Do suffer from insomnia?

I'm startin' to have an insomnia because of this site!
 
I do suffer from insomina for long time. The only way to have good night sleep is by excerise and go for a long walk for at least 1 hour every day and you would be able to sleep thru the night without waking up.

I am not able to excerise due to major surgery so I gotta wait till 6 weeks then I am able to go back to the routine. It sucks. :(
 
Casperman said:
I DO suffer from that .. Due to my ADHD and Restless Leg Sydrome... i did change my ways of frinking to non caffine, Water etc it dont help.. even meds .. Only thing will help me sleep. Is maryjane lol or a 8 oz of Mix of Early times w/ dr pepper or Markers Mark with dr pepper...
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:giggle: Maryjane bro! Try warm milk
 
Casperman said:
I DO suffer from that .. Due to my ADHD and Restless Leg Sydrome... i did change my ways of frinking to non caffine, Water etc it dont help.. even meds .. Only thing will help me sleep. Is maryjane lol or a 8 oz of Mix of Early times w/ dr pepper or Markers Mark with dr pepper...
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Try drinking warm milk with honey. It's works for me. when you add honey in warm milk it will do the trick. :cool:
 
I'm a semi-insomnia because I'm very easy to wake up no matter what. If you just pat on my shoulder softly, I will just wake up right away.

I always wake up for no reasons. I dont get much enough of sleepness.. I hate it but I have to deal with it as natural thing, and now am used to. I almost have no problem with my own insomina.

Heh, I always tell my friends if there is minor elemancey (911), just wake me up right away and I can help, anyway. :D
 
Mines opposite I never get enough of sleep even if I sleep too much like 12+ hours. I'm still tired and don't have much energy.
 
When I take my Xanax to go to sleep I do not wake up refreshed. In fact for the remainder of the day I am walking about like a zombie. The Ambian is not strong enough for me. One night I took two pills (double dosage) and guess what happened? Nothing. It did not work for me. I need something really strong to knock me out. Xanax is strong enough for me but the after effects are not good.
 
I don't sleep well when I get very bad sinus pains and kept me tossing most of the night ahhh I hate that.
 
I too have been struggling with my insomnia for a very long time - far too long. It's 7ish am now... =\ but I will be going to sleep in a bit. I don't have medical condition but it's my lifestyle that contributed to my insomnia problem. Right now - it's college. I get stress from it and it keeps me up most of time. I'm graduating in 2 weeks so that huge problem will be gone. PERHAPS I will be sleeping like "normal" at last... But I doubt it because I'm also workaholic. I don't like wasting my time sleeping and I like to learn something new, read something online.

Let me elaborate more on that. In my opinion, I don't believe in extreme conditions like bipolar/maniac depression, anxiety, or panic attacks. I think about 80% of Americans are on depression medications. To me - this form of condition is all in your head. Pills won't fix it. Therapy won't fix it. It's ALL in your head and deep inside in your unconscious mind - it's chaotic and your mind is in the fog. You're struggling to understand everything clearly but you still can't which is why you're having all these problems. I think what contributes to this problem is the urban environment. It's chaotic and stressful. Your mind just can't sort things out in a simple manner and you get 1000000 things clashing together - social life, bills, work, relationship, etc.

In urban society, I don't understand why do they make simple things so complicated. Let's take MTV show - Real World as an example. They think relationship's so complicated because they love their significant others but then they meet new person they like and they get confused, having dilemma, mixed feelings, etc. They have such incoherent conversations by using word "like" on almost every few other words. I don't understand why people cheat and then if they get caught, they apologize and beg for forgiveness. Isn't that ridiculous? Why do they want to get into complicated situations themselves? For me - I guess you can say I'm like a robot - If I'm with gf, then I stick with her. If I'm not interested in her, then I break up with her and date somebody else - not cheat. Yes I know she will get hurt from it but so what? it's life. we all move on. (i know... sounds cold?)

My point is - Only you make the situation complicated, not life. Life didn't make it hard for you. Only you can either make it simple or complicated. Every situation has solution. It's the right solution which is usually hard that they don't want to take. they want win-win situation but life doesn't work like that. Nature's simple. Predator hunts prey. People need food and water to live. All living things eat, procreate, sleep, die. Every question has yes or no answer - not in between.

If you live in simple nature with a cabin and some basic amenities (electricity, water, tv , etc). I can almost guarantee you that you will be back to "normal" in just few days. You'll be able to sleep as early as 10pm and wake up when the sun rises. I do accept that a tiny fraction of cases are due to chemical imbalance and genetic but for most cases... it's all in your head.

I understand that you have a daughter and yes it's pretty common for new moms to experience terrible depression for a while but I'm just saying that overall... life is not that complicated as it seems. You just gota train your mind to think objectively. #1 key to this is patience! you know the saying - "Patience is a virtue." Every problem has solution. Easy solution is usually the worst.... which is what most people want. They think drugs will fix everything. They want quick-fix.

Maybe I'm like this because I'm a Buddhist. I think most of you have some basic understandings of Buddhism. I want to point out that Buddhism is NOT A RELIGION. It's just a form of meditation and somewhat spirituality. The basic foundation of it is logic and cause-effect. EVERYTHING in life always have a reason for everything - nothing complicated about it! People just can't see the simple truth in it or they just refuse to see it which is why they get even more confused and worst of all - they get incredibly IMPATIENT. Because of that, things get chaotic for them which is why they get all kinds of problems - depression, ADHD, road rage, etc.

I hope this helps you to... perhaps understand your issue on different perspective. Best I can advise you is to try to have a routine life or maybe look into meditation (like yoga, Buddhism, etc) to deep and clear understanding of your issue.

Everyday - do some exercises, eat healthy food, remove/reduce negative things from your life, etc. Start simple and slow. That's what I'm going to do as well to end my insomnia in a week - wake up at 8am, walk my dog, eat/shower, go to work, go to gym, relax time (book/tv/friend/etc), and then sleep by 1am. repeat that everyday. it doesn't have to be that mundane and routine but it's a start for now. This can help you to live peacefully in chaotic urban society. :D
 
jiro123 said:
I too have been struggling with my insomnia for a very long time - far too long. It's 7ish am now... =\ but I will be going to sleep in a bit. I don't have medical condition but it's my lifestyle that contributed to my insomnia problem. Right now - it's college. I get stress from it and it keeps me up most of time. I'm graduating in 2 weeks so that huge problem will be gone. PERHAPS I will be sleeping like "normal" at last... But I doubt it because I'm also workaholic. I don't like wasting my time sleeping and I like to learn something new, read something online.

Let me elaborate more on that. In my opinion, I don't believe in extreme conditions like bipolar/maniac depression, anxiety, or panic attacks. I think about 80% of Americans are on depression medications. To me - this form of condition is all in your head. Pills won't fix it. Therapy won't fix it. It's ALL in your head and deep inside in your unconscious mind - it's chaotic and your mind is in the fog. You're struggling to understand everything clearly but you still can't which is why you're having all these problems. I think what contributes to this problem is the urban environment. It's chaotic and stressful. Your mind just can't sort things out in a simple manner and you get 1000000 things clashing together - social life, bills, work, relationship, etc.

In urban society, I don't understand why do they make simple things so complicated. Let's take MTV show - Real World as an example. They think relationship's so complicated because they love their significant others but then they meet new person they like and they get confused, having dilemma, mixed feelings, etc. They have such incoherent conversations by using word "like" on almost every few other words. I don't understand why people cheat and then if they get caught, they apologize and beg for forgiveness. Isn't that ridiculous? Why do they want to get into complicated situations themselves? For me - I guess you can say I'm like a robot - If I'm with gf, then I stick with her. If I'm not interested in her, then I break up with her and date somebody else - not cheat. Yes I know she will get hurt from it but so what? it's life. we all move on. (i know... sounds cold?)

My point is - Only you make the situation complicated, not life. Life didn't make it hard for you. Only you can either make it simple or complicated. Every situation has solution. It's the right solution which is usually hard that they don't want to take. they want win-win situation but life doesn't work like that. Nature's simple. Predator hunts prey. People need food and water to live. All living things eat, procreate, sleep, die. Every question has yes or no answer - not in between.

If you live in simple nature with a cabin and some basic amenities (electricity, water, tv , etc). I can almost guarantee you that you will be back to "normal" in just few days. You'll be able to sleep as early as 10pm and wake up when the sun rises. I do accept that a tiny fraction of cases are due to chemical imbalance and genetic but for most cases... it's all in your head.

I understand that you have a daughter and yes it's pretty common for new moms to experience terrible depression for a while but I'm just saying that overall... life is not that complicated as it seems. You just gota train your mind to think objectively. #1 key to this is patience! you know the saying - "Patience is a virtue." Every problem has solution. Easy solution is usually the worst.... which is what most people want. They think drugs will fix everything. They want quick-fix.

Maybe I'm like this because I'm a Buddhist. I think most of you have some basic understandings of Buddhism. I want to point out that Buddhism is NOT A RELIGION. It's just a form of meditation and somewhat spirituality. The basic foundation of it is logic and cause-effect. EVERYTHING in life always have a reason for everything - nothing complicated about it! People just can't see the simple truth in it or they just refuse to see it which is why they get even more confused and worst of all - they get incredibly IMPATIENT. Because of that, things get chaotic for them which is why they get all kinds of problems - depression, ADHD, road rage, etc.

I hope this helps you to... perhaps understand your issue on different perspective. Best I can advise you is to try to have a routine life or maybe look into meditation (like yoga, Buddhism, etc) to deep and clear understanding of your issue.

Everyday - do some exercises, eat healthy food, remove/reduce negative things from your life, etc. Start simple and slow. That's what I'm going to do as well to end my insomnia in a week - wake up at 8am, walk my dog, eat/shower, go to work, go to gym, relax time (book/tv/friend/etc), and then sleep by 1am. repeat that everyday. it doesn't have to be that mundane and routine but it's a start for now. This can help you to live peacefully in chaotic urban society. :D
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Being a new mom does have it up and down when it come to sleeping issues. But it not always about mothers that have despression from having a baby. Babies do keep you up at nights when they are wet, teething, or tummy gas or fever. Once you have children, that life style change in a big way when you have kids. People with no kids don't know that experinces yet until it happen to them to become a parents. It hard to sleep when a baby need your attention every single second. When they get older they will sleep though the night better. The teething parts is hardest part when you don t get any sleep. When you become a mother, you will worry about the kids lot. It a whole different role. :)
 
I have it... but because of my previous work experience and then college experience.

I worked at a local video rental store and didn't get off until 1 am to 2 am. Since this was normal, I wouldn't go to bed until 2 am to 3 am.

When I went to RIT for college, I still went to bed this late. However, I started going to bed a bit later due to overnight papers that I was always doing the night before they were due. With that, I would end up going to bed between 3 am and 4 am. This went on for 8 years.

Now, I'm done with college... but I'm so used to staying up late. Even if I go to bed at 11 pm, I'll roll around wide awake until it's 3 am or 4 am. :(
 
I, too, have had insomnia from time to time. It doesn't happen all the time. When I wasn't working, I had the tendency to stay up late until 3 or 4 am and a lot of things were going on with ie; stress, trying to think of how to survive day by day and to get by just barely. You're always on a constant worry.

So, When I got the job a little over 2 years ago, That changed because I was forced to change my routine and sleeping hours. It took me a while to get accustomed to the routine and now I don't stay up late as much as I used to.

What I am saying is, I think routine is the answer to it. Once you set up a routine, your body will respond to it like clockwork and you'll be able to sleep on time and wake up on time as well.
 
GarnetTigerMom said:
Being a new mom does have it up and down when it come to sleeping issues. But it not always about mothers that have despression from having a baby. Babies do keep you up at nights when they are wet, teething, or tummy gas or fever. Once you have children, that life style change in a big way when you have kids. People with no kids don't know that experinces yet until it happen to them to become a parents. It hard to sleep when a baby need your attention every single second. When they get older they will sleep though the night better. The teething parts is hardest part when you don t get any sleep. When you become a mother, you will worry about the kids lot. It a whole different role. :)
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haha yea. but I assumed that you've been struggling this way before you became a mom. by the way - congratulation on your newborn daughter!
 
Jolie_77 said:
I, too, have had insomnia from time to time. It doesn't happen all the time. When I wasn't working, I had the tendency to stay up late until 3 or 4 am and a lot of things were going on with ie; stress, trying to think of how to survive day by day and to get by just barely. You're always on a constant worry.

So, When I got the job a little over 2 years ago, That changed because I was forced to change my routine and sleeping hours. It took me a while to get accustomed to the routine and now I don't stay up late as much as I used to.

What I am saying is, I think routine is the answer to it. Once you set up a routine, your body will respond to it like clockwork and you'll be able to sleep on time and wake up on time as well.
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I also agree you with every single word of it. I felt also the same way trying to change my sleeping habit because always worrying about surviving and the children.
 
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