10am just stay up. thats what I end up doing.
YOU SLEEP IN PIKACHU’S VAGINA?!?!?!
Fuck Ambien. 
I just take a warm bath before bedtime, a couple Lidoderm patches and i sleep good. I almost lost my mother because of ambien pills. Be careful, dont get addicted to them.
if i have to i rub one out and take tylenol PM before i go to bed, but the ulcer in my stomach makes me sick from the acetametaphine.
i do smoke, and watch tv to fall asleep, but i only sleep for 5-6 hours
ambien was great at first, but im guessing i built a tolerance and it makes me trip out/feel weird and cant sleep. I took 1, then 2, then 3, ambien cr’s to fall asleep the other night but it just kept me up all night
if i stay up all night i feel like a waste because my body actually needs the rest
i’ve been finding myself taking more of my pain and muscle relaxor medication because I cant fall asleep, but just makes me feel like shit when I TRY TO SLEEP
btw I have scoliosis and disk problems so if I dont sleep on my back I wake up like i got hit in the back with a baseball bat
lol :word:
More info?
nice.
There are many differenet reasons why people can’t sleep. Soo much that grants are given to research it.
A few common causes are stress, diet, hormones, atmosphere.
I have trouble sleeping all the time.
I usually try to avoid medication or any chemical substance. There is alot to be said for avoiding drugs and alcohol. The human body strives for homeostasis and medication should be the last resort in my opinion.
I like to try to wind down an hour before bed. Let my mind slow down and just relax. Don’t do anything stimulating an hour before bed. Try to clear your mind and not worry about what is going on in your life. Just take things day by day and sleep comes easier.
That works for me. It may not work for you. Everyone is different. Good luck. Insomnia blows.
very well put don.
if I do that all I think about is “God my back’s bothering me”…
maybe I’ll soak in a warm bath with some candles like an old man
:word: I function much better through the day on say 5-6 hrs of sleep then if I had gotten 8+.
I find that working 2 full time jobs makes you sleep pretty damn well by the end of the night lol. Its after the 2 month mark that you really start getting tired all the time…its rather irksome.
Jeeze. Drug addict much?
FYI the “PM” in tylenol PM is plain old benadryl.
:lolham:
I’m weird. I need a good 9-10 hrs of sleep or else I feel groggy all day.
My doctor gave me some samples of some new sleep medicine I forgot the name though…someting that starts with a “R”
that worked really good. pop them and you’ll be out in 15 mins.
Another thing that i used is Valerian…it’s a natural herb but if you take 3 or 4 of them you will pass out in like 20 minutes.
Getting myself to sleep sucks… unless I am really tired I won’t be able to fall asleep till like 4am. My mind just keeps wandering
try meditation
it works… try getting a hold of a meditation/general hypnosis MP3/CD. Not only will it calm you to the point of complete relaxation, but it’s also great for a general feeling of well being
i would also have to say sex is only way to ensure happy sleep
Seriously though. I’m not insulting you. You are a good person who got fucked over by physical pain and fell into the trap of too many drugs and now you’re chasing a high. It’s clear as day to me, as I was a pharmacy tech for 5 years and saw all too many cases of the same: Someone who suffers a painful physical injury and starts taking medicine to treat the pain and help them sleep. Then these good people fall victim to drug addiction and the treatment of the pain gets lost in a clusterfuck of pain and addictive drugs and neurotransmitters adapting to the drugs and needing them and it all becomes a big mixed up clusterfuck of what’s real and what’s caused by the cure.
Try to stop taking all these fucking drugs for a month or two. You’ll find that you’re thoughts change from:
“Fuck my back hurts. I really need some pain killers, alcohol, and sleeping pills. But the pain killers aren’t working. I need to try something else to get the same relief I used to. Same with the sleeping pills, they’re just not working. It used to be better. Maybe if I take more or something new I’ll get the same results I used to.”
to
“Same old back discomfort. Thank God I’m not a slave to those pills anymozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz”
Easier said than done though. :gotme: Like I said, I’m not flaming you. I say this out of compassion. You’re in a rough spot that I don’t know how I’d be able to handle. Chronic pain’s just not fair. :tdown:
Oh, and don’t actually take this advice on your own. Probably won’t work. Drug addiction is powerful. Maybe see a pain specialist.
Good luck dude.
I’m seeing a pain management specialist as we speak. I went from 40mg oxycontin and two 10 mg lortabs a day down to 300mg of ultram (tramadol) and three 350mg somas a day. Thats a very big thing in opiate treatment. Thing is, I moved out of my buddy’s place about a week ago and his gf took the liberty of throwing my painkillers in the garbage (more of down her throat). The muscle relaxors work great for the muscle spasms, but now I can’t sleep or get comfortable…