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mutt12345
mutt12345 Posts: 78
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I have trouble sleeping. Anyone else?
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  • skierxjes
    skierxjes Posts: 938 Member
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    Every night since I quit drinking.
  • sfoster3171982
    sfoster3171982 Posts: 76 Member
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    I have been having this problem lately myself. Now that I am semi stress free and working out more I see myself going to bed at 1 or 2 in the morning. It's quite annoying because now I am waking up later.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
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    practically every night since being away from my family. So damned bored I sit here on MFP...over-stimulation by the computer screen.
  • mutt12345
    mutt12345 Posts: 78
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    this actually realaxes me. Is that strange?
  • mutt12345
    mutt12345 Posts: 78
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    yhat was relaxes
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,962 Member
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    :bigsmile: when I have trouble sleeping, I read until I fall asleep. Reading a good book takes my mind off me and makes it easier to relax and if I don't go to sleep, at least I am entertained. :bigsmile:

    Barbie from NW Washington
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  • eddie8131
    eddie8131 Posts: 600 Member
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    Me!! I'm laying in bed excited for my workout in the morning and surfin' MFP on my phone. :))))
  • mutt12345
    mutt12345 Posts: 78
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    forget it
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
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    I used to take Ambien before people started to complain about the sleepwalking and sleep-sexing.

    It was wonderful for it's actual purpose because the half-life was so short.. But Ambien CR and Lunesta give me horrible "hangovers".

    I used to like taking Ambien and staying awake..


    (Edited to fix typo)
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
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    :bigsmile: when I have trouble sleeping, I read until I fall asleep. Reading a good book takes my mind off me and makes it easier to relax and if I don't go to sleep, at least I am entertained. :bigsmile:

    I have some books from nursing school that could knock me out in 5 minutes. ;)
  • mutt12345
    mutt12345 Posts: 78
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    tylenol pm helps but I hate taking it
  • mutt12345
    mutt12345 Posts: 78
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    why ambien and staying awake
  • heaybar
    heaybar Posts: 24 Member
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    *disclaimer* NOT an AD.

    Ever since I was young I've had trouble sleeping. I think I've tried it all. Reading, Meditating, A bath instead of a shower, listening to relaxing music (ie jazz or classical.. but thats me) I've been using an app which I find really helps me.. .. The app is called Sleep Stream. There's a free one which works well enough and you can buy it if you want to get more.
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
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    why ambien and staying awake

    It has a hypnotic component and things would get really weird and funny if you fought the sleepiness and stayed awake. I would barely remember anything that happened while I was awake, but others (my brothers at the time) would tell me the things I would ramble about. Obviously, abusing it like this was defeating the purpose of the drug, but it was always entertaining.

    Here's a YouTube video that has the message this guy left on his friend's voicemail.. You'll understand what I mean:

    http://youtu.be/PS9cFb940-0


    Luckily, I no longer need to take it.
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
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    *disclaimer* NOT an AD.

    Ever since I was young I've had trouble sleeping. I think I've tried it all. Reading, Meditating, A bath instead of a shower, listening to relaxing music (ie jazz or classical.. but thats me) I've been using an app which I find really helps me.. .. The app is called Sleep Stream. There's a free one which works well enough and you can buy it if you want to get more.

    Oh! The app Pzizz Sleep is a good one, too.
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
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    :bigsmile: when I have trouble sleeping, I read until I fall asleep. Reading a good book takes my mind off me and makes it easier to relax and if I don't go to sleep, at least I am entertained. :bigsmile:

    I have some books from nursing school that could knock me out in 5 minutes. ;)
    I have some that are still brand new, they were so effective!
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
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    tylenol pm helps but I hate taking it

    Honestly, if meditation, reading, herbal tea, and other methods do not work and you must resort to a prescription, I do highly recommend talking to your doctor about the original (not the controlled release) Ambien. Take it before you brush your teeth, 5-10 minutes later you start to feel woozy, lay down, and BOOM. Sleepy time. It would wear off within 4 hours for me, so I never felt zombie-like the next day.

    The only reason I have trouble sleeping nowadays is just because I can't seem to turn my brain off.. I am starting a new job and it's all I think about. That, or financial stuff.. Something that I can't do anything about but my brain decides to keep me awake so I can worry about. I find that writing everything down on a list for the next day is helpful.. It's like emptying all of the thoughts down onto paper so I can step away from it until morning.
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
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    :bigsmile: when I have trouble sleeping, I read until I fall asleep. Reading a good book takes my mind off me and makes it easier to relax and if I don't go to sleep, at least I am entertained. :bigsmile:

    I have some books from nursing school that could knock me out in 5 minutes. ;)
    I have some that are still brand new, they were so effective!

    My Pharm book is still in the plastic wrap.. Glad I spent so much money on a required book that I didn't use. (I had awesome drug software on the school and hospital computers)
  • mutt12345
    mutt12345 Posts: 78
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    yeah when I lay down and all I do is think. It sucks. So many things running through my head,
  • chan1993
    chan1993 Posts: 6
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    Every single night! I feel like the guy in the movie the Machinist. I have trouble settling down and relaxing. I actually found a supplement that has shown positive results for people with insomnia, anxiety etc. It is called GABA. Look it up online. It takes time but I slept better already last night. I am not a Dr. so look into it and make your own judgement.

    Good luck! :)

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