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The Joys and Horrors of Insomnia
Have you ever thought of working out at night RA?
Carol wrote: "Ativan - the blanket turned into spiders. Never again."Carol, I had that same hallucination one time when I hadn't slept for almost a week. *shudder*
Jim wrote: "Have you ever thought of working out at night RA?"That's a good question, Jimmy. No...I tend to be more awake when I work out, you know? I have sometimes...maybe I should try it again.
It may help make you more tired at night. But then it may take time away from the boys :(
I tell you what, this morning the fucking gym was packed AGAIN with resoluters, even at five AM.
Actually, my experience was working out midday/afternoon (2-5ish) works best... it gives me the burst of energy I'd need for the rest of the day, and then I start coming down from it in time to go to sleep at a decent hour. And I'd sleep well. RA, maybe your body's having an anniversary type experience. I still get stressed out, have insomnia, and have exam/paper dreams around November/early December and in late April/early May. And I've been out of school for years now. You know what I mean? Like were you having these sleep issues at this time last year? Sometimes knowing it/recognizing it can be half the battle... because then you can address it and rationalize it.
I do think some of this is seasonal. Heiders has a point.
You do know that Santa isn't real, so you don't have to stay awake to try and see him :-)
RandomAnthony wrote: "I do think some of this is seasonal. Heiders has a point.":) So what are you gonna do about it, RA?
Sex might work better!I'm pretty sure Rock and Roll won't help :-)
Sex might work better!I think Jim is offering sex to anyone with insomnia.
I haven't gotten enough sleep lately, but not because of insomnia. I can fall asleep sitting, standing, whatev... without the aid of drugs. :)
RandomAnthony wrote: "Sex might work better!I think Jim is offering sex to anyone with insomnia."
Well I was just going to try the theory in state first RA, but what the hell maybe I can go global with this :-D
Jim wrote: "RandomAnthony wrote: "Sex might work better!I think Jim is offering sex to anyone with insomnia."
Well I was just going to try the theory in state first RA, but what the hell maybe I can go glob..."
>;/
JIM!
Ficus. Now.
Heidi wrote: ">;/JIM!
Ficus. Now."
Home Sweet Home :-)
I have to say that I look forward to reading posts by those of my perfume-board friends who occasionally take Ambien to sleep. Not only do they place large orders for perfume, they post things like, "what do I use on my teet? Dodorant? Pbal bath oil> no. oh yaeh!@ zToothi bapse."
Hee! Those are awesome, Jammies! :)
Can I get a "like" button, please?
Aynge wrote: "The one time I went to my doctor for insomnia, he gave me Ativan."Ativan is an anti-anxiety medication. I'm surprised that your doctor prescribed it as a sleeping pill. Granted, one of the side effects can be drowsiness.
The first time I took it I slept all the way from Calgary to Heathrow. The night before I left, I had taken my first and only sleeping pill, so it probably was a combination of the two. I really hated the feeling the sleeping pill gave me.
I went for accupuncture today and learned that insomnia can be helped by this modality. We're going to concentrate on alleviating the joint pain first and then work on the sleeping problems.
i woke up at four this morning, which is weird because i often have trouble getting up before ten. i hope this was a one time thing, though it did give me the chance to read several hundred pages in doomsday book, which i loved.
That's a great book. I read it over ten years ago. Maybe I should put it on my iPod.
It's waiting for me at the library right now! I'll pick it up tomorrow.
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How could anyone pass up the opportunity to employ you Sally? You will be fine, the economy is improving, Sweeters will land a better job.
Or move to Australia, we would love to have you here.
Or move to Australia, we would love to have you here.
Crapass, Sally. I think I've been there. Does yoga help?
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Believe in yourself and Sweeter Sally, and things will work out, maybe not as planned, but they will get better. But you can't stop believing in yourselves.
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Sally wrote: "Thanks Jim. What is it about the night that makes all the things we try not to think about during the day become extra huge and vivid?"Wish I knew, Sally. I've played some very late night Scrabble some nights.
Can you sleep in tomorrow? I can and I am looking forward to it.
What sort of insomnia manifestations, ladies? Gail, I've heard you bring this up lately, but not you, Misha, unless I missed it...
I don't have any problems getting to sleep initially. I have problems staying asleep. I wake up around 2am, sometimes later. I stay awake for a couple of hours sometimes I get back to sleep quickly, sometimes I'm still awake when the alarm goes off. What sort of insomnia is that? I have asked my doctor about it, she wasn't very helpful.
The worst, Gail, for me, is when I wake up at 2 and start the "I need to sleep I need to sleep I need to sleep" script in my mind, and then there's no way in hell I'm getting back to sleep.
I probably should have looked for this thread when I couldn't get to sleep last night, but I was so out of sorts it wouldn't have done me much good.
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i love a good brain fondue, as long as it's caused by the sun.
Is that when it starts running out the ears?
Oh that makes it better. I thought you had two forks.
I thought regular insomnia was not being able to get to sleep the first time. I have the sleep for two hours, wake up and freak out because I need to sleep, dammit! kind of insomnia, too.
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That happens to me when I drink. If I have beer or wine at night I fall asleep fine, then I'm up at 2 or 3 a.m. like clockwork.
I used to have horrible insomnia up until a couple years ago. I'd lie down in bed at midnight, and not fall asleep until five or six, only to wake up again an hour later for school. The only upside to that was that I actually did all my homework at home, instead of five minutes before class started.
even taking triazolam, I sometimes have trouble getting to or staying asleep. I wait 20 minutes and if I cannot sleep I read or browse the computer until I feel sleepy enough to fall asleep. Sometimes I stay up all night. Happens about once a month. Been that way all my life.
I’ve been on night shifts for a long time... I find I can’t sleep at night anymore- and I generally only sleep for about four hours at a time, but I seem to function ok? Well, I think I do. I used to get really stressed about it, but I found that just made it worse. I try not to think about it, I find it helps.
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However my insomnia is back, and I've been up at 2 or so the last two mornings. Not sure why. I disagree on sleeping pills, by the way, as lunesta is the greatest drug ever and usually serves its purpose. I want some of that Ativan, though, too, because that sounds fucking awesome.