Need to stay up late?

noel · Post by **noel** » April 25, 2003, 12:16 am

Check this stuff out... Haven't tested it myself...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/2967/

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 25, 2003, 12:26 am

Man caffiene is really bad for you.

Aaeamdar · Post by **Aaeamdar** » April 25, 2003, 2:18 am

I like their suggestion to use it to flavour coffee

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » April 25, 2003, 2:28 am

I'm guessing that 750ml of Bourbon would be better for you...

Drolgin Steingrinder · Post by **Drolgin Steingrinder** » April 25, 2003, 8:24 am

Glass of OJ, run up and down the stairs a couple times, sit back down.

Repeat every 60-90 minutes.

Voila!

Now, someone please tell me how to fight insomnia...

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 25, 2003, 10:33 am

Now, someone please tell me how to fight insomnia...

Let me know when you figure that one out, dorf.

Been fighting epic-level insomnia since I was 15 and it sucks mightily.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 25, 2003, 10:55 am

better drink that stuff on the toilet, cause the floodgates will open after about 2 shots.

if your heart doesnt stop that is

masteen · Post by **masteen** » April 25, 2003, 11:16 am

kyoukan wrote:Man caffiene is really bad for you.

Amphetamines are celarly a better choice!

EDIT:OMFG! Caffinated Soap so leet. yes.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » April 25, 2003, 11:26 am

Fall:

Benadryl and burgandy wine.

miir · Post by **miir** » April 25, 2003, 11:37 am

Akaran_D wrote:Fall:

Benadryl and burgandy wine.

Is that a permanent cure for insomnia?

Ravvenn · Post by **Ravvenn** » April 25, 2003, 12:05 pm

I ordered the Vanilla to stick in my coffee.
Will let you know how it is

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 25, 2003, 12:10 pm

Benadryl and burgandy wine.

Stomach can't take the wine anymore.

Seriously, anyone know of a sleeping med that actually works?

Two hours a night and being groggy all damn day is terrible.

Post by **Xouqoa** » April 25, 2003, 12:19 pm

NyQuil.

Or go see your doctor and get a prescription sleeping drug.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 25, 2003, 12:20 pm

my wife swears by Tylenol PM , which is just benadryl.

the trick is to take it about 30 mins before you would want to be asleep. not RIGHT before you get in bed.

take it, do a couple things, wash your face, brush teeth, etc, turn on the TV and get in bed. put on sleep timer and you may be asleep pretty fast.

it can simply be a matter of adjusting the time in your behavior cycle that you take your medicine.

Ravvenn · Post by **Ravvenn** » April 25, 2003, 12:27 pm

Tylenol PM isnt something you should take daily (nightly)
It is pretty bad for your liver. I'd try something like unisom.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 25, 2003, 12:29 pm

oh yeah i certainly agree ravenn.

long term regular use of acetamenophen is not good.

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » April 25, 2003, 12:57 pm

why not just masturbate like the rest of the world?

I realise it might mean you buying some ear defenders and maybe getting a separate bed if you suffer from motion sickness, Voro, but it's your wife's HEALTH!!!

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 25, 2003, 1:09 pm

the day i sit there and try to sleep while my wife is screaming in ecstasy next to me, is the day before i go out, buy a gun and put a bullet in my head.

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » April 25, 2003, 1:38 pm

TYPICAL SELFISH MALE!!! /flounce

Deward · Post by **Deward** » April 25, 2003, 1:39 pm

I have never had a problem sleeping if I stay away from caffeine. This includes soda, coffee, and chocolate. You would be surprised how much stuff has caffeine added to it to make you feel good after eating it.

I would also suggest a regular exercise program. I try to run or walk 2 miles at least 3 to 4 days a week. It will help put your body back into a normal rhythm.

If the above doesn't work then go to bed but don't try to sleep. Instead while laying on your back, concentrate on your extremities and imagine any stress you are experiencing as a physical substance. As you take deep breaths, imagine that stress being pulled up into your lungs where it is exhaled. If you are feeling really stressed then it may be tough to concentrate but just focus on one toe or finger and then move to a foot or hand and so forth. This will relax you and make you forget about the anxiety of not being able to sleep.

If all of the above still doesn't work then go to a Psychiatrist (or is it psychologist?) and get a prescription for Trazodone. It is an anti-anxiety pill that helps you clear your mind. It isn't a sleeping pill but it helps you sleep.

Deward

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 25, 2003, 1:45 pm

i run probably 20-30 miles a day.

(in EQ)

Ooga[foh] · Post by **Ooga[foh]** » April 25, 2003, 1:46 pm

I sometimes wish I had insomnia. All of my life I've had this wierd ability to fall asleep almost immediately when my head hits the pillow. I sleep like a rock as well. It's quite a task to wake me up and keep me awake if I haven't been asleep for a good 5-6 hours.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » April 25, 2003, 1:49 pm

Pot is teh cure for insomnia! YAY POT!

miir · Post by **miir** » April 25, 2003, 1:57 pm

Caffeine doesn't really affect me for some reason. I can drink coffee right before bed and have no trouble falling asleep.

As for insomnia, a good workout is TOTALLY the best cure for it.
I sleep like the dead on the days I do yoga or go to the gym.
I need to get back into rollerblading this summer... I used to do 15-20 mile treks every few days on my skates.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 25, 2003, 2:11 pm

if you are really tired you could always camp vex thal shards or work on tailoring skill ups.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » April 25, 2003, 2:14 pm

Voronwë wrote:if you are really tired you could always camp vex thal shards or work on tailoring skill ups.

god, why don't you just try and bend your dick down to fuck yourself in the ass while you are at it! ><

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » April 25, 2003, 3:31 pm

Ooga[foh] wrote:I sometimes wish I had insomnia. All of my life I've had this wierd ability to fall asleep almost immediately when my head hits the pillow.

OMG I hate you!

I would LOVE to be able to just pass out as soon as I lay down. /sigh.

I take the herb Valerian, but it doesn't relax me enough to actualy fall asleep right away. When I get desperate I go and get prescription sleeping pills. /sigh

Sometimes · Post by **Sometimes** » April 25, 2003, 8:19 pm

Ambien with a coca-cola. I tried it without the Coke and it didn't do jack or shit. Apparently the carbonated beverage speeds up the dissolution of the medication and allows it be absorbed more quickly into the blood stream (so my Doc claims anyways). Either way, it works, but be prepared for a massive belch.

Ooga[foh] · Post by **Ooga[foh]** » April 25, 2003, 8:28 pm

Legenae wrote:
Ooga[foh] wrote:I sometimes wish I had insomnia. All of my life I've had this wierd ability to fall asleep almost immediately when my head hits the pillow.
OMG I hate you! I would LOVE to be able to just pass out as soon as I lay down. /sigh.

I take the herb Valerian, but it doesn't relax me enough to actualy fall asleep right away. When I get desperate I go and get prescription sleeping pills. /sigh

I fall asleep to a movie every night. That's my trick really. I don't bother to ever change the movie either because I don't even make it through the opening credits before I'm sawin logs!

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » April 25, 2003, 10:18 pm

Ooga[foh] wrote:
I fall asleep to a movie every night. That's my trick really. I don't bother to ever change the movie either because I don't even make it through the opening credits before I'm sawin logs!

Must be nice! I usually end up watching tv/movies, or reading until I feel sleepy enough to head to bed. Even then I still lay there staring at the clock for about an hour after. /sigh

I really hate having to rely on pills to get any sleep.

Laliana · Post by **Laliana** » April 25, 2003, 10:39 pm

Ooga[foh] wrote:I fall asleep to a movie every night. That's my trick really.

Only movie that puts me to sleep is Matrix. I don't know why, as I really would like to see it all the way thru at least once!

Acies · Post by **Acies** » April 25, 2003, 10:42 pm

Ooga[foh] wrote:
Legenae wrote:
Ooga[foh] wrote:I sometimes wish I had insomnia. All of my life I've had this wierd ability to fall asleep almost immediately when my head hits the pillow.
OMG I hate you! I would LOVE to be able to just pass out as soon as I lay down. /sigh.

I take the herb Valerian, but it doesn't relax me enough to actualy fall asleep right away. When I get desperate I go and get prescription sleeping pills. /sigh
I fall asleep to a movie every night. That's my trick really. I don't bother to ever change the movie either because I don't even make it through the opening credits before I'm sawin logs!

Don't wish for insomnia bro, your too nice to have to suffer the daily dose of a minimum of ten migranes, the fatigue and the depression that accompanies it.

But yeah, I had a movie I watched to help me sleep. I must have seen Dune a million times now

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » April 25, 2003, 10:59 pm

I took 4 Tylenol PM's once for a headache. I usually take 3 but since there were 4 left I didn't want to be an asshole and leave one in the bottle. I then got called in to work, and was a walking zombie for the rest of the day/night. I actually fell asleep while walking, until I slammed into a table.

Really shitty night. Though the headache did go away.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » April 25, 2003, 11:00 pm

a shot in my bawls doesn't sound very pleasant...

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 26, 2003, 9:57 am

Ooogah,

The really maddening thing is that my wife is able to do the SAME THING!

I swear she can fall asleep between the last consonant and the period of a sentence.

Damn I wish I could do that.

Excersize shouldn't be an issue. Between working on two houses, horses and archery I'm not real concerened about secretarial spread.

ZigginSwigalot · Post by **ZigginSwigalot** » April 26, 2003, 2:58 pm

ambien works really well for sleeping, but it's Rx only. take 30 mins before you go to sleep and works well. watching a movie with no sound or subtitles helps too for some reason.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » April 26, 2003, 4:54 pm

ZigginSwigalot wrote:ambien works really well for sleeping, but it's Rx only. take 30 mins before you go to sleep and works well. watching a movie with no sound or subtitles helps too for some reason.

Ambien is THE sleep med these days. No side-effects...

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » April 28, 2003, 6:28 am

OMGIAMRETARDEDCAUSEALOTISTWOWORDS of "insomnia" ppl have these days is lack of exercise. Get like 30 min to an hour of good exercise in daily and it should really help. Bike riding, jogging, brisk walking, etc are great. Sitting at the computer sucks for getting to sleep. I have two close relatives who work construction daily and when they lay down and shut there eyes they are snoring like 5 seconds later. If your body is hardly used during the day, it doesnt feel the need to rest nearly as much.

In all my experiences, good exercise is the best help you can get for sleep troubles.

VeeshanVault

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Tylenol :(