need help sleeping

[Dr. Octogonopus]

been having insomnia lately. I tried tylenol PM and milk, but i can't sleep at all. any help?

[Mockery]

Ever tried playing music? I used to fall asleep with my headphones on all the time...

[Pub Lover]

Advice that helped me overcome insomnia was to remove all distractions like TVs & stereos from my bedroom & only go in there at all with the intention to sleep.

Plus staying up until I was falling over meant I learned to fall asleep quickly.

Also, Relax.

[Tadao]

White noise machine can help if you need dstraction.

[Fat_Hippo]

I listen to audiobooks. Sounds silly, but basically is works like this: either it helps you fall asleep, and if it doesn't at least you're not bored. Assuming you bought a good one.

[executioneer]

get some melatonin 1mgs and take one about a half hour - hour before you want to go to sleep

[executioneer]

unless your in one of those weirdo countries where they arent allowed to sell it

[liquidstatik]

smoek some bud

[Dixie]

I use Nyquil. It'll knock your ass out good.

[MetalMilitia]

Try working a day in your life! :boohoo


ohh sick burn!

[sloth]

How long do you need to be deprived of sleep before you start hallucinating? I've never stayed awake longer than 48 hours, which is pretty shitty as far as wide-eyed benders go.

[liquidstatik]

i think 72 hrs ;o

[executioneer]

depends on what kind of hallucinations you're talking about, i've had corner-of-vision hallucinations around 30 hours

[liquidstatik]

One of the symptoms of prolonged sleep deprivation is hallucinations (10) (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro01/web3/Ledoux.html#10). This could also be related to the I-function since it is the system that integrates the input from all other areas of the brain. If the neurons composing the I-function become too taxed then the picture in the head that the I-function produces may be more dissimilar from reality than usual. The neurons, under pressure to continue functioning but unable to perform optimally, create an image useful enough for a person to see most of his or her surroundings. Metabolic activity in the prefrontal cortex can drop as much as eleven percent after a person has missed sleep for only twenty four hours (8) (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro01/web3/Ledoux.html#8). As a person loses more sleep or continues to receive less-than-adequate amounts of sleep the neurons become even more taxed and the I-function may begin to generate even less coherent images possibly resulting in temporary insanity.

insanity :O!

[Tadao]

I too get almost no sleep, but before I recommend something, what have you tried? I could go down a list guessing what you haven't tried, but fuck that.

[MetalMilitia]

Have you tried becoming a Spaniard? They seriously sleep like half the day.

[Tadao]

omg hahaha

[Dr. Octogonopus]

Thanks for the advice, I'mma go buy some of those nature sounds CDs, like the rivers flowing, etc. I tried tylenol PM, tried doing some excersizes, etc., but it just wasn't working. Hopefully it's just a weird phase. :P

[Esuohlim]

How about use it to your advantage and be productive, like reading a book or building a birdhouse or something

[Tadao]

Yeah, I've tried all that Doc Oc. If the natural way doesn't work, I can suggest other legal unnatural ways.

[Fathom Zero]

I used to have insomnia. I would just be up days on end doing things with just a couple hours of sleep. To get rid of it, I'd listen to WJFK in Washington D.C., a talk radio station. They had shows I liked to listen to. I would turn everything off and listen to only that in the dark. It'd put me to sleep after a while.

That's why I love the fact that my DirecTV comes with XM Radio, specifically XM 202: The Virus. Opie & Anthony and Ron & Fez.

[Zomboid]

I still have insomnia but I usually don't care anymore. I just watch tv or read until I fall asleep. If I have something important early the next day, I just take nyquil.

[Shyandquietguy]

Don't drink sodas and sugars.

Get all of your more important thoughts and concerns settled before you go to bed.

Don't be tired when you go to bed! You can't concentrate on sleeping if you do!

Don't drink alot of water! You'll ahve to pee if you do!

Relax! Play with legos or something! Puzzles balls are cheeks! Don't do them in bed though!

I can't remember all of them but there is a placard in the wellness center here with tips, I'll post more when I find it!

P.S. I agree with the music and sounds and such, but more importantly the music! I often stay up a little later just listening to music (I can't sleep with headphones and I don't like earbuds) but I find I get a lot of neat images and thoughts from them and by maybe half an hour I'm really tired, tired enough to go to bed! Get tired in bed and stay in bed! Get it?

P.S.S. (I drank alot of water! :x)
Fuck T.V.s! They're too much effort for me for some reason, I guess because I like being active!

[DJ Zelda sword]

work out..run on a treadmill..do headstands..

[executioneer]

eat an entire turkey before bed

[liquidstatik]

Don't be tired when you go to bed! You can't concentrate
I thought what made you fall asleep was your mind running through random thoughts, not concentrating on one thought. ;o

ALSO;; I listen to the ambient station at di.fm (http://di.fm) when I sleep. :O

[Dr. Octogonopus]

Ahhhh I actually got four hours of sleep! It's a start. Thanks for your help! You prevented the inevitable breakdown!
I can read the headlines now: "Local teenager attempts to eat baby; stopped by local sniping savior. 'What psycho?' Quirps hero Tom Wilcow"

[Fathom Zero]

I get corner of eye hallucinations at around 18 hours. I've seen plenty of ghosts at four in tthe morning. I've never been up for more than five days, but that was once years ago. I could never do it again, though. It was like walking through water.

[ElPila666]

I'm gonna try it, it's looks like a free way to get stoned

[executioneer]

no way its not worth it

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Willie is totally serious.

[BurntToShreds]

I've stayed up for about 28 hours, and when I went to go to sleep, the curtains and other inanimate objects looked like they were pulsating. It was weird.

[Dr. Octogonopus]

That's good to know, I thought I was going nuts.
That or the gheist caught back up.

[executioneer]

whenever i've stayed up past 48 hours i've almost every time been convinced that i am going to go permanently insane :(

[ElPila666]

I just couldn't sleep in all night long, i used to smoke 1 or 2 joints per day and that tired me helping me to get sleep , but now i don't have any, and i'm getting anxiety i feel i'm just going insane. Maybe some pills help me but it's been 3 days ago since i smoke my last joint, no way man, this is crazy, i wish she became legal :( :( :(

[Pub Lover]

Yeah, becuase it's having a great effect on you. :rolleyes

[Fat_Hippo]

EP, that's a pretty good sign that you should STOP smoking those damn joints all day long. I've got nothing against an occasional puff, but shit, if you can't go without them for 3 days...bad sign. Just a piece of advice.

[Tadao]

Pila, Stop proving that pot is addictive, Ok?

[Archduke Tips]

Two things help me to sleep:
1.) NyQuil works very well. I only take it when I am sick, but most of the time when I can't sleep it is because I am sick. I wouldn't recommend taking NyQuil too often, it might be bad for you.
2.) I drink some tea with chamomile and mint that helps me to relax and fall asleep whenever I can't fall asleep. It works very well, and it comes in a box that has a bear on the front in a night gown which amuses me every time.

ElPila,
You need to take it easy on the smoking for a bit.

[Fathom Zero]

Sleepytime Tea?

That has valerian in it. It's supposed to put you right out, but sedatives never had much of an effect on me. That's just my personal experience, I'm sure it works for other people.

[Tadao]

Hey Doc, are you still having trouble sleeping?

[liquidstatik]

weeds great u can all shut up

[Dr. Octogonopus]

Not really anymore. I found it helps if you tire your mind out by playing a shitload of puzzle games so you won't want to think as much afterwards. That and smooth, refreshing Melatonin.

[Durin]

Sleepytime Tea?

That has valerian in it. It's supposed to put you right out, but sedatives never had much of an effect on me. That's just my personal experience, I'm sure it works for other people.


I know just what you mean. Hell, even stimulants don't really have any affect for me (such as coffee).