[Caael]

I'm really not good with mainaining a regular sleep pattern; sometimes i'll stay up all night, then go to sleep at 7am and wake up at 3pm. Sometimes i'll go to bed at 8pm and wake up 4am. As a result of this, i've developed insomnia where I cant sleep no matter what. Well, thats a lie, but it literally takes me hours to fall asleep and it's not having good effects on me.

Anybody got any solutions?


tl;dr: Cant sleep, how can I?

[Split Infinity]

Warm milk and a blankie.

[Caael]

Serious answers please.

[Mallick]

When I've ****ed up my sleep schedule, I'll stay up all night, then the day after then sleep at maybe 6PMish the second day.

[Toasty]

I go to bed at 12AM and later on a regular basis. You get used to it.

If you really want to get to sleep sooner, take one or two pills of benedril a half hour before you intend to get into bed. You probably won't feel tired, but that's because it doesn't really kick in until you actually try to fall asleep. Once your head hits the pillow, you should start to feel drowsy. You'll probably wake up a little grogier though.

Don't worry, benedril's harmless (as long as you don't swallow a whole bottle). It's an anti-histamine.

[EDIT] Warm milk can be incredibly effective on some people. It's shown to promote the release of melatonin (the hormone that makes you sleepy) in your brain. Milk toast can work pretty well too. Though they work better on people with low metabolisms best, so they don't work on me very well.

[Caael]

Thanks Toasty, are they prescription or can you buy over the counter?

[Toasty]

Over the counter usually. I don't think it's possible to make meth or anything with them.

[Ironsight]

Benedril is OtC.

[Caael]

Thanks for that, i'll try pick some up tomorrow.

Gonna try sleeping now because my headache ****ing kills.

[Split Infinity]

I was serious about the milk. ):

[Toasty]

Those go away too after a while if you stay up consistently.

It's weird, because it seems like the only way I can get into bed before midnight, is if I crash on the couch as soon as I get home. Other than that, I always seem to end up staying on the computer until at least 12:30. No matter how hard I try. D:

[Drizzy Drake]

Caael, on Nov 4 2008, 07:43 PM, said:

I'm really not good with mainaining a regular sleep pattern; sometimes i'll stay up all night, then go to sleep at 7am and wake up at 3pm. Sometimes i'll go to bed at 8pm and wake up 4am. As a result of this, i've developed insomnia where I cant sleep no matter what. Well, thats a lie, but it literally takes me hours to fall asleep and it's not having good effects on me.

Anybody got any solutions?
tl;dr: Cant sleep, how can I?

You won't like it, or even care, but my word, weed before bed knocks you out like a light.

G-DUB, on Nov 4 2008, 07:54 PM, said:

When I've ****ed up my sleep schedule, I'll stay up all night, then the day after then sleep at maybe 6PMish the second day.

This works too really well.

[Gio]

I just play gameboy until i get tired, but I guess that doesn't work when you have a headache. In that case I would go with the benidril.

[Caael]

I'm going to have a ****ing difficult day now due to my 4 hours sleep last night D:

[Toasty]

Bummer. I usually get 5 or 6.

Not including the two hour naps I occaisionally take right after school.

[Mallick]

Toasty, on Nov 4 2008, 05:03 PM, said:

I go to bed at 12AM and later on a regular basis. You get used to it.

Quit saying it like you're bad-ass, jesus christ.

[Toasty]

I've only gotten into bed before midnight once or twice in the past two years.
It is pretty badass though. ;)

[Mallick]

It's really not, you fuckrick. Especially midnight.

[Drizzy Drake]

Most of the time I'm not even home by midnight, let alone asleep. G-Dub is right, you are so fucking made of fail Toasty that it isn't funny. Okay, it is funny, but you get the point. Like, It's 3:25 right now, and I have school at 8:30. I prolly won't even crash now. Because I can make it through without sleep, but if I tried to sleep now, it would be really hard to ge up

[Toasty]

You lucky *******. School starts at 7:45 over here. It's 2:45 btw.

Anyway, over the summer, I never got in bed before 2:30. Just curious, but how many times have you gotten into bed before midnight in the past two years?

[Drizzy Drake]

Like asleep, or just gotten into bed for the night? Cause I can be in bed but still watch tv/movies for hours.

[Toasty]

Give me both then. I've stayed awake for a few hours just listening to music before, or playing my GBA. Those times though, I believe I was in bed by 11:30 ish.

[Drizzy Drake]

Asleep, probably no more than 10 times in the past two years.

Though when I go out during the day, instead of at night, I'm usually in bed before midnight, but never asleep.

[Toasty]

I believe I'm about the same give or take a few.

But I'm also in bed a little earlier than you because school starts pretty early in the morning for me. Infact, I'm pretty much screwed now since I've stayed up so late.

[Drizzy Drake]

Alot of the times I'll stay up all night, go to school, and then sleep the day away. I have school in a few hours, but I'm all good.

[Laharl]

G-DUB, on Nov 5 2008, 12:54 AM, said:

When I've ****ed up my sleep schedule, I'll stay up all night, then the day after then sleep at maybe 6PMish the second day.

he speaks the truth, works a treat

[Caael]

I'll try that at the weekend then, thanks.

[TheEnglishman]

Toasty, on Nov 5 2008, 07:46 AM, said:

I've only gotten into bed before midnight once or twice in the past two years.
It is pretty badass though. ;)

'I don't get a decent amount of sleep. **** YEAH!'
Personally, I can't live without my sleep. Seriously if I only get 6 hours in a night, I can barely stay awake the next day.
If I'm struggling to get to sleep, I'll read for awhile then try again. Usually works for me.

[Saturos S.]

I got bed quite early. 10-11 pm ish, but then again, I'm always awake at 6 am'ish. Can't even lay in bed longer then.

[Toasty]

TheEnglishman, on Nov 5 2008, 09:21 AM, said:

'I don't get a decent amount of sleep. **** YEAH!'
Personally, I can't live without my sleep. Seriously if I only get 6 hours in a night, I can barely stay awake the next day.
If I'm struggling to get to sleep, I'll read for awhile then try again. Usually works for me.

It's not that I purpously stay up every noght. I just can't get myself into bed. It's a bad habbit.

[Mallick]

Toasty, on Nov 5 2008, 01:34 AM, said:

You lucky *******. School starts at 7:45 over here. It's 2:45 btw.

Anyway, over the summer, I never got in bed before 2:30. Just curious, but how many times have you gotten into bed before midnight in the past two years?

Probably near the 600's?

[TheEnglishman]

Toasty, on Nov 5 2008, 07:26 PM, said:

It's not that I purpously stay up every noght. I just can't get myself into bed. It's a bad habbit.

I was talking about how long you were sleeping for, just mocking the idea that it was bad-ass.

[Mallick]

G-DUB, on Nov 5 2008, 11:38 AM, said:

Probably near the 600's?

Totally misread the question. Probably 100-200.

[Blue]

A bat to the back of the head, its helped a few friends of mine.