# Sleeping issues **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 3, 2011, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120 "2011-10-03T09:29:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![See4Ways](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@See4Ways](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/See4Ways)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/1 "2011-10-03T09:29:24Z")
So here is my dilemma…wondering if anyone has any ideas. So all spring, summer, basically up untill now i was either running my air conditioner in my window or the “fan” on the a/c unit when i went to bed. Now that it’s cooler outside i have removed the a/c unit and sealed the windows back up. Last night when i went to bed i could not sleep at all because it was “too quiet to sleep” if that makes any sense. I ended up staying up for a few hours, taking some nyquil and doing a few shots of crown eventually falling asleep around 12:30-1:00. I am a very light sleep, so every little noise or whatever keeps me awake. I think that the a/c or fan was a constant noise and was loud enough to drowned out all the “little noises” like my wife breathing, dog breathing, cars driving by and so on. What should i try to make it easier for me to fall asleep? ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/2 "2011-10-03T09:35:25Z")
Sleep with the TV on or a fan running in the corner of the room. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/3 "2011-10-03T09:37:17Z")
I’ve slept with a fan running in my room since I was about 16… I can’t sleep without it now. ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/4 "2011-10-03T09:58:55Z")
alcohol will help a person fall asleep, but the quality of sleep is shit… One word… Melatonin, buy 3mg if you want to fall asleep in 20-30min, have a medium sleep and wake up refreshed. 5mg will knock you on in 15-20min, heavy sleep, but makes it hard to get up and out of bed in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/5 "2011-10-03T10:02:24Z")
Blow job, xanax, and chug a couple beers. _Make sure you’re the receiver of the bj… not the donor_ ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/6 "2011-10-03T10:04:16Z")
I had this problem when I was younger. I used to have an air purifier always running in my room at night. Then I didn’t bring it to college with me and it was a nightmare trying to sleep in a dorm. So I just ended up running my fan all the time with it just facing a wall. A humidifier worked well for me too once it became winter. I have always been a fan of sleeping with a nice background drone. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/7 "2011-10-03T10:17:35Z")
I usually have this issue for a few days in the fall when we start closing the house up. A couple nights go by and I’m used to the house being so quiet again. I wouldn’t suggest going the drug route. Worst case get a white noise machine or even CD/MP3 to play through your stereo. Or, as others suggested, just run a fan. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/8 "2011-10-03T10:32:38Z")
Ear plugs work well too. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baker/32/5423_2.png) [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/9 "2011-10-03T10:33:32Z")
I always sleep with the T.V. on. The drugs work great but I feel like I’ll sleep so good that I’ll keep taking them, and eventually _need_ them to fall asleep. If you’re not worried about that then give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/10 "2011-10-03T10:45:52Z")
a fish tank with a filter that makes water pouring noises helps me sleep. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/11 "2011-10-03T10:50:58Z")
Everynight I fall asleep listening to music. Triphop, light electronic, inde pop ext ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/12 "2011-10-03T10:56:43Z")
AC during summer. Fan during winter. If the standard oscillating fans aren’t loud enough go to walmart and grab one of the more powerful fans that just sit on the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/13 "2011-10-03T11:25:39Z")
Read this. > **[Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival](https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Sleep-Sugar-Survival/dp/0671038680)** > > When it comes to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and depression, everything you believe is a lie. With research gleaned from the National Institutes of Health, T.S. Wiley and Bent Formby del ... ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/14 "2011-10-03T11:26:47Z")
Lots of apps for white noise too on droid/iphone. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/15 "2011-10-03T11:32:44Z")
> I ended up staying up for a few hours, taking some nyquil and doing a few shots of crown eventually falling asleep around 12:30-1:00. Just keep doing this. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/16 "2011-10-03T11:43:22Z")
Just get a white noise machine. That or move into the city. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/17 "2011-10-03T12:04:50Z")
Bob Marley mellow mood tea,shit makes me sleepy.Has a bunch of stuff in it,Valerian root,melatonin…etc ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/18 "2011-10-03T12:05:52Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Just get a white noise machine. That or move into the city. Living in the city I dont usually end up falliung asleep to “White” noise, but none the less… ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/19 "2011-10-03T12:15:59Z")
Crown. Gross. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120/20 "2011-10-03T12:16:08Z")
Another fun thing about melatonin is that you remember dreams vividly. I used to take it but it stopped working so I moved on to Ambien which knocks your ass out. Not that I wanted to take the narcotic route but I really can’t afford to not sleep. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sleeping-issues/217120.md?page=2)