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ok st, i hesitate to ask, but i will anyways i guess. from Friday when i woke up at 6am

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Oct 24 '11, 13:53

until this morning at 6am, i have slept a total of 10 hours.

I am so tired, but i cannot sleep, i just lay there staring at the ceiling. if I fall asleep its like a nap, i wake up 10-15 mins later then struggle to get back to sleep.

last night i took tylenol pm, and it basically did nothing. i was still wide awake at midnight.

yes, i should probably see a doc, but i havent had luck with prescription sleep meds before (i never felt rested) and melatonin does nothing with sleep, it just makes me a zombie the next day.

i dont know what consuming copious amounts of alcohol would do, but then again I dont really drink, and even when i have, i never get sleepy anyways.

so, thoughts, suggestions, sarcastic puns that will fall flat, are welcome.

Responses:

quit playing games at least an hour and half before going to sleep. -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 14:14 7
- wasnt a problem before, but I can understand why you say this - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:15 6
  - Putting aside the joke, apparently the light emitted by video screens, phones, etc. suppresses the natural production of melatonin. -- nm - pmb Oct 24, 14:23
  - you should try everything. also, here's a big one... are you exercising at all? try going for a half hour walk at least two hours before you want - Andie Oct 24, 14:22 4
    - sporadically. - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:25 3
      - if you are reading and walking you are going to be walking slowly. leave all distractions behind and just go for a walk. quick paced if possible. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 14:34 2
        
        no, mp3 and walking -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:35 1
        
        i guess. also, don't expect miracles in one day. get into a habit of the things that help. take a walk. no caffeine. no tv. take a hot bath even. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 14:36
also, last monday and tuesday - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:04
Turn off the tv and games an hour before bed time. Make your room very dark. No caffeine after 2:00 pm. - pmb Oct 24, 14:01 5
- More like 11am is what I do -- nm - con_carnage Oct 24, 14:24
- This is my problem with sleeping - eag Oct 24, 14:21
- this -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 14:14
- warm milk before bed -- nm - zork Oct 24, 14:01 1
  - tru is severely allergic to milk. -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 14:16
mj's doc is probably looking for a job -- nm - No Geist before its Zeit Oct 24, 13:57 1
- he only wants to sleep for 8 hours.... - ghouly Oct 24, 13:58
jerk off before bed. nm -- nm - ghouly Oct 24, 13:56 4
- thats fine for the first nod off, but after 3 or 4 shots you bump into the no exercise before bed rule -- nm - No Geist before its Zeit Oct 24, 14:05
- I'm the anti-norm: This wakes me up. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 14:01
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- effective. -- nm - TFox Oct 24, 13:57
I think this has been brought up before, but are you taking anything for depression? -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 13:56 19
- I started taking St John's Wort...made me alot nicer to be around and feel much better -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 24, 14:28
- no, - tRuMaN Oct 24, 13:57 17
  - with the crap you've been through it's a possibility. - zork Oct 24, 13:59
  - really? might be worth checking into. it can mess with your sleep. also, it can make you feel, you know, down. - loosilu Oct 24, 13:58 10
    - i went to a few sessions about 1.5 years ago, the doc didnt diagnose that - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:01 9
      - might be worth pursuing again. there are many online quizzes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 14:03 8
        
        i took a couple last month, and one for add or was it adhd, something like that - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:05 7
        
        and your results were... -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 14:07 6
        
        i think they were inconclusive, plus its not like i would trust an internet test. I mean, have you met the internet? - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:08 4
        
        the problem I had with those tests is they ask stuff like "Do you feel sadder than normal?" I had been depressed so long, I said "no". -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 14:09 3
        
        actually, in relation to a few years ago, i am way happier. so there - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:10 2
        
        oh sure, I try to be empathatic and you're like this. ;P - loosilu Oct 24, 14:12 1
        
        i need to, and then i need to remember to turn it in to aflac to get that money -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:14
        
        for his eyes only. -- nm - TFox Oct 24, 14:07
  - it is a valid ST diagnosis however. - ghouly Oct 24, 13:58 4
    - i was given some after a bunch of family issues about 5-6 years ago - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:03 3
      - there are various meds..... - ghouly Oct 24, 14:04 2
        
        i was given two different kinds, i think the problem i had with one - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:06
        
        what groiny said. the meds do different things for different people. On the right meds, I feel normal. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 14:05
sleep machine? they sell cheap ones at Walmart -it's worth a shot right? - Epiphany Oct 24, 13:56 2
- maybe, or maybe it will just make me think about waterfalls and not go to sleep - tRuMaN Oct 24, 14:07 1
  - this is not for everyone, but relaxation MP3s work for me. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 14:10
Exercise, no screens in the evening, limit caffeine and alcohol. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 13:55

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