I find a nice bowl of flake and a bottle of rum helps me sleep..... If it doesn't work then just keep repeating those two steps until it does. :rofl:
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Star Trek Next Generation. I've watched every episode and I can close my eyes and listen to it and shortly after blissful sleep. Set the sleep timer on the TV so it doesn't run all night.
There is no psychoneuro-anesthetic more effective than television. Many times I've gotten out of bed, unable to sleep, turned on the TV and will be out like a light in five minutes.
Let me first offer you my sincere sympathies. I suffered under the clutch of insomnia for years. It didn’t help that I am a night owl by nature. It was always worsened when I would look at the clock and know I had only 5 hours until I had to get up. 4 hours...3...then I was awakened by the alarm. Get up, shower, coffee, somehow got dressed and stumbled to the car for my hour commute. Get through the day with a couple of pots of coffee. back home, do it again....
Then, I retired. I still suffered, but no longer had the pressure of arising at a set time. My wife is an absolute angel and recognized my situation, letting me sleep until I got up on my own. I'm still a night owl, but more on my own schedule.
I still have occasional bouts, but it no longer has the hold on me, mostly because the pressure of having to get up at a set time is no longer there. Some days I sleep literally until noon, although those are few and farther between these days/nights. I have relinquished my membership in the "After Midnight" club. However, I sometimes miss my early morning on-line chats with baronsamedi and some of the others in the club…..
Then, I retired. I still suffered, but no longer had the pressure of arising at a set time. My wife is an absolute angel and recognized my situation, letting me sleep until I got up on my own. I'm still a night owl, but more on my own schedule.
I still have occasional bouts, but it no longer has the hold on me, mostly because the pressure of having to get up at a set time is no longer there. Some days I sleep literally until noon, although those are few and farther between these days/nights. I have relinquished my membership in the "After Midnight" club. However, I sometimes miss my early morning on-line chats with baronsamedi and some of the others in the club…..
Long time member of this club, but like Checotah, it no longer matters. Tonight I'm adding a dose of Grand Marnier to my nightly bowl of Nightcap.
I've had insomnia since I was a kid. First thing that worked was bio-feedback/self-hypnosis where I would lay on my back, relax my muscles and pretend they're getting heavy starting at the toes, and working up in sections. 5 minutes and I'm out.
Then there is THE LIST:
1. Ice cream with sliced bananas- works very well, individually they don't do it, but in combo = zzzzzzzz
2. Boiled lettuce- sounds weird but boiled until soft head lettuce and cabbage have compounds that make sleepiness happen
3. Melatonin- OTC. 3mg half hour before bedtime every night for one week. It resets your biological clock chemically. You can increase the dose up to 9mg maximum, and see what dose works best for you. If taking ANY other meds watch for depression, blurred vision, dizziness, etc. If anything weird happens STOP taking immediately. I'm using it now and it works great.
4. Sex- Already mentioned but worth the double shout out. Alone or with a partner, it gives me a hand with sleep. :wink:
5. Message- A good back rub with food grade Castor oil. Shoulders, along the spine to the lower back and around the shoulder blades especially. This will put you out. It stains clothing and bedspreads so a ragged large towel will help.
6. Read- A nice boring book will put you out like a light.
Good Luck with surgeries everyone and hope one of these will enable the sandman to kick your tired asses.
Then there is THE LIST:
1. Ice cream with sliced bananas- works very well, individually they don't do it, but in combo = zzzzzzzz
2. Boiled lettuce- sounds weird but boiled until soft head lettuce and cabbage have compounds that make sleepiness happen
3. Melatonin- OTC. 3mg half hour before bedtime every night for one week. It resets your biological clock chemically. You can increase the dose up to 9mg maximum, and see what dose works best for you. If taking ANY other meds watch for depression, blurred vision, dizziness, etc. If anything weird happens STOP taking immediately. I'm using it now and it works great.
4. Sex- Already mentioned but worth the double shout out. Alone or with a partner, it gives me a hand with sleep. :wink:
5. Message- A good back rub with food grade Castor oil. Shoulders, along the spine to the lower back and around the shoulder blades especially. This will put you out. It stains clothing and bedspreads so a ragged large towel will help.
6. Read- A nice boring book will put you out like a light.
Good Luck with surgeries everyone and hope one of these will enable the sandman to kick your tired asses.
I used melatonin for a while in my fifties when my mind wouldn't shut my work off all night long. (CAN YOU SAY STRESSED OUT!!!) The side effects of heavy sweating and horrible nightmares were a ridiculous tradeoff.
Slightly off topic, but my wife came through her surgery well. Spending the night at the hospital, as planned. Hoping to come home tomorrow.
Hope I get caught up on sleep tonight. I was running on caffeine and adrenalin today, until I got the good news. Then I crashed in a chair in her room.
Hope I get caught up on sleep tonight. I was running on caffeine and adrenalin today, until I got the good news. Then I crashed in a chair in her room.
Due to my back problems and nerve damage, my left leg is all pins-n-needles and I have the sensation of an elephant standing on my left foot. These sensations prevent me from laying still which then prevent sleep. So it's the combo of mind racing and body screaming that prevents sleep nowadays. I'm praying this next surgery fixes, or at least, tones down the volume of the nerve damage.
Nate, brother, I am not a Dr. nor do I play one on TV. But a question: Might exercise help a bunch? I'd think it'd help with the sleeping at the least. Not that it'd be easy, but it's a thought. Get well quick!
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