Comments on: Insomnia Bleg http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48685 Brian Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:24:44 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48685 I have had some similar issues - here's some of the things that help me (in no particular order or priority) - No caffeine after 3PM. No alcohol after 8PM and never more than 2 of any tasty beverage. No computer after 9PM. If you smoke, quit. Sex. Enya or some old Windham Hill/ George Winston new agey stuff of the ipod. It's like musical Ambien. Good luck! I have had some similar issues – here’s some of the things that help me (in no particular order or priority) -

No caffeine after 3PM. No alcohol after 8PM and never more than 2 of any tasty beverage. No computer after 9PM.

If you smoke, quit.

Sex.

Enya or some old Windham Hill/ George Winston new agey stuff of the ipod. It’s like musical Ambien.

Good luck!

]]> By: Tina M. Hood http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48531 Tina M. Hood Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:35:15 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48531 When I have trouble sleeping I get on the treadmill for 15 minutes or so. I find that it clears my mind and also makes me more relaxed so that I can sleep. Good luck on getting some sleep. When I have trouble sleeping I get on the treadmill for 15 minutes or so. I find that it clears my mind and also makes me more relaxed so that I can sleep. Good luck on getting some sleep.

]]> By: Ian Argent http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48508 Ian Argent Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48508 Also, would the avoid computer issue apply as much to LCD dispalys? (No question about CRT). Also, would the avoid computer issue apply as much to LCD dispalys? (No question about CRT).

]]> By: Ian Argent http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48507 Ian Argent Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:18:53 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48507 Simply Sleep is benadryl. Both have the active ingredient of diphenhydramine HCI. And Now You Know. (It also knocks me on my ass for far longer than 8 hrs if I use it for a sleep aid - I've used it both as a sleep aid and a decongestant, sometimes for the same illness). Simply Sleep is benadryl.

Both have the active ingredient of diphenhydramine HCI.

And Now You Know.

(It also knocks me on my ass for far longer than 8 hrs if I use it for a sleep aid – I’ve used it both as a sleep aid and a decongestant, sometimes for the same illness).

]]> By: Weer'd Beard http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48478 Weer'd Beard Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:25:11 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48478 Another +1 for exercise. I get best results if I do it just before dinner. Tho if you do it around your lunch break that can work too. If I work out too close to bed it keeps me up. Another +1 for exercise. I get best results if I do it just before dinner. Tho if you do it around your lunch break that can work too. If I work out too close to bed it keeps me up.

]]> By: NJT http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48477 NJT Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:05:51 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48477 Those anti-snoring strips that you see football players wearing to improve breathing, helped me with a similar problem. Those anti-snoring strips that you see football players wearing to improve breathing, helped me with a similar problem.

]]> By: Wyatt Earp http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48475 Wyatt Earp Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:32:49 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48475 I swear by Simply Sleep. It's a Tylenol product. It's not addictive, and it gets you counting sheep within an hour or so after taking a dose. I usually use them when I switch from night work to day work. Not sure if you want to go that route, but they work well for me. http://www.tylenol.com/product_detail.jhtml?id=tylenol/pain/prod_ss.inc&prod=subpss I swear by Simply Sleep. It’s a Tylenol product. It’s not addictive, and it gets you counting sheep within an hour or so after taking a dose. I usually use them when I switch from night work to day work.

Not sure if you want to go that route, but they work well for me.

http://www.tylenol.com/product_detail.jhtml?id=tylenol/pain/prod_ss.inc&prod=subpss

]]> By: Linoge http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48469 Linoge Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:48:29 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48469 Two things I learned in the Navy on deployment - try not to watch TV or use the computer for at least 30 minutes, and preferrably 60, before going to sleep. Both do funny things with the ways your eyes track, and that can affect going to sleep. Second, try to avoid fluorescent lights for about the same amount of time before going to sleep - the cycling of the light throws off our brains, amusingly enough. That one was pretty much impossible onboard ship, given 99% of the lights are tubes, but supposedly it works. Two things I learned in the Navy on deployment – try not to watch TV or use the computer for at least 30 minutes, and preferrably 60, before going to sleep. Both do funny things with the ways your eyes track, and that can affect going to sleep.

Second, try to avoid fluorescent lights for about the same amount of time before going to sleep – the cycling of the light throws off our brains, amusingly enough. That one was pretty much impossible onboard ship, given 99% of the lights are tubes, but supposedly it works.

]]> By: Laughingdog http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48458 Laughingdog Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:50:28 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48458 FYI, you don't have to snore or have active allergy issues to have sleep apnea. I've never slept well, but I don't snore, and haven't had real allergy problems since I moved near the ocean. But earlier this year, I learned from my girlfriend that I would stop breathing for long stretches when I slept. Granted, I learned this from her freaking out and waking me up. After a sleep test, it turned out that I stop breathing between 20 and 40 times an hour, which means I rarely actually got into deep sleep. Basically, sleep apnea isn't always caused by obstruction. Sometimes, it's just caused by your body wiring getting a bit off, and not always properly regulating your CO2 levels, until they get so high that your body goes "Oh Shit!" and bumps the adrenaline. FYI, you don’t have to snore or have active allergy issues to have sleep apnea. I’ve never slept well, but I don’t snore, and haven’t had real allergy problems since I moved near the ocean. But earlier this year, I learned from my girlfriend that I would stop breathing for long stretches when I slept. Granted, I learned this from her freaking out and waking me up.

After a sleep test, it turned out that I stop breathing between 20 and 40 times an hour, which means I rarely actually got into deep sleep.

Basically, sleep apnea isn’t always caused by obstruction. Sometimes, it’s just caused by your body wiring getting a bit off, and not always properly regulating your CO2 levels, until they get so high that your body goes “Oh Shit!” and bumps the adrenaline.

]]> By: Peter http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/08/25/insomnia-bleg/#comment-48452 Peter Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:21:02 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=12532#comment-48452 Sounds like ""terminal insomnia," a fancy word for waking up too early. Sounds like “”terminal insomnia,” a fancy word for waking up too early.

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