help sleeping

[highteknology]

so i saw a commercial last night for Lunesta, a sleeping pill that helps you fall asleep. I've always had a hard time falling asleep. it usually takes me like an hour, after lying down in bed, listening to music or whatever, for me to fall asleep. i've tried to turn the music off but it doesn't help. I was wondering if anyone had taken any sort of sleeping pill to help you fall asleep. either ambien, lunest, xanax, or whatever else is out there? i may go talk to my Dr. over spring break to discuss this and see what he says.

[turtlecrxsi]

I'm guessing you're still young, so you really don't want to get hooked on those pills; especially xanax which is a nerve pill. I've lost a best friend because of his mindless addiction to xanax. Anyway, try drinking a beer before going to sleep. Tylenol PMs actually might help if you're really struggling to catch some zzzs

[highteknology]

i was thinkin of tryin something like tylenol PM first, as far as the whole beer thing goes. i'd be down with it other than i'm trying to cut my alcohol intake. does stress have anything to do with sleep patterns? i'm just wonderin, partially because there is a lot of stress in my life right now.

[DanF]

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If you used to drink a good amount like almost every night then all of a sudden stopped thats why you can't fall asleep. The alcohol helps you sleep and your body gets used to after a while even if you just drink like 2 or 3 beers a day and then stop, your body will kind of go through withdrawl... if thats the case then thats probabaly why you can fall asleep.


A lot of the time when you can't fall asleep its because of you diet... Try changeing your diet around a little that might help a little. Plus try working out like lifting, when I lift I find it easier to fall asleep and usually I feel a lot more refreshed when I wake up too.

[eversio11]

I took ambien once and tripped the fuck out. If you do take a sleeping pill, don't force yourself to stay awake because your mind will not be working right.

[highteknology]

whenever i work out it is usually later at night, partly because the gym is more empty and because i have so much HW to work on. i usually get done around 10 or 10:30. i come home take a shower and get ready for bed. but i'm never tired. it's almost as though i have more energy afterwards. i will admit though i do wake up more refreshed afterwards. i'll try and change my diet. it's hard since i'm always on the go and am in college. you know how those diets are, pretty shitty.

[sganc4life_4]

Originally Posted by highteknology

whenever i work out it is usually later at night, partly because the gym is more empty and because i have so much HW to work on. i usually get done around 10 or 10:30. i come home take a shower and get ready for bed. but i'm never tired. it's almost as though i have more energy afterwards. i will admit though i do wake up more refreshed afterwards. i'll try and change my diet. it's hard since i'm always on the go and am in college. you know how those diets are, pretty shitty.

Working out that late doesnt help, I would try to start that earlier, and stress does an assload of weird things to you. For me when its bad, my kidneys start hurting extremely bad.

[bluechevelle]

Usually takes me an hour-hour and a half to fall asleep, but if I take that nyquill nightime stuff I'm out in twenty minutes everytime.

[Rally Sport]

I dont know man, I personally wouldnt take any sleeping pills because you then rely on them to goto sleep from there on.. its better to goto sleep without having to take anything.. do something that will make you tired though, thats what I do.

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by highteknology

whenever i work out it is usually later at night, partly because the gym is more empty and because i have so much HW to work on. i usually get done around 10 or 10:30. i come home take a shower and get ready for bed. but i'm never tired. it's almost as though i have more energy afterwards. i will admit though i do wake up more refreshed afterwards. i'll try and change my diet. it's hard since i'm always on the go and am in college. you know how those diets are, pretty shitty.

that's probably because after the workout you'll have a rush on endorphine, like morphine it gives you a more awake and alert feeling. it's like an adrenaline rush. that's what's keeping you awake, or at least part of it.

[sv650s]

hmm.......i've tried tylenol pm but i'm too hyper to fall asleep so i just watch tv till i drift off around 1 or 2 and make up the unslept hours in math class

[Gohan Ryu]

Limit your caffeine - no coffee, cokes, chocolate - stuff like that. Even if you have caffeine several hours before bedtime it still affects your sleep pattern.

[TerminalVelocity]

stress will keep you from sleeping.

Try sex....lots of sex with hot women.

[Andydg]

Get some benadryl. I asked my Dr. for some sleeping pills last time I was in there and she told me to take some benadryl because it's just as powerfull if not more than most sleeping pills.

[blindside.AMG]

I take Nyquil, ativan, & valium to an excess. I think it's actually becoming an issue. Been taking Nyquil for like 3 months straight before bed. Ativan and valium daily for other reasons but they also help with sleep.