trouble sleepin...???

[Killer]

any ideas.. i never can get a good nights rest... i seems to just be gettin worse and worse. to a point where i'm just so exhausted all the time???? my girlfriend thinks i should try sleepin pills, but i don't want to be dependent on a pill or get used to takin them... i've got a nice mattress so it's not that i'm not comfortable... oh and what's the best way to sleep.. on ur side,back, stomach... PLEASE HELP.

[C22H19N3O4]

Get a Sleep Numbers Bed! J/K.

So you're saying it's chronic? Have you been to your MD? Are you willing to participate in clinical drug trials for insomnia? I used to recommend trials to friends that didn't have health coverage. IMO, it's a good way to get free health services.

[Hektik]

Im a sleep tech for a sleep clinic here in ga. I highly recommend U get checked for sleep apnea or imnsomnia. just go to ur doctor and ask for a polysomnograph. he should be able to help. I wouldnt recommend using the sleeping pills to much Ive seen many people get dependant on these and then not be able to sleep with out them at all. also check ur diet having u been drinking caffeine or alcohol, these usually can hinder you from having a healthy sleep cycle. It really seems to me like u are having sleep apnea from what ur saying. do you snore alot? do you stop breathing in ur sleep? do u wake up with a headache? these are symptoms of apnea.

[Killer]

head aches all the time... not so much the snoring or not being able to breathe... no health ins... so i can't just go to my doctor... i don't drink alcohol at all.. and not too much caffeine... i used to be able to drink a pot of coffee and go to bed 2 minutes later... so caffiene has never really bothered me....

[HyPer50]

i use unisoms occasionally... and they aren't habit forming.

[Hektik]

head aches all the time... not so much the snoring or not being able to breathe... no health ins... so i can't just go to my doctor... i don't drink alcohol at all.. and not too much caffeine... i used to be able to drink a pot of coffee and go to bed 2 minutes later... so caffiene has never really bothered me....

I hear this statement from people constantly. but caffeine does interupt ur sleep. caffeine it self might not stop u from falling asleep but it will block out the delta stages of sleep wich are very important for the completion of a healthy sleep cycle. the caffeine creates a chemical imbalance wich does not allow a person to actually achieve those last two stages of sleep in turn not allowing ur body to rest properly.

[Seymour222]

I say go to the gym and do 1 hour of hard core cardio, and come home, lay in bed and watch tv. Works for me.

[HyPer50]

I say go to the gym and do 1 hour of hard core cardio, and come home, lay in bed and watch tv. Works for me.

Yup, thats what I've started doing... Makin' sure I get some exercise during the day, lay down watch a bit of tv, and usually by the time a commercial comes on i pop the glasses off and pass out lol

[Killer]

yeah i've thought about workin out before i go to bed.

but like i said hektik i really don't drink too much caffiene... but i'll definetly watch my intake...

thanks for all the suggestions!!!! i'll probably start doing a good work out before i got to bed/ stop drinkin caffiene for awhile.. and just try to go to bed earlier so that i have more time to fall asleep. thanks guys

[Kelly]

Pitiful... Sorry babe. Just tried to help with the sleepin pills. Maybe there's another remedy. ;) Lol...

[5.0stang]

Pitiful... Sorry babe. Just tried to help with the sleepin pills. Maybe there's another remedy. ;) Lol...

yep, there is. try smoking some herb man.
no shit. it helps me out when i cant fall a sleep.
but just a suggestion.

[Killer]

.... thanks... BUT NO THANKS! can't stand the stuff... plus i'd like to keep it legal...

oh and kelly... BRING IT!!!!!!!

[HyPer50]

yep, there is. try smoking some herb man.
no shit. it helps me out when i cant fall a sleep.
but just a suggestion.

I always found when I pass out high that I wake up groggy as shit... kinda like a hangover x 2 but without the massive headache. but ya, it'll put you to sleep for sure.

[accented]

Im a sleep tech for a sleep clinic here in ga. I highly recommend U get checked for sleep apnea or imnsomnia. just go to ur doctor and ask for a polysomnograph. he should be able to help. I wouldnt recommend using the sleeping pills to much Ive seen many people get dependant on these and then not be able to sleep with out them at all. also check ur diet having u been drinking caffeine or alcohol, these usually can hinder you from having a healthy sleep cycle. It really seems to me like u are having sleep apnea from what ur saying. do you snore alot? do you stop breathing in ur sleep? do u wake up with a headache? these are symptoms of apnea.
i have sleep apnea, ill stop breathing, lol

[~The_Duke~]

Check my diet for drinking caffeine or alcohol. What else is there to drink then?

:lmao:

[Outphase]

I had a mild case of sleep apnea before....just stopped working overtime and working out... then I got sleepy.