.:HSTuners::

ebpda9 · 11-03-2004, 03:23 PM

Like i said i can't take not being able to sleep at night anymore. i usually try to go to bed around 11pm but i can't fall asleep until 4-5 in the morning then i wake up at 11, and needless to say i am a zombie all day long. some even ask me if i am drunk or on drugs. I really have no idea what else i should do. i tried the unison pills, i tried alcohol and nothing seems to put me to sleep. any ideas, tips and trick are welcome.

Wren57 · 11-03-2004, 03:38 PM

start working out... lift weights, run, play tennis, get active... if you are strenuously active during the day, you will fall asleep the moment you lay down...

ebpda9 · 11-03-2004, 03:42 PM

i run about 10 miles each night and still doesn't help me

Wren57 · 11-03-2004, 04:22 PM

maybe because you do it at night... when you run 10 miles, your heart rate skyrockets, which will keep you awake...

what times during the day do you have free?

*ChrisCantSkate* · 11-03-2004, 04:23 PM

yeah, i'd go out early in the day if you can, maybe wake up earlier and run in the morning. thats what i've been doing and it really makes the day better

AeroRob454 · 11-03-2004, 04:37 PM

Excellent advice. However if you absolutely can't get to sleep... don't. What I do is stay up the rest of the night and all day. I'll usually pass out around anywhere between 9 and 10 at night. Get's me back on schedule pretty quick. Although it's really hard to resist falling asleep during the day, and I feel like ass all day... but it's worth it in the long run. Hope this helps.

ebpda9 · 11-03-2004, 04:39 PM

well my job involves running and it's mostly at night. i know i should ook for another job, but i have to keep this for a while.

ShEaNy · 11-03-2004, 05:40 PM

sleep when ur body wants to sleep...just get up when u need to get up....if it means 3 hours of sleep..so be it..it will learn...:P worked for me i feel the same on 5 hours of sleep or 10...

pimpinprelude · 11-03-2004, 10:05 PM

might be time to see a doc..

MissJDM · 11-03-2004, 10:24 PM

I agree with some of the above, especially the part with sleeping when you feel like sleeping, don't make it forceful and exercise during the day. Do you use your sleeping area [bed, perhaps] for things other than sleep? If so, don't.. you want your mind to identify the bed as a place to sleep. I remember in psychology class, something about getting up from bed if you can't fall alseep within 30 minutes..get up and do something mellow, and maybe you'll fall asleep after that. Wake up early and don't sleep in.. I hope this helps, I generally don't sleep until 2-3 am but lately I've been doing some of the above and this week, I've been crashing at like midnight.

*pdiggitydogg* · 11-04-2004, 01:04 AM

If you see a doctor theyre going to tell you to change jobs.
You could try sleeping aids, if you havent already...but Im sure you have.
If you get a doctor that actually listens, maybe they can look into hormonal level imbalances.

11-03-2004, 03:23 PM	#1
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	i can't take this anymore Like i said i can't take not being able to sleep at night anymore. i usually try to go to bed around 11pm but i can't fall asleep until 4-5 in the morning then i wake up at 11, and needless to say i am a zombie all day long. some even ask me if i am drunk or on drugs. I really have no idea what else i should do. i tried the unison pills, i tried alcohol and nothing seems to put me to sleep. any ideas, tips and trick are welcome. __________________

11-03-2004, 03:38 PM	#2
Wren57 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Age: 40 Posts: 2,856	start working out... lift weights, run, play tennis, get active... if you are strenuously active during the day, you will fall asleep the moment you lay down... __________________ yeah, its that big

11-03-2004, 03:42 PM	#3
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	i run about 10 miles each night and still doesn't help me __________________

11-03-2004, 04:22 PM	#4
Wren57 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Age: 40 Posts: 2,856	maybe because you do it at night... when you run 10 miles, your heart rate skyrockets, which will keep you awake... what times during the day do you have free? __________________ yeah, its that big

11-03-2004, 04:23 PM	#5
ChrisCantSkate Thought Police Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: orlando florida Age: 41 Posts: 9,662	yeah, i'd go out early in the day if you can, maybe wake up earlier and run in the morning. thats what i've been doing and it really makes the day better __________________ Black Vtec Prelude-h22a power'd Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.

11-03-2004, 04:37 PM	#6
AeroRob454 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 45 Posts: 19	Excellent advice. However if you absolutely can't get to sleep... don't. What I do is stay up the rest of the night and all day. I'll usually pass out around anywhere between 9 and 10 at night. Get's me back on schedule pretty quick. Although it's really hard to resist falling asleep during the day, and I feel like ass all day... but it's worth it in the long run. Hope this helps.

11-03-2004, 04:39 PM	#7
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	well my job involves running and it's mostly at night. i know i should ook for another job, but i have to keep this for a while. __________________

11-03-2004, 05:40 PM	#8
ShEaNy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 41 Posts: 3,821	sleep when ur body wants to sleep...just get up when u need to get up....if it means 3 hours of sleep..so be it..it will learn...:P worked for me i feel the same on 5 hours of sleep or 10...

11-03-2004, 10:05 PM	#9
pimpinprelude Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta Age: 38 Posts: 1,325	might be time to see a doc..

11-03-2004, 10:24 PM	#10
MissJDM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Coast Age: 39 Posts: 2,244	I agree with some of the above, especially the part with sleeping when you feel like sleeping, don't make it forceful and exercise during the day. Do you use your sleeping area [bed, perhaps] for things other than sleep? If so, don't.. you want your mind to identify the bed as a place to sleep. I remember in psychology class, something about getting up from bed if you can't fall alseep within 30 minutes..get up and do something mellow, and maybe you'll fall asleep after that. Wake up early and don't sleep in.. I hope this helps, I generally don't sleep until 2-3 am but lately I've been doing some of the above and this week, I've been crashing at like midnight. __________________ you say it best when you say nothing at all

11-04-2004, 01:04 AM	#11
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	If you see a doctor theyre going to tell you to change jobs. You could try sleeping aids, if you havent already...but Im sure you have. If you get a doctor that actually listens, maybe they can look into hormonal level imbalances.

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