Insomnia

[IvanOffelitch]

God I hate this.

I've had insomnia off & on for years, been doing pretty well until recently, now it's 3:11 a.m. and I'm bright-eyed & bushy-tailed.

Hate taking sleep aids, have a helluva time shaking them off when I wake up.

Nothing on the `toob save for hurricane aftermath coverage. My heart goes out to everyone affected, but I've seen enough destruction for a while.

So, it's sit here and surf EF, repeatedly hitting the "refresh" button hoping something interesting/entertaining will show up, or play Bejeweled 2 on yahoo games.

*grabs quarter from his desk, gives it a flip*

EF it is.

 

[DieselGunz]

yeah me 2, worked a 11pm to 8am and now I cant sleep cause my sleep is all fucked up


ehhhhhh, sux

 

[glennds]

funny this thread came up because i cannot get to sleep tonight, and driving me crazy. just took an ambien. i am worried i am starting to abuse it.

 

[canadianhitman]

I fight insomnia on a regular basis myself...have been dealing with it since I was in high school.

I wish there was a prescription version of GHB...everything I've read leads me to believe that it would the safest effective sleep aid out there ( if it were not made in bathtubs ).

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

funny this thread came up because i cannot get to sleep tonight, and driving me crazy. just took an ambien. i am worried i am starting to abuse it.

what dose do you take and how often???

 

[IvanOffelitch]

Off to meet with the sandman.

I hope.

 

[H_T_]

i'm sufferin' from it too.

 

[*MissFit*]

Welcome to my life

 

[ohashi]

What are your high schores on Bejeweled 2?

 

[IvanOffelitch]

What are your high schores on Bejeweled 2?

I don't remember if it was on Bejeweled or Bejeweled II, but I've made it to level 17.

I played some last night (this morning, whichever) and got to level 11, then decided to play Collapse. I gave up after maybe 5 minutes.

Aaaaaaaaaannnnnnnndddddddd here I am back up after only 4 1/2 hrs. sleep. I have a headache.

*siiiigggghhhh*

 

[glennds]

what dose do you take and how often???

1/2 tab, almost every night past two months. lasts night took full tab. taking bottle to my office today so won't have access to so easily. i have gone thru this before. when i stop taking ambien cold turkey my sleep is screwed up for couple nights. don't know if it is related but the first nights i h ave disturbing dreams.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

1/2 tab, almost every night past two months. lasts night took full tab. taking bottle to my office today so won't have access to so easily. i have gone thru this before. when i stop taking ambien cold turkey my sleep is screwed up for couple nights. don't know if it is related but the first nights i h ave disturbing dreams.

yeah, the dreams thing is related. When you take Ambien, you dont get as much REM sleep as usual, so when you get off of it, you REM-rebound.

do you have 5mg tabs or 10's???

You can expect to not have normal sleep for around a week to 2 weeks after stopping ambien cold-turkey.

I've had people come in before who have been taking 20mg for years, and still can't sleep.

 

[eat big]

I had a problem with this and went on Remeron/Mirtazapine.

 

[glennds]

yeah, the dreams thing is related. When you take Ambien, you dont get as much REM sleep as usual, so when you get off of it, you REM-rebound.

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really? the dream thing is related from going cold turkey? the dreams sometimes are so disturbing i wake up and am afraid to go back to sleep.

 

[medicj]

really? the dream thing is related from going cold turkey? the dreams sometimes are so disturbing i wake up and am afraid to go back to sleep.

I always take one ambien and 2 benadryl... sometimes with a glass a wine. That will usually get me to sleep for about 4 hours or so.It's the only thing that works for me. Ive been put on everything under the sun.

 

[bigmann245]

i hate the insomnia too. i have to take nyquil to get to sleep. this sucks.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

really? the dream thing is related from going cold turkey? the dreams sometimes are so disturbing i wake up and am afraid to go back to sleep.

I dunno about nightmares or night terrors.

 

[glennds]

I dunno about nightmares or night terrors.

this is getting off topic, but has anyone ever experienced "sleep paralysis?"

i was getting this for a while a few years back after a devastating death in the family. it is when you wake up in the middle of the night, and are unable to move for a few seconds. it does not sound all that bad but can be terrifying being unable to move, even for a short time when you are trying to get up to piss, or turn your body.

i had no idea what it was and read up on sleep disorders in a bookstore. (this was before the internet was around). i was happy to see it is fairly common. fortunately i rarely get this anymore.

 

[glennds]

here is a link, if anyone is interested.


http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/paralysis.html

 

[AAP]

I must be fortunate. I can fall asleep anywhere, anytime. I actually LOVE my sleep. I have no problems with it. I nap everyday too. If you can't sleep, train abs for 30 mins. You will sleep then.

 

[IvanOffelitch]

...If you can't sleep, train abs for 30 mins. You will sleep then.

Actually, I think part of my problem is the fact that this is a scheduled "off week" from training for me, hence I'm not as physically/mentally tired as usual.

As far as training abs for 30 minutes, that'd probably kill me. I do 5 sets of roman chair sit-ups with a 25 lb plate held to my chest, which leaves me fearing my guts might fall out if I sneeze or cough afterwards.