Im am really sick of these stupid "just
lie thereand relax, listen to some
soothing music, drink some nice warm milk"
etc. Answers when ppl ask how can they get
to sleep.
Does anyone know of any drugs or anything
around the house that can get you to
sleep, I need something that works,, not
some lame answer please.
Ive tried just drinking but ended up
staying more awake (shitty cheap wine,
need some real grog I think).
Is there anything stupid in my herb
cuboard or something I can smoke?? If I
had pot that works for me but cant get
any.
Please. Need real help with this,, just
one nights sleep will help fix my retarded
sleep pattern.
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MandMs
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Hi and welcome to ehealthforum! Posted: 05-06-08 03:54am
For how long you have sleeping problems?
Do you find falling asleep at proper time
or anytime at night difficult?
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wadeal
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Posted: 05-06-08 06:13am
To give an idea of what my sleep is like
at the moment, I fell asleep this morning
at about 4.30, woke up at 7.30. Decided
the best thing to do would be stay awake
all day and get tired enough to get a
proper sleep at the right time of night.
Went to bed at 7 (Just conked out, couldnt
stay awake) and woke up 2 hours later,,
eyes wide awake but my body feels really
fatigued. I was in a dark noiseless
lightless room by myself and I woke up
after only 2 hours when I was dead tired :
/. Will be trying to get back to sleep but
usually at this point will lie there in
bed til around 3-4 am and then end up
sleeping all day.
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5star
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Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 28
Posted: 05-15-08 18:43pm
First off warm milk is fake and does
nothing.
If you want to sleep good go to the store
and buy Melatonin. Its to help you sleep
and works good. I normally took 1 and a
half pills b4 bed. Your supposed to take
only 1.
Another thing you can try is niqual night
time. It works really good. I dont even
use the real niqual I use the janarik
stuff.
Actually what I do is take 1 and half
pills of melatonin and take the niqual
night time. Not supposed to but it works
super good!!! I feel like im almost
floating and once I lay down im sleeping
with in 3 mins.
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MandMs
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wadeal! Posted: 05-21-08 06:16am
Do you usually fall asleep at about the
same time every "night", no matter what
time you go to bed?
Do you find it much easier to sleep during
the morning than at night?
Have you noticed that you are most alert
and function best, in the evening and at
night?
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NeutralUsername
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Posted: 05-21-08 23:19pm
5star
wrote:
First off warm milk is fake
and does nothing.
If you want to sleep good go to the store
and buy Melatonin. Its to help you sleep
and works good. I normally took 1 and a
half pills b4 bed. Your supposed to take
only 1.
Another thing you can try is niqual night
time. It works really good. I dont even
use the real niqual I use the janarik
stuff.
Actually what I do is take 1 and half
pills of melatonin and take the niqual
night time. Not supposed to but it works
super good!!! I feel like im almost
floating and once I lay down im sleeping
with in 3 mins.
Warm milk does nothing for me, either. I
prefer it cold anyway!
You shouldn't be mixing things because it
can be dangerous!
Niquil does work really great in getting
me to sleep but I think it would be pretty
unhealthy to use that every night! I only
use it when I am sick, but I love it
because I don't suffer much with my
symptoms and I get to sleep pretty quickly
and I am well rested in the morning. I
tend to use less than the recommended
dosage! Taking a normal dosage will only
give me nightmares. At least I would sleep
well though...
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5star
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Posted: 05-22-08 00:22am
For me I can never fall asleep or stay
asleep cause im always thinking of stuff
and wondering what time it is cause I hate
being woke up by the alarm and being dead
tired so im always wondering how much
longer I got till its going to go off.
When im not thinking of anything i can get
to sleep fast. And soda defintly makes it
hard for me to sleep.
A week ago I couldnt get to sleep and it
was werid but I started imaginaing hearing
crickets like how it sounds out side in
the summer at night and doing that managed
to make me fall asleep fast.
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worrywart01
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Posted: 05-22-08 00:47am
all i have to say is be careful with the
sleeping pills thing..dont take more than
directed even if the amount directed isn't
working..notify your doctor if youre still
having trouble sleeping..and i agree
mixing things is dangerous you dont know
what the affects are unless your a
chemistry major,niquil every night does
not sound like a good idea at all
personally and anything caffeinated will
make it harder to sleep, takes about 6
hours for it to get out of your system i
think, so if you are drinking sodas, tea,
coffee, eating chocolate maybe you should
stay away from those things...i think you
should speak to a doctor maybe they can
prescribe you something, and..you should
definitely take it as prescribed..come on
have we learned nothing from heath ledgers
recent tragic death? also I dont know
about you but if i dont drink enough
before bed i'll wake up in the middle of
the night for no reason even if I'm
exhausted..so maybe stay hydrated and
speak with a physician about it!
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eeyore46
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Posted: 05-22-08 01:26am
I do the same thing - can't sleep and then
am exhausted during the day. I have tried
everything. Benadry, Nyquil, Tylenol PM,
etc. Yeah, it works for about 4 hours
and takes about 1 1/2 to still fall
asleep and then I feel horrible the next
day. The doctor has even prescribed
sleeping pills for me - the same thing -
maybe 4 hours sleep - and plus, they are
very addicting!! I have heard kava a
natural herb is good, but since I have
also it is hard on your liver. So......I
just stay awake and sleep when I can, and
feel fatigued always. Do not buy sleep MD
- it is a waste of money - expensive, and
does not work. Well, I guess I shouldn't
say that. Medications work differently on
individuals. But...I think it worked just
the opposite - I think I got less sleep
the three nights I took it than if I had
not.
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5star
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Posted: 05-22-08 01:31am
Melatonin is one of the safest sleep meds
you can use and you cant get adicted to it
and its cheep and can buy it at any store.
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eeyore46
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Posted: 05-22-08 01:45am
I have not done research on Melatonin, but
one of the emplolyees at GNC Health Food
told me that is was addictive, but that
Valerian Root was not. I do not know. I
bought the Valarian Root, but it didn't do
much for my insomnia. I will research the
Melatonin and try it. At this point,
addicting or not, I need some SLEEP!
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5star
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Posted: 05-22-08 13:35pm
eeyore46
wrote:
I have not done research on
Melatonin, but one of the emplolyees at
GNC Health Food told me that is was
addictive, but that Valerian Root was not.
I do not know. I bought the Valarian
Root, but it didn't do much for my
insomnia. I will research the Melatonin
and try it. At this point, addicting or
not, I need some
SLEEP!
Well my docs the one that tole me about
Melatonin when I was like 14 and I took it
every night from then on for over 4 years
and I decided to stop taking it one day
for ever and I did it no problume. Its a
natural chemical in your body the pill
just gives you a lil more to make you more
tired.
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NeutralUsername
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worrywart01
wrote:
all i have to say is be
careful with the sleeping pills
thing..dont take more than directed even
if the amount directed isn't
working..notify your doctor if youre still
having trouble sleeping..and i agree
mixing things is dangerous you dont know
what the affects are unless your a
chemistry major,niquil every night does
not sound like a good idea at all
personally and anything caffeinated will
make it harder to sleep, takes about 6
hours for it to get out of your system i
think, so if you are drinking sodas, tea,
coffee, eating chocolate maybe you should
stay away from those things...i think you
should speak to a doctor maybe they can
prescribe you something, and..you should
definitely take it as prescribed..come on
have we learned nothing from heath ledgers
recent tragic death? also I dont know
about you but if i dont drink enough
before bed i'll wake up in the middle of
the night for no reason even if I'm
exhausted..so maybe stay hydrated and
speak with a physician about
it!
I could never take more than directed
because I'm apparently "delicate". I
usually take less than directed because
normal or excess dosage of any kind of
medication or drug can do weird things to
my body. I don't understand how anyone can
mix all these kinds of drugs to get to
sleep because if I were to try that I
would be asleep for eternity if you know
what I mean!
Yes, caffeine consumption definitely does
make it harder for people to fall asleep.
I don't drink soda, coffee or tea at all.
The only things I really drink are water
and milk. But, I do love my chocolate! I
should see if that's one of the reasons
making it hard for me to sleep. But, I
will have to get someone to hide my
chocolate very well!
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eeyore46
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Posted: 05-23-08 00:38am
Thanks for the info on Melatonin - I will
try it! Do you know anything about Kava
Kava?
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