insomnia sucks

“i can't sleep - insomnia hath struckieth agaiiiiinnnnn arg.”

“find you some Valerian Root and take it 30 mintues before you go to bed. It is supposed to make you sleepy. I haven't used it but I know someone who has and they said it works.”

“hmmm - and what to do for tonight?”

“down a fifth of whiskey”

“hehe - sounds good”

“Watch really #&%!$ty infomercials on TV...or spend some time on lattaoutdoors.com and buy some books.”

“of course you may not wake up in the morning and you will probably have one hell of a headache, a dry cotton like mouth and a craving for water which will make you drunk again”

“another good thing to put you to sleep is to watch some really boring movies, esp the old sex/porn movies that made you laugh all the way thru it”

“i found the perfect cure for insomnia - filling out online property tax returns forms for nyc - snore....


damn - my boss needs to get a decent internet connection at the office....sheesh”

“Valerian root does work and all publications that I've seen say that it is safe, except that like most herbs and medicines, you shouldn't use it if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. It has been used for thousands of years as a sleep aid. There are capsules and drops. I've tried both. I only have occasional insomnia. Hardcore insomniacs seem to like Ambien, which you need a prescription for.”

“National Sleep Foundation advice

I'm kinda hyper, so I have bouts of insomnia every now and then. If I can't fall asleep after 30-45 minutes, I try to get in the mindset of "okay, don't force yourself to try and sleep, it'll only create anxiety and you'll never crash." Then I'll just pick up whatever book I'm reading and enjoy it, and I usually don't stay up too much later after that.”

“Melatonin works also. Get it at the health food store. I use the drops give you a window to fall asleep in. 2 cents”

“I have used valerian root before, and its good stuff! No hangover feeling in the morning.”

“BTW, you can get valerian root in the drug store with the rest of the sleep aids.”

“By Some Coincedence, the question for callers to respond to on C-SPAN this AM was: "Should the FDA further restrict herbal supplements?"

The death of the baseball player in Florida being linked to the use of Ephedra sparked the question.

Herbal supplements are not subject to the same standard as medications under Federal law passed in 1994... The people who produce them are not even required to demonstrate that the benefits outweigh the risks.

The explosion of these things reminds me of the Patent Medicine Cures of a century ago. What's safe to use and what isn't? What is snake oil? How can we determine which is which?

Can anybody recommend something for Dropsy? <GRIN>”

“HOT SEX is the perfect antidote for insomnia 8~)

I hope you got some sleep last night Twinks!”

“Watch Stargate-SG. That boring piece of crap puts Maple to sleep every time...”

“Tilt, you scientist! Yes a lot of herbal "supplements" are suspect, but there are a few very ordinary type herbal thingies that are plants that grow in the yard like onions and parsley. A little can be good, and a lot can be bad. Just do your homework, that's all. And don't try to eat your foxglove plants.”

“Well, you know the difference between parsley and... OH, nevermind.”

“My friend who is a psychiatrist, told me that insomnia is common in February. Cause hasn't been determined, but suspect is the change in daylight. It might just get better soon.”

“You shouldn't let it worry you and keep you up at night.”

“I use Valerian root.
Don't take any herbs without reading up on them first. Some you can't take with certain prescription meds or if you have certain conditions. If you have hay fever you shouldn't take Valerian Root.
Don't get your herb info from the friggin' news for god sake, and don't rely on the clerks in the health food store to diagnose and prescribe for you. Don't listen to dopes like me on the internet either. :)

That said, I just gave one of my co workers some passion flower and she had just taken some prescription meds. Hope she's ok. =D”

“Seasonal Affective Disorder?”

“Is it just me, or is this Valerian root starting to sound like the "happy fun ball"?”

“Has a nice ring to it. I had insomnia a few times. Just slept it off...”

“Not related to SAD. SAD is much longer in duration. Actually, according to those who know better than me, that it relates to the earlier dawn which suggests something contrary to SAD because the amount of time is getting longer.”

“I'm having a little insomnia right now too, but mostly because the ol' brain won't shut down when I get into bed. So I usually get up and watch a little TV. Night before last, I watched last year's World Series of Poker, pretty good. Last night, the History Channel had a show on cannibalism. Yummy...”

“Well my friend survived my "doctoring." Her headache went away and she's off to buy some passionflower of her own.”

“Roger Wilco, Stumpy.


(Do Not Taunt Valerian Root)”

“Hot shower, cozy bed, low lights, a glass of wine and a book. mmmmm”

“Sounds good to me!”

“Which book?”

“Try "The White Rock" or "Poisonwood Bible" "The Worst Journey in the World" "Into the Wild" Soo many good stories. Good stories are good!”

“Actually, I used to read to fall asleep in bed. Now that I usually go to be later than my wife, I don't get to anymore, waaaaaaaah....”

“Bitpusher - something's telling me your into sci-fi? Have you read the Majipoor books, by Robert Silverberg? Excellent series, I'm only on the second one, but I'm totally hooked.”

“None of those. I do have a subscription to Analog, which he edits, and they carry some of his short stories. I'll have to look into those Majipoor books. You ever read any Niven?”

“try counting sheeple”

“Hi, my name is Currahee, and it's been 4 nights since I've slept. Someone shoot me.”

“bang!!”

“Take a dose of benadryl, that'll do it. Just don't take it too often; it's pretty addictive.”

“I have dealt with periodic insomnia for many years. It sounds like you've got it pretty bad. The Benadryl suggestion was a good start. Many OTC sleep aids use diphenhydramine (Bendadryl) but at the recommended dose they leave me groggy the next day. I get the generic (Sleepettes, Sleep-aid, Sleep Relief) and take 1/2 tablet (25 mg.) in combination with 3 mg. of melatonin. Works like a champ and doesn't leave me groggy. Have recommended this dose to several friends with good results. Hope it works for you.”

“I hate insomnia. We got the ball rolling to get the .5 acre and house we want to build, now I'm all anxious about it. Guess I'll tool around online and then go watch the storm bands come over us. There's interesting acoustics right now; the thunder sounds really weird. At least we're getting good rain.”

“reporting for duty, Sir”

“two freaking nights in a row - boooooo hissssss”

“you're on a roll ----”

“I woke up at 1:30 this morning (HPM was snoring like a coyote) and mostly stayed awake until almost 5. My alarm goes off at 5:30. I don't remember it going off, or me turning off the alarm, but I know I set it last night at 9:50. I didn't wake up until HPM's alarm went off, a whole hour later. Yikes. I'm just glad I have coffee today, and that its not bothering my guts.”

“Of course this begs the question....”

“Was HPM trapped?


I'm sorry - tilt lobbed that one.”

“and if so what was the bounty?”

“well here I am again”