Insomnia Thread

[Buce]

7 hours ago, Carl the Llama said:

Bump. Having knocked weed on the head for a while (been 4 weeks now if my maths is correct) it's gotten bloody tricky to fall asleep again.  I get proper lethargic in the evenings when it's a bit early still to drop off, but I'll get a burst of energy once it gets to around 10pm and can't sleep until well after midnight.  If I try to get an early night to compensate it seems I can only get 2-3h in before waking up around midnight with too much energy to drop off again until 3/4ish.  On my days off I'm able to catch up somewhat by sleeping up to 10h on and off until the early afternoon (sometimes with a solid couple hours activity before another solid wave of fatigue to take advantage of), but then I'm in a haze for a few hours before getting that adrenaline kick in the late evening and the cycle begins again.  Fun times.  At least I'm getting better at cross-stitch lol.

 

It may not be down to quitting weed, Carl, as sertraline is known to cause insomnia; assuming you take it at night, a simple answer could be to take it in the morning instead.

 

There is a discussion about it here.

 

Also, I would recommend taking a magnesium supplement an hour or so before bedtime, which is a relaxant and an effective tool against insomnia.

Edited 11 September 2021 by Buce

[Carl the Llama]

1 hour ago, Buce said:

 

It may not be down to quitting weed, Carl, as sertraline is known to cause insomnia; assuming you take it at night, a simple answer could be to take it in the morning instead.

 

There is a discussion about it here.

 

Also, I would recommend taking a magnesium supplement an hour or so before bedtime, which is a relaxant and an effective tool against insomnia.

Hmm I'll try changing when i take it but i started taking it in evenings instead of mornings because for the first few days I was about ready to fall asleep within half an hour of taking it

 

[Guest Manini]

As Buce said above, I had a period where I really struggled to sleep around last October/November time. My Mrs bought me some magnesium body lotion that you put on about half an hour before bed and I haven’t looked back since. Scented like lavender too which also helps. 

[Free Falling Foxes]

A trick that often works for me if I'm struggling to get to to sleep either when going bed or if I wake up during the night, is to fix a stare at something in the room.

No matter how dark the room may be, I can make out some object to focus on and I don't allow my self to look away. What also helps with this is if I concentrate on looking at something that means I need to position my eyes so they need to look upwards towards my forehead.

 

This may seem counter intuitive - trying to stay awake, but I would say it quickly gets me off to sleep 7 or 8 times out of 10.

Edited 12 September 2021 by Free Falling Foxes

[sm1]

Anybody tried Kava for insomnia. My gf is suffering from insomnia but refuses to see a Dr or take medication. 

[Buce]

3 minutes ago, sm1 said:

Anybody tried Kava for insomnia. My gf is suffering from insomnia but refuses to see a Dr or take medication. 

 

You may wish to discourage her.

 

There have been numerous cases of liver damage and hepatitis attributed to ingesting kava.

[Carl the Llama]

On 13/09/2021 at 16:21, pmcla26 said:

Does anyone else feel like if it wasn't for work that they could sleep much better through a morning than through a night? (e.g getting 6/7 hours from 6am-12pm rather than 12pm/1-6/7am?)

 

I feel like I have a fast mind and can't stop fidgeting or thinking at night. Ends up leaving me shattered at work but I can't catch back up. God knows how anyone ever manages to have a nap!  

A hundred million billion percent.  I'm finding myself completely shattered early evening at which point falling asleep will wake me up after 2 or 3 hours like shitty clockwork (just woke up from such an incident after dropping off at 7-ish) but if I power through the fatigue to a more suitable time a switch gets flicked and I cannot shut down for love nor money.  It's like I've been hard wired to not sleep between the hours of 2100-0400 or so. Dunno if it's relevant but I'm also finding I get much warmer at nights than I ever used to, can't wear tops in bed any more and can just about keep half a leg under the blanket.  Not that long ago I'd regulate my heat by poking a solitary foot out the end.