Tips to Combat Insomnia

[livius drusus]

It's not revolutionary or anything and you've probably heard at least some of these before, but here's a handy, concise listing (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/health/18brod.html?ex=1145592000&en=0bbdbfd8ae324ed5&ei=5087%0A) of lifestyle changes which can help you go from :insomnia: to :bed:.

[viscousmemories]

More here (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/search.php?do=process&showposts=0&starteronly=1&exactname=1&searchuser=viscousmemories).

[Kevlar]

Thanks liv, insomnia is a bitch. I've had serious sleep problems for a long time, it's just been recently that I've got them under control.

Yeah, vm, why do you think I became a FFer.

[Leesifer]

I think I have been blessed by the sleep gods. It is very rare that I can't sleep. I don't think caffeine affects me that much either. Although I don't drink coffee later than midday usually, I can happily drink an espresso late in the evening and then sleep like a baby.

My main problem is that I do have difficulty sleeping anywhere else but my own bed.


ETA: :laugh: @ vm. Oops, I meant :yawn: @ vm. :giggle:

[Dingfod]

I got a sleep-inducing leather sofa. I cannot lay down on it without falling asleep. Any time I'm having insomnia, I move to the sofa and I'm out like a light.

[ManM]

I've found that being exhausted at the end of the day is a good way to induce sleep.

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

I've found that being exhausted at the end of the day is a good way to induce sleep.
Anyone up to making an "ORLY?" smiley?

[Dingfod]

I've found that being exhausted at the end of the day is a good way to induce sleep.You don't have any idea of how many sleepless nights lead to being exhausted at the end of the next day only to lead to another damn sleepless night. Eventually, most of us either fall asleep or die. Either way, problem solved.

[Ymir's blood]

It's not revolutionary or anything and you've probably heard at least some of these before, but here's a handy, concise listing (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/health/18brod.html?ex=1145592000&en=0bbdbfd8ae324ed5&ei=5087%0A) of lifestyle changes which can help you go from :insomnia: to :bed:.
Ugh, I tried going without caffeine for awhile. Worst year of my life. I guess I'm stuck being :insomnia:.

[Dingfod]

I got off caffeine once. Quit cold turkey. Three nights and four days of terrible headaches that Ibuprofen wouldn't touch. Fourth night, I slept 16 hours straight, for the first time since I was a teenager. I need to get off of it again.

[Legs]

I have never had trouble sleeping - except on flights. I find as I get older I need less sleep though, is that the case with anyone else?

I would always have 9 or 10 hours and now I do 6 or 7 max.

[Dingfod]

I don't know about that, Legs. I find myself sleeping less, but feeling like I need to sleep more.

[livius drusus]

I definitely wake up earlier than I used to as a girl. I also go to bed considerably later, which is not such a good combination. I blame work. I hate going to bed early because I feel like I've barely had any time of my own the whole day.

[Legs]

I can't really explain the changes in my sleep patterns, I can only say when I was younger and only got 7 hours kip, I'd be dying for my bed the next night. Now I am fine 7 hours.

[BibleBelted]

I sleep maybe 5 or 6 hours per night, but was recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I did a sleep study, and they said I stopped breathing 67 times in an hour and that my blood oxygen dropped to 81%. That sounds like I'm giving myself brain damage every night when I go to bed .. which explains a lot of things.

So pretty soon I'll be using a CPAP(sp) machine at night. I think then I'll have super powers.

[Legs]

67 times an hour?? Did you have to go to a sleep clinic for them to assess you or did you wear a monitor to bed?

I wish you the best with everything.

How will that machine work?

[BibleBelted]

67 times an hour?? Did you have to go to a sleep clinic for them to assess you or did you wear a monitor to bed?

I went to their clinic. They have rooms that look just like hotel rooms except for all the monitoring equipment. I had probes hooked up everywhere.

How will that machine work?

I haven't seen one yet, but it sounds like it is basically a forced-air fan with a built-in humidifier. I'll wear some sort of mask (there are several different types) that keeps my breathing tube open with the air pressure the machine makes, forcing me to keep breathing. CPAP link (http://familydoctor.org/791.xml)

[Kevlar]

I've got OSA too, my last test I was up to 75 episodes per hour. I've been on the CPAP for about 5 years now, it improved my quality of life 1,000%. It sort of looks like the oxygen mask a jet fighter pilot would wear. It's a little uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it. (not too sexy though)

[lady cop]

i can't fucking sleep. ever. more than an hour or two.