs and I haven't seen 6 hrs straight ina a long time!

I do not smoke the grass so thats out!

I asked my other doctor about midnight he hasn't heard of it or carries it but I will look around and see if I can find it elsewhere!

He did recommend Tranquilnite New Chapter!

Anyone ever hear of that or try it?:ross:

Ambien works but beware the first time you take it expect hallucinations of the 2rd degree. then it only works for a week and you develop a tolerance.

do some hard exercise at 4pm. that makes you tired and give you a chance for your metabolism to slow before bed.

or in the famous words of Groucho Marx: in A Night at the Opera (1935)

Fiorello: Shh! Don't wake him up. He's got insomnia, he's trying to sleep it off.

[englishmark]

I have the answer.............go here..........http://www.jerzeedevil.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?88-The-Devil-s-Torch

Ten minutes reading about flashlight specifications and Lumens and you'll be away in the land of Nod................:madaddy:

[hamburger]

get a dog and rub the dog. you will feel your blood pressure lower asap. its good for you and good for the dog.

get a sleep mask i use one and its great. it also keeps your face warm in the winter

[Clydetz]

I just realized... my insomnia started when I 'lost' my hearing (2007). I used to go to bed, set the alarm and set the clock radio to play for 30 minutes. By the time 3-4 songs had played, I was sound asleep and didn't wake up until the alarm went off at 6:00am. There you go GOV... have you tried that? :ssmile:

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

:heart:
still trouble sleeping...:ssad:
I don't have a dog she passed away..:ssad: but I really want another one!
I can't wear those eye masks I tried that my daughter wears them at night helps her though..:ssmile:
I haven't tried the alarm/radio thing yet? :ross:

THANKS! :GOV:

[KMNREMTP]

FDAU!!!! Nookie!

[GODDESS OF VENGEANCE]

FDAU!!!! Nookie!

:bobert:
It doesn't make me sleepy makes me want more...:madaddy:

[KMNREMTP]

surely to God there's a point where you're just wore out n can't take anymore! You need a guy with some stamina! Anyone here got any? I'm fresh out!

[Clydetz]

I gotz the stamina but it would probably kill me! :ross:

[hamburger]

I gotz the stamina but it would probably kill me! :ross:

gary you would die happy

[Frstr8]

Hello 3am. We have to stop meeting like this. I would much rather sleep with you.

[GEEZER]

Hello 3am. We have to stop meeting like this. I would much rather sleep with you.

3am, that's like Sunday on the farm..
I'm up at 0200 every day and on the job by 0300...

[Clydetz]

My doctor prescribed some stuff to put me to sleep. I pick it up after breakfast... hope whatever it is works!

[Clydetz]

OK... it's Rozerem 8 mg. Anyone tried it? Expensive pills!

[firebolt]

OK... it's Rozerem 8 mg. Anyone tried it? Expensive pills!

sweet dreams

k2K-hP7kbyY

[SugarSkull]

Before taking ramelteon,

tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to ramelteon, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in ramelteon tablets. Ask your pharmacist or check the Medication Guide for a list of the ingredients.

tell your doctor if you are taking fluvoxamine (Luvox). Your doctor will probably tell you not to take ramelteon while you are taking this medication.

tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: certain antifungals such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), and ketoconazole (Nizoral); cimetidine (Tagamet); clarithromycin (Biaxin, in Prevpac); fluoroquinolones including ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Proquin XR), gemifloxacin (Factive), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), norfloxacin (Noroxin), ofloxacin (Floxin), others; HIV protease inhibitors including indinavir (Crixivan), nelfinavir (Viracept), and ritonavir (Norvir, in Kaletra); medications for anxiety, pain or seizures; nefazodone; rifampin (Rifadin, in Rifamate, in Rifater, Rimactane); sedatives; other sleeping pills; ticlopidine (Ticlid); and tranquilizers. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. Many other medications may also interact with ramelteon, so be sure to tell your doctor about all the medications you are taking, even those that do not appear on this list.

tell your doctor if you have ever thought about killing yourself or planned or tried to do so, and if you have or have ever had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, damage to the lungs that makes breathing difficult) or other lung disease, sleep apnea (condition in which you briefly stop breathing many times during the night) or other breathing problems, depression, mental illness, or liver disease.

tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking ramelteon, call your doctor.

you should know that ramelteon may make you drowsy during the daytime. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this medication affects you.

do not drink alcohol during your treatment with ramelteon. Alcohol can make the side effects of ramelteon worse.

you should know that some people who took ramelteon got out of bed and drove their cars, prepared and ate food, had sex, made phone calls, or were involved in other activities while partially asleep. After they woke up, these people were usually unable to remember what they had done. Call your doctor right away if you find out that you have been driving or doing anything else unusual while you were sleeping.

you should know that your mental health may change in unexpected ways while you are taking this medication. It is hard to tell if these changes are caused by ramelteon or if they are caused by physical or mental illnesses that you already have or suddenly develop. Tell your doctor right away if you experience any of the following symptoms: agitation, anxiety, frenzied or abnormally excited mood, hallucinations (seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist), nightmares, memory problems, new or worsening depression, thinking about or trying to kill yourself, and any other changes in your usual thoughts, mood, or behavior. Be sure that your family knows which symptoms may be serious so that they can call the doctor if you are unable to seek treatment on your own.

[Clydetz]

Thanks for the info SS! :thumbsup: I tried my first pill last night. Didn't help getting me to sleep but I did feel drowsy upon waking up. The doc told me I probably won't see any benefit until the pill was taken for 2 weeks so I'll let you know how I make out.