not sleeping.....again

Well....this is the second night it looks like I"m not sleeping. I've tried almost everything that there is, right down to sleeping pills. I won't take perscription due to problems that I've had with them but nothing is even touching me. I just want to sleep. Anyone else up tonight with the same problem? or know how I can sleep...It's not even like I'm tired...Whats wrong with me?

i have the same problem i lay in bed for hours just trying to fall asleep. Tylenol PM used to work and so did nyquil but not anymore, i cant sleep for the life of me

Get off work, drive to club. Leave club, drive to work. Repeat until the fourth day, and you will be OUT. :p

at this rate, i'll be up for 4 days....I just want so sleep :sleeping: :crying:

Vicodin and alcohol usually works wonders. :thumbsup:

^Yeah if you never wanna wake up....

They have doctors for this you know, go to a sleep clinic and have one of them diagnose you.

Watch a George Bush speech, you'll be out cold in a minute.

Lots of alcohol...

Watch a George Bush speech, you'll be out cold in a minute.

How will laughing make you sleep? :screwy:

Anyway, put on some classical music, that does the trick for me.

Are you worried or stressed about anything?

How will laughing make you sleep? :screwy:

Anyway, put on some classical music, that does the trick for me.

:lol2:

beat heavy techno trance dance music mixes do it for me :p

Yeah, if you're worried about something that will keep you up. Aside from the chemical suggestions made previously, usually some exercise, even a 1/2 hour walk will help out.

ohh sleep i found the greatest thing for that, its called Simply Sleep, its made by tylenol and its not tylenol PM. This stuff works wonders, im suprised you dont need a prescription for this shit.

Eat a ton of carbs. They make you sleepy.

exercise during the day, that will get you sleepy.

I have the same problem with not being able to sleep. One thing i do is when im just staring at the celing close your eyes and contract every muscle one at a time starting with your toes then calves then stomach etc. keep doing this with all your muscles and eventually they will all relax and you will start to feel sleepy....at least it works with me, and if that doesnt work then i usually do the vicodin and bourbon

Thank you so much for the suggestions...just a few problems...

Are you worried or stressed about anything?
yes, but I'm always worried and stressed. It's just a part of my life.

Vicodin and alcohol usually works wonders. :thumbsup:
I'm sober now (a month now, I think. but that's a whole different thread) so that, unfortunately, isn't an option anymore.

Eat a ton of carbs. They make you sleepy.
I'm not very good when it comes to eating. I'm just not very hungry, so eating a ton is quite a task for me.

beat heavy techno trance dance music mixes do it for me
just tends to wake me up even more...unfortunately

Watch a George Bush speech, you'll be out cold in a minute.
Well...I am a Bush supporter but his speeches, accent, and interesting diction do make me laugh.

Yeah, if you're worried about something that will keep you up. Aside from the chemical suggestions made previously, usually some exercise, even a 1/2 hour walk will help out.
some excercise usually turns into an all out session...like 2-3 hours running. and right now, i can't really do much of that b/c of medical problems.

ohh sleep i found the greatest thing for that, its called Simply Sleep, its made by tylenol and its not tylenol PM. This stuff works wonders, im suprised you dont need a prescription for this shit.
yeah, I took that last night, and didn't even touch me...

:disappoin

Thank you all so much for your suggestions...They are really very good. I just wish something worked...I did get about 20 minutes of sleep last night. So we will see...Thanks again for your help!

Do heroin...nah sorry. Good luck on the sobriety shit byt the way I'm in that too right now. Are you doing the AA thing? I am. My best advice is see a doctor, or less majorly, whatch what you do during thay daytime that might hinder you sleeping at night. Alot of ppl that quit alcohol turn to smoking or caffiene - replacing one addiction with another so watch your caffeine intake also I know you always have stress, so it's always good to solve the problems of your day B4 you got to bed...if you got stuff on your mind thats keeping you preoccupied, of course your noty gonna get sleep. Keep us updated. Peace.

Tylenol is poison and will kill you a few years later. It eats up your liver. Put some tylenol in milk and give it to a cat. Watch what happens.

I would try something different. Do not have anything in your body (caffeine, sleeping pills, alcohol, anything) and then try it. Make sure that you don't have any of that for an entire day before you try sleeping. Hopefully this might help you.

A long night of hanky panky leaves me pretty tired.

If not, then party all night and go to work the next morning. If you continue this for long enuf, your body will want rest.

You can even do a combination of hanky panky and parting all night. If it doesn't work, you'll have good times to show for your trouble.

Nyquil. Half the Bottle.

SeXy AnGeL ..... you mention medical problems, are you on pescription drugs? A few years back my X was and she was having the same problem. Good luck with getting off the bottle!

yeah take the least amount of sleeping pills you can, it's not good for you. I'd go into it, but I don't feel like typing out that much. Do research, it basically takes away your REM which is the sleep that makes you rest.

Other tips for falling asleep: read a book until you get tired. Reading books makes your eyes tired, and then you have to close it, then bam you fall asleep. In front of the computer until you get sleepy is not a good idea. Another idea is to watch something educational but boring on TV, it's like watching a professor lecture, you just want to sleep.

Smoke a bowl, that usually makes me sleepy when I burn out.

BONG RIPS!!
Get yourself a nice 12"-20" glass bong. Fill it w/ ice water; take two or three bong hits of the nice california sticky gooey, twenty minutes and a box of cheez-its later and you will be out! Works like a charm!

Run. Just go outside and run. Keep running. Turn around. Run back. Repeat until you can't run anymore. Then crawl. Just go outside and crawl. Crawl back. You'll be done.

SEX OMG I FORGOT! it really does make you sleepy, just relaxes you so much. . .maybe thats why im so tired right now ;)

Tylenol is poison and will kill you a few years later. It eats up your liver. Put some tylenol in milk and give it to a cat. Watch what happens.
Everything is a poison.....ugh...I want to sleep so bad i'm about to cry..... :crying:

Don't use your bed for anything but sleeping and sex. No reading in bed, no nothing but sleeping and sex. Thats one of the things a sleep specialist will tell you, and it does help.

Also, turkey contains natural chemicals that make you drowsy and aren't bad for you. Forget what they're called. So go eat a couple turkeys.

I have almost the same problem...I'll go to bed around 10 and fall asleep around 3 or 4 and wake up right at 7:30 to go to school. It's been like that since school started back up...it really sucks.

I'm not having any sex, so my bed is only being used to sleep...but I can't sleep. I have SO SO much energy and I don't know why. yeah...I have add and i'm not tired and i have energy...whats my problem. I'm sorry I keep complaining. I'll stop now.

Have you gone to the doctor?

have you tried meditating

Pushups. They are my solution to not sleeping, I simply roll out of bed and do them till I tire.


Works for me.

buy a treadmill and run till you die.

But seriously, GO TO A DOCTOR. That is the BEST advice you can get out of this thread.

When I can't sleep, I just put my diskman on a real low level and listen to that, eventually I start paying no attention to the music and thats when I turn it off and fall asleep within about 5 minutes...

I used to have the same problem, especially the few weeks back after holidays. Still do, just not as bad...

listen to Halycon On_On on repeat.. it's like a peaceful 14 minute trance song.. do that right after a whole bunch of sex. If you can't stay awake through that song more than once I'll be impressed.

I've decided that if I don't sleep tonight, I'm gonna go see a dr...This is terrible. Like ya know when your eyes just want to close so you can sleep? Well my eyes are like that but my brain is like "i'm not tired yet" so i'm all confused...Later today I might try walking like someone had suggested and if that doesnt work... oh well, I'll just stay up for another night...Thanks again for everything!

I feel sorry for you. How many nights in a row is this? Yeah, the doctor is going to be your best bet.

well...the past 2 nights I've slept a total of 45 minutes I think. and for probably a week before that I couldnt sleep more than 2-3 hours...Since I don't sleep, I clean. I swear its probably so sterile right now you could do surgery in here.

Trick: (works every time) Find a wall. Put you back against it. Tap it 3 times with your knuckles. Walk to the opposite side of the room. Turn and face the wall. And just run the fuck into it!

j/p But seriously when i cant sleep i just turn on a video game and play it. Puts me right out. If you still cant sleep it would be in your best interest to talk to a doctor; because thats just not healthy.

Unfortunately it sounds like you're trying too hard to fall asleep so it's basically a mental issue now. Your best bet would to see a doctor before it gets worse. You can't live a happy life with no sleep so it's best to take care of it now before it becomes a life long struggle.

My mom's a nurse and my step-dad is a neurologist. I'll call them up this weekend and ask them what kind of treatments are available for this condition. :)

I'm not having any sex, so my bed is only being used to sleep..
I saw your picture in the photo thread and don't see how meeting some one could be a problem for you. Find some one to spend your time with. If all else fales, find a Marine, we never turn down a woman. That should take care of the next couple of nights. Hope this helps.

fISH...

well...the past 2 nights I've slept a total of 45 minutes I think. and for probably a week before that I couldnt sleep more than 2-3 hours...Since I don't sleep, I clean. I swear its probably so sterile right now you could do surgery in here.

Jesus, you sound like my mother....

I mean i could understand if you were out partying all the time and getting drunk, god knows i have done that plenty of times, but not getting any sleep just because you can't....There's probably a medical solution to it that you need to see a doctor about. Then again, have you tried Swigz idea and drinking a lot of Nyquil, seems to work for everyone, if that doesn't work get a dr.

Heh, I'm in the same boat as SeXy_AnGeL. Can't sleep tonight, even though it's very rare that this happens to me.

I think its time we just make a club or something...anyone have any good suggestions on what to watch? Do? cause there isn't anything left to clean

Haha, that's funny about cleaning. I guess I could do that. My point is almost to the point where I can't tell the color of the carpet. So many disassembled computer parts just waiting to get on ebay. Plus all my schoolwork is on the floor.

Tylenol is poison and will kill you a few years later. It eats up your liver. Put some tylenol in milk and give it to a cat. Watch what happens.

You should do more research, talked to a pharmasist, and he said while this is true, you would have to take more than the recomended amount for EVERY DAY for about 20 years before there was any real damage done to your liver. Seriously, there are other ways we damage our liver alot more and quicker then tylenol, usually after we turn 21.

Also, im sorry to hear that you cant sleep. the hankey pankey works for me if im having trouble sleeping, but also does just being with my gf. even being with my friends a little bit helps. find something you like to do with your friends and do that at night, just like watch tv. i've had many nights where i didnt feel tired at 11, but after watching tv with a couple of my friends, i was asleep 15 minutes later.

Also, i would say seeing a doctor wouldnt be a bad idea, that should help you more than anything else if nothing else seems to be working

I'm sure you're all more than trashed right now but I...unfortunately, spent my night watching 3 small children. and while I did plenty during the day to make me tired, I have yet to sleep..Seeing the dr tomorrow. I'm not really to sure what he can do for me besides perscribe pills that i refuse to take....i dunno.

I haven't been paying attention to this theard but you could try staying up for an entire night and then go to bed at a normal time the next night, but don't nap during the day. It works for some people.

Have you tried "smoking"? Also, give up all caffeine.

I figured out why I'm not sleeping...Now the question is, do I sleep? or do i stay stressed/depressed and have major anxiety? Personally, I'd rather live with not sleeping over the depression and anxiety any day....Thanks again for all of your help. It's greatly appreciated.

I think that you should try to work out the things in your life (if possible) that cause you to be stressed out. And yes, definetely try sleeping. What did the doctor say?

The three B's to get your Z's










blunts, bongs, & booze
(guaranteed sleeping prescription)

Your always welcome to talk to me about it, Ill listen. Since Kate is trying to stay clean and sober perhaps mentioning alcohol and drugs is not the best thing.

A long night of hanky panky leaves me pretty tired.
You can even do a combination of hanky panky and parting all night. If it doesn't work, you'll have good times to show for your trouble.

I'm telling you, this works.

drugs and booze will never work! and if they do its only temporary. They just lead to harsher consequences. You need to find out what is causing the stress in your life, and make up for mistakes! Just keep asking yourself what u gotta do, and a solution will arise. I usually wake up around 2-4am, and its really hard to get back to sleep. This is when i get out of bed and walk the streets until i find a better state of mind. Sometimes i lay on park benches to get fresh air into me. But not a lot of ppl are comfortable doing that shit.

Anyways, sound like u might have had some trouble in your past. Maybe this is kharma coming back to settle odds? And telling yourself to sleep only makes it worse... keep ur chin up.

Last night I resorted to the alcohol, and I slept pretty damn well. Thanks for the suggestions guys...I think I've got this problem...among others...figured out!

Oh yeah since alcohol can fix anything, that's probably the best thing to do.....