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I wonder when...

misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
edited February 2010 in Social Entropy++
...my sleep troubles will kill me?

I sleep 3-5 hours per night, and routinely wake up feeling like utter shit, even getting tingly feelings in my extremities, and severe headaches.

Eventually, something is going to give out...

ITT discuss sleep and the troubles of it.

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  • DarricDarric Santa MonicaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sleep is a thing I enjoy. Thankfully I can't ever say I've suffered from insomnia, quite the opposite - I'm pretty capable of falling asleep just about anywhere, any time - save for the usual rare bout of stress insomnia.

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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    take some drugs

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  • satansfingerssatansfingers Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    left to my own devices, i'd sleep about 10-11 hours a night, but i usually end up with about 5

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    take some drugs

    Any suggestions?

    Remember, this is essentially a nightly occurrence, so alcohol isn't going to cut it, unless I want to die of liver failure instead of heart failure...

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  • edited February 2010
    are you eating a relatively balanced diet? maybe your iron is low or something. i seem to recall that one of my friends upon becoming a vegetarian had immense trouble sleeping due to anemia brought on by a suddenly imbalanced diet (she didn't become a vegetarian very intelligently even by vegetarian standards. just cut out meat and ate salads for a while)

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  • DarricDarric Santa MonicaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yeah, I'm totally capable of sleeping up to like twelve hours without an alarm clock.

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    What are the circumstances of your poor sleeping habits? I've found adjusting my routine before I turn in has a marked effect on my immediate sleep success or failure.

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  • Burning OrganBurning Organ Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I have pretty much the exact same thing.

    Started about 9 months ago, decided to try jogging to cure it but didn't really help. Now when I sleep I basically lie in a bed about 10 hours and sleeping maybe half that.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
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    don't get addicted!

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  • Burning OrganBurning Organ Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    The only way to get a good night sleep for me is to stay up until I collapse and fall asleep, but that's not a pleasant experience and also messes up your schedules something fierce.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    take some drugs

    Any suggestions?

    Remember, this is essentially a nightly occurrence, so alcohol isn't going to cut it, unless I want to die of liver failure instead of heart failure...

    0.5mg of alprolazam

    seroquel

    clonazapam

    or some goddamn benadryl

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    you are looking at this wrong

    it is not a sleeping problem you have misbehavin

    it is an ironclad Freddy Krueger defense system

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I have pretty much the exact same thing.

    Started about 9 months ago, decided to try jogging to cure it but didn't really help. Now when I sleep I basically lie in a bed about 10 hours and sleeping maybe half that.

    Opposite for me. I used to have trouble sleeping when I wasn't getting exercise. Now I work out for an hour or two and am all tuckered out and sleep like a child of young age.

    Other times I drink.

    A lot.

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    My sleep troubles are almost universally related to a brain that won't turn off.

    My diet is generally impeccable, and I exercise frequently. I just always have racing thoughts; maybe I'm bipolar?

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    you are looking at this wrong

    it is not a sleeping problem you have misbehavin

    it is an ironclad Freddy Krueger defense system

    Dude, Freddy can brutally murder a motherfucker ironically in three hours

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    misbehavin wrote: »
    My sleep troubles are almost universally related to a brain that won't turn off.

    My diet is generally impeccable, and I exercise frequently. I just always have racing thoughts; maybe I'm bipolar?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seroquel

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Fandyien wrote: »
    you are looking at this wrong

    it is not a sleeping problem you have misbehavin

    it is an ironclad Freddy Krueger defense system

    Dude, Freddy can brutally murder a motherfucker ironically in three hours

    dogg maybe misbehavin is a dream warrior

    maybe he can control his dreams

    and survive

    just long enough to wake up and feel like shit in the morning

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Maybe I should just give up and take on the polyphasic sleep cycle...

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  • SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Already have. Was told to stop watching TV at night, stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and take a melatonin an hour before I want to be asleep.

    All have failed.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Fandyien wrote: »
    you are looking at this wrong

    it is not a sleeping problem you have misbehavin

    it is an ironclad Freddy Krueger defense system

    Dude, Freddy can brutally murder a motherfucker ironically in three hours

    dogg maybe misbehavin is a dream warrior

    maybe he can control his dreams

    and survive

    just long enough to wake up and feel like shit in the morning

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    in his brain, man

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Deathpanels.

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    misbehavin wrote: »
    My sleep troubles are almost universally related to a brain that won't turn off.

    My diet is generally impeccable, and I exercise frequently. I just always have racing thoughts; maybe I'm bipolar?

    Sounds like a basic anxiety disorder; have you gone to a psychiatrist at all?

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  • SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Already have. Was told to stop watching TV at night, stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and take a melatonin an hour before I want to be asleep.

    All have failed.

    So go back and say 'Hey that shit didn't work. Now what'

    And maybe they'll give you some drugs.

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    JoeUser wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    My sleep troubles are almost universally related to a brain that won't turn off.

    My diet is generally impeccable, and I exercise frequently. I just always have racing thoughts; maybe I'm bipolar?

    Sounds like a basic anxiety disorder; have you gone to a psychiatrist at all?

    Actually, no. I've seen doctor-doctor's, but not a psychologist. Maybe I should make an appointment.

    I'd like to point out, as subtly as possible, that I wasn't necessarily looking for advice, although I do appreciate any real advice anyone has offered or may offer. The real purpose of this thread, however, was purely to bitch and whine.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Fandyien wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    take some drugs

    Any suggestions?

    Remember, this is essentially a nightly occurrence, so alcohol isn't going to cut it, unless I want to die of liver failure instead of heart failure...

    0.5mg of alprolazam

    seroquel

    clonazapam

    or some goddamn benadryl

    Don't take anything made from clones!

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2010
    eat like

    five pounds of turkey before you go to bed

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    take some drugs

    Any suggestions?

    Remember, this is essentially a nightly occurrence, so alcohol isn't going to cut it, unless I want to die of liver failure instead of heart failure...

    0.5mg of alprolazam

    seroquel

    clonazapam

    or some goddamn benadryl

    Don't take anything made from clones!

    it'll turn you into one of them

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    you are looking at this wrong

    it is not a sleeping problem you have misbehavin

    it is an ironclad Freddy Krueger defense system

    Dude, Freddy can brutally murder a motherfucker ironically in three hours

    dogg maybe misbehavin is a dream warrior

    maybe he can control his dreams

    and survive

    just long enough to wake up and feel like shit in the morning

    roadwarrior_l.jpg

    in his brain, man

    dogg you ain't know shit

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee2YFJKYF8Y

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    eat like

    five pounds of turkey before you go to bed

    Isn't that, like

    more then one turkey?

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sheri wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Already have. Was told to stop watching TV at night, stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and take a melatonin an hour before I want to be asleep.

    All have failed.

    So go back and say 'Hey that shit didn't work. Now what'

    And maybe they'll give you some drugs.

    I tried that once, and he told me to try Valerian root and tea (which I already drink by the gallon). Valerian failed so miserably that I think it actually kept me awake longer.

    I just haven't bothered to go back to him again. Maybe I need a new doctor...

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  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sheri wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Already have. Was told to stop watching TV at night, stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and take a melatonin an hour before I want to be asleep.

    All have failed.

    So go back and say 'Hey that shit didn't work. Now what'

    And maybe they'll give you some drugs.
    Yeah, doctors usually go for the easy fixes first because they work for most people. But sometimes it doesn't work, and giving them the extra information helps them diagnose you better. They are not omniscient... generally.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Already have. Was told to stop watching TV at night, stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and take a melatonin an hour before I want to be asleep.

    All have failed.

    So go back and say 'Hey that shit didn't work. Now what'

    And maybe they'll give you some drugs.

    I tried that once, and he told me to try Valerian root and tea (which I already drink by the gallon). Valerian failed so miserably that I think it actually kept me awake longer.

    I just haven't bothered to go back to him again. Maybe I need a new doctor...

    Go to a general practitioner

    say "i have anxiety problems and can't sleep"

    he will give you xanax

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    eat like

    five pounds of turkey before you go to bed

    I am absolutely going to try this tonight. I'll report back with results of my experiment tomorrow.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Work out or go jogging/ running in the evenings. I always sleep like a baby after a good workout, following tv watching and all

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  • SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Already have. Was told to stop watching TV at night, stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and take a melatonin an hour before I want to be asleep.

    All have failed.

    So go back and say 'Hey that shit didn't work. Now what'

    And maybe they'll give you some drugs.

    I tried that once, and he told me to try Valerian root and tea (which I already drink by the gallon). Valerian failed so miserably that I think it actually kept me awake longer.

    I just haven't bothered to go back to him again. Maybe I need a new doctor...

    Your doctor sucks, go to one who doesn't suck

    Also bitching and moaning about a fixable problem and then being like 'Dudes I didn't want advice I just wanted to bitch and moan' is totally my schtick.

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  • misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sheri wrote: »
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Sheri wrote: »
    See a fucking doctor, god how hard is this

    Already have. Was told to stop watching TV at night, stop eating 3 hours before bedtime and take a melatonin an hour before I want to be asleep.

    All have failed.

    So go back and say 'Hey that shit didn't work. Now what'

    And maybe they'll give you some drugs.
    Yeah, doctors usually go for the easy fixes first because they work for most people. But sometimes it doesn't work, and giving them the extra information helps them diagnose you better. They are not omniscient... generally.

    House would have known immediately what to do... Or have removed my spleen...

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Monday nights I usually have a late volleyball game that starts around 10:20. I don't get home before 12:30 and by the time I've changed and showered it's usually 1:00am or thereabouts. Always tired but never sleepy. That's easily the worst night's sleep I get every week, getting up at 7am the next morning is no fun. Although it could be a lot worse, I used to need to be up by 6.

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  • SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    eat like

    five pounds of turkey before you go to bed

    I am absolutely going to try this tonight. I'll report back with results of my experiment tomorrow.

    Tomorrow:
    misbehavin wrote: »
    Hey dudes I threw up all over my bed and now I REALLY can't sleep

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    eat like

    five pounds of turkey before you go to bed

    Isn't that, like

    more then one turkey?

    Eat as many turkeys as it takes.

    Also I have a relatively normal sleep pattern now. I used to do the whole wacky college fucked up sleep pattern thing but fuck that. It did horrible, horrible things for my mental health. Now I generally get between 5-8 hours per night. I don't stay up all night working on something unless I absolutely have to because I just go insane by the morning.

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