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Insomnia? Welcome to Team NoSleep.
- Thread starter FlamingoWrangler
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When I was in the army, I spent all my free time sleeping. And when I wasn't free, I was on duty. I was so exhausted that all I had to do was close my eyes to start napping.
I don't think anything bad will happen if you try this experiment again. You can always stop the experiment and go to sleep. After all, that's the whole purpose.
If you sleep all day, then of course you won't sleep at night. But if you sleep for a couple of hours in the afternoon, that's fine. I sleep for a couple of hours in the afternoon if I want to.
Take a pill for your headache. Is aspirin available over the counter where you live? Headaches used to keep me awake at night. But since I quit smoking, I don't get headaches as often anymore.
I don't think anything bad will happen if you try this experiment again. You can always stop the experiment and go to sleep. After all, that's the whole purpose.
If you sleep all day, then of course you won't sleep at night. But if you sleep for a couple of hours in the afternoon, that's fine. I sleep for a couple of hours in the afternoon if I want to.
Take a pill for your headache. Is aspirin available over the counter where you live? Headaches used to keep me awake at night. But since I quit smoking, I don't get headaches as often anymore.
@Gard yeah it's almost like I have nothing to lose at this point. Unfortunately I also have a schedule that means I can't just go to bed at 11 in the morning if that's when the sleep drive decides to take over. Worth thinking about though. There's definitely a psychology at play - I recall that trying to stay awake was the one thing guaranteed to make me sleepy eventually - trying to get to sleep is the one thing guaranteed to keep me awake.
Last night, went to bed about 11.30pm I think it was. Snapped awake at 2am, even worse than the previous nights. Got up and took some l-theanine, valerian, painkillers, and may have got back off for a bit, but was then awake at 5am and after a battle with my mind, got up before 8am to face the day exhausted again.
Last night, went to bed about 11.30pm I think it was. Snapped awake at 2am, even worse than the previous nights. Got up and took some l-theanine, valerian, painkillers, and may have got back off for a bit, but was then awake at 5am and after a battle with my mind, got up before 8am to face the day exhausted again.
I wouldn't drink theanine. There's a lot of it in green tea. And green tea usually makes me feel more alert.
Why don’t you drink 200–300 ml of warm milk and eat one sweet roll before bed?
Tryptophan before bed will help you. Although it’s found in milk, you can also take it separately. But I wouldn’t take it, because you might feel sleepy the next day. But give it a try.
Why don’t you drink 200–300 ml of warm milk and eat one sweet roll before bed?
Tryptophan before bed will help you. Although it’s found in milk, you can also take it separately. But I wouldn’t take it, because you might feel sleepy the next day. But give it a try.
Nope. My body just says nope. Another completely hellish night. My body/brain refuses to sleep so I have to drag myself through another day of hell. I have to figure out how to shuffle tomorrow because I cannot get through it in this state and do not expect to sleep tonight. Life keeps on piling on the miles I have to get through while simultaneously sabotaging the vehicle I am trying to travel in. I don't see how I can keep doing this.
Horrible night. Slipped into sleep for 20 minutes - 3am when I woke up. Nuked with valerian, l-theanine and nytol (@Gard the l-theanine in green tea is the part that smooths out the caffeine but some people can have opposite reaction, I have read reports of l-theanine stopping benzo withdrawals dead in some individuals!). I was out for a few hours but feel groggy and eyes are stinging. Brain was just in survival/problem-solving mode and wouldn't disengage. It needs to feel the threat is resolving.... More on that today.
