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What Do You Do When You Can't Sleep
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Posted on 12/15/2005 3:02:28 AM PST by colorcountry

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Sometimes I watch the tube for awhile. Usually I get sleepy again after about 40 minutes. However, I find the BEST way to get to sleep is to flip the radio on to a late night talk radio station while lying in bed. Usually I will doze off again within half an hour.

Ultimately what I would like to do is find a sound system/recording that replicates a thunderstorm. I always sleep well in thunderstorms so perhaps if I could replicate that.

41 posted on 12/15/2005 4:51:08 AM PST by PJ-Comix (Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: colorcountry

I take 3 3mg melatonin and 3 generic TylenolPM (Equate brand from Walmart.)

I've become "used" to them so they take a little over an hour to take effect. I'm asleep by 10:15 every night. Awake at 7 am everyday.

For someone not used to them, simply taking one or two of the 3mg melatonin does the trick. On the shelf at Wal-Mart and any other pharmacy or food store.


42 posted on 12/15/2005 5:58:21 AM PST by lrb111 (Minutemen - Doing jobs the White House won't do.)
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"I take 3 3mg melatonin and 3 generic TylenolPM (Equate brand from Walmart.) "


I take 1 Tylenol PM every once in a while. It really works. I sleep for 8 hours and wake up feeling great.


43 posted on 12/15/2005 6:06:07 AM PST by toomanygrasshoppers ("In technical terminology, he's a loon")
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To: colorcountry
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Hey! Wake Up!!!!


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44 posted on 12/15/2005 6:14:50 AM PST by Maximus of Texas (Was George Bailey Gay?)
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To: mware

I was unable to nap during the day, regardless of how tired I was, until I enrolled in Latin in college. Without fail, I'd fall asleep every time I cracked the book to study. The only other thing that will reliably put me to sleep is takeoff on a commercial airliner. I'm usually cutting z's just before or right after liftoff, and don't usually wake until right after the beverage service passes me by.


45 posted on 12/15/2005 6:21:49 AM PST by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington (How long do we have to pretend that the vast majority of Democrats are patriots?)
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To: colorcountry
Hmmm,margaritas.Now THAT is a suggestion.

The downside of that idea is that before too long you'll find yourself attending many,many AA meetings.

46 posted on 12/15/2005 6:21:56 AM PST by Gay State Conservative
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To: colorcountry
"What Do You Do When You Can't Sleep"

Have at it.

Precisely.

47 posted on 12/15/2005 6:22:39 AM PST by Lazamataz (Liberals screwed again: HOLIDAY derives from the words Holy Day. NOW what will they do?)
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To: colorcountry
Being a man there's always one activity that I can rely on to put me to sleep afterwords.

Though, my wife has told me she likes to be at least woken up and asked before I start.

48 posted on 12/15/2005 6:31:36 AM PST by avg_freeper (Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
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To: colorcountry
I have found this book helpful.

Say Goodnight To Insomnia

49 posted on 12/15/2005 6:32:21 AM PST by xsrdx (Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas)
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To: colorcountry
I can't sleep because of what occurred during the previous day. It would probably still help to write it down, summarize it, address each issue, etc. Don't try to analyze anything....overstimulates the mind making it even more dificult to return to your slumber. Visualize yourself sleeping.
50 posted on 12/15/2005 6:41:31 AM PST by politicalwit (Due to the shortage of virgins, all suicide bombings have been cancelled.)
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To: colorcountry

Drink beer. Only reason I'm up in the middle of the night. ;o)


51 posted on 12/15/2005 6:42:46 AM PST by pissant
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To: colorcountry

I was a diesel mechanic in the navy. One of my jobs was taking care of the emergency diesel generators. Over the years, as long as there was a background noise I could sleep, but whenever we "dropped the load", the dead silence woke me up. Most likely as response to the soon to follow emergency. Since then, I cannot sleep without the TV or radio on. Give that a try. In the past fifteen years, I've gradually moved from radio to New Age Classical. It's soothing and rather nice to sleep to.


52 posted on 12/15/2005 6:50:37 AM PST by EN1 Sailor
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To: colorcountry

I am completely serious when I say this. Pray. Count your blessings. Think of the people that you know that could benefit from an answered prayer and ask for it for them.

A few years ago, I was in a terrible place. To me, sleeping was the only thing that got me through a few more hours of what I was dealing with. So I would try to say a rosary. I usually got into about 20 Hail Mary's and soon enough, I was awake after 8 hours sleep. Still in the same place, but at least I had 8 more hours down.


53 posted on 12/15/2005 6:50:48 AM PST by Woman on Caroline Street (Go sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up here.)
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To: pissant

Drink beer? Then you have to get up to go to the bathroom again. But, you are sure in a good mood while there.


54 posted on 12/15/2005 7:00:04 AM PST by colorcountry (That's what happens when you fall for a pistol. (No, no, I don't mean no gun.))
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To: The Phantom FReeper
In your night table, store a CD player and a CD with speeches by John Kerry burned on it.

A sure fire cure for insomnia. Could cause nightmares, though.

55 posted on 12/15/2005 7:17:11 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: irishtenor
If I get 4 hours a day,

Four hours only! I'd be a zombie. I need at least six, but 7 to 7.5 is ideal for me during the week.

56 posted on 12/15/2005 7:17:14 AM PST by MotleyGirl70
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To: colorcountry

And its more fun for us guys to pee. ;o)


57 posted on 12/15/2005 7:25:51 AM PST by pissant
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To: colorcountry
It's funny you posted this because last night I was asleep until the truck plow came through and woke me up.

I tossed and turned for over an hour then eventually fell back asleep.

58 posted on 12/15/2005 7:30:24 AM PST by MotleyGirl70
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To: colorcountry

Sometimes I get up and browse FR.

But it is best for me to remain in bed. I learned this tip from a tabloid in 1976. Try to remember to relax your tongue. It helps relax the rest of you. When you are laying there trying to sleep your tongue is usually pressing quite firmly on the roof of your mouth. Just relax it and let in fall down. Sounds crazy I know.

Another thing I read about is virtual dreaming. You get into sleep position and try to keep your eyes closed. Vividly imagine a nice dream including all the minute details. Like if you are laying in a hammock in the tropics (I imagine the Seychelles) imagine the sound of the wind high up in the palm trees, the waves, even buzzing insects, etc. Or if going through your dream house imagine every detail and like touching the lovely dishes, towels, etc.

These help me. Good luck to you.


59 posted on 12/15/2005 3:55:31 PM PST by A knight without armor
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To: colorcountry

Sorry, colorcountry. I thought you were a guy (not that you sounded like one). Well, hope you got some rest after all.


60 posted on 12/15/2005 5:17:15 PM PST by Ceewrighter (O'er the land of the free and the Home of the brave!)
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