Insomnia

Therin · Gloompf. Iggle! Gender: Joined: 24 Sep 2002

I am Yoshinori Karonosuke and I DETEST my life right now. Do you know what I spent last night doing? NOTHING. I tossed and turned for six hours with a Sugar Ray song running through my head. I have to stand on my feet for 8 hours straight today! Why!? I have no idea, but on top of that - 4-year olds. Yes indeed, my abhorrent little twin cousins are back, and worse than ever. I may call out from work today just so I can lock the door and sit in my room and cry all day. Now, here's the infuriating part. I've been having trouble sleeping for probably three or four days now - never a day in my life before that. So you know what I took to help? Tylenol PM. When that only made it worse, I took, get this: Melatonin. For those of you who don't know what it is, Melatonin is the stuff Pilots and Stewards/esses use when they need to sleep between flights. Melatonin is the sleeping pill. Melatonin works. So I took melatonin two nights ago, and, sure enough, went out like a light and slept for 12 hours. Took it last night and, predictably, it failed completely. It's still in me, I only took it a couple hours ago. And yet, here I am...

WHY!? I'm ready to just...I don't know what. I think if I don't stay in my room or at work, I may end up hurting the twins, but on the other hand, I'm not sure they don't deserve it, the spoiled little fuckers.

See, that's proof. I'm not usually like this. HELP ME!

Shurikane · Dim Panties As String Joined: 24 Sep 2002

You want something worse?

I have insomnia. To kill time while waiting for sleep to come, I surf the web. Almost every fucking night, my mom wakes up at midnight or so and tells me to go to sleep. I get so pissed at her it keeps me from falling asleep for the next two hours.

Therin · Gloompf. Iggle! Gender: Joined: 24 Sep 2002

I know that feeling...Believe me...I suffered it all through childhood under different circumstances.

Daijaga · Chosen of Luck Gender: Joined: 17 Dec 2003

CAreful, My mom took melatonin for a little while to go to sleep during the day because she worked 3rd shift. After a time, it started giving her horrible horrible nightmares so bad she would wake up screaming, sweating, or shaking. But compared to twin four year olds, that may be preferable.

Therin · Gloompf. Iggle! Gender: Joined: 24 Sep 2002

Well, since its effectiveness is questionable in any case, I may just not bother.

reaper · I miss you Shar Gender: Joined: 28 Dec 2002

I have spent alot of time with insomnia, but since this semester started and Have either work or school every day i have always been to tired for insomnia Laughing

emmy · Senior Otaku Gender: Joined: 05 Dec 2003

well, just remember it's not the twins fault, don't take out ur anger on them.. .. however i feel your pain, my cousins are 4 and 6. . . .-cringes-

Suna-chan · Otaku Master Age: 36 Gender: Joined: 22 May 2003

There is a gal in my science class.. i feel bad for her..she went to the doctors and they diagnosed her as an insomniac? i think? well shes on medicines and most nights, she says, she doesn't sleep but for 30 minutes. <_<

poor thing

sometimes i have trouble falling asleep...but recently i have gotten over it! im pleased about that! ^^

Tenshiai · Otaku Knight Gender: Joined: 10 Oct 2003

I'm just like you... sleeping pill doesn't work on me. Doctor find it really weird because I'm slim and apparently sleeping pill I try was suppose to make me sleep all a week but it doesn't even work a night.

They tell that sleeping pill work with you're pound. You may gonna try one
stronger if one doesn't work. In my case I went to the stronger that
I can and it's simply doesn't work so maybe you're are just like me on that.

Human body are basically the same but... in fact, I'm sure everyone here have something special like sleeping pill who do not do anything ^^

Anyway, in you're case is not only to not sleep but all the circomstance that make you feel this way and it's understanding.

I think that I understand what you live now and may feel.

Shurikane : Ô_o My mother always did that too ! lol but she gave up this week...but I'm sure she will do it again soon...

Excel Zero · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:13 pm Post subject:

Hmmm I am going to throw my serious two cents in here.

I am in the military but more important I am still a registered paramedic in Chicago. Though I am not a doctor I have an associates in paramedicine with a small background in pharmacology.

I'm going to suggest two things.

1. If this is an acute problem (means it only happens once in a while and for just a couple days at a time) I would recommend a combination of Valerian root at night an hour before sleep, and bee pollen capsules during the day, preferrably right when ya wake up. This combo allows you to expend all your energy during the day and relax the brain and body at night. Of course with any new medication, start slow then build up.

2. If this is something that's been happening for months or even years like my wife, go to the doctor and ask him about two meds. Amitryptilline and a sleep med of his/her choice. First off, Amitryptilline is an anti depressant. Now before you get all crazy and think I am saying you're off your rocker, I am not. Amitryptilline is used most commonly in sleeplessness and chronic pain syndrome. Now this pill will not make you go to sleep, but it will keep you asleep. That's why you have to add a sleep aid for a little while, soon enough your brain learns to control itself and it should help. As for the sleep aid, there is a huge spectrum of what you can get. Talk to the doc for that decision.

Hope this helps

Excel