35 million Americans suffer from insomnia

The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 11/08/2005 | Carey Hamilton

[Tulsa Ramjet]

Free Republic has added to this dilemma

[keithtoo]

Melatonin - it works.

[satchmodog9]

I thought Kerry got more than 35 million votes.

[keithtoo]

Actually, I have an old Economics textbook from college that never failed to put me to sleep.

[jdm]

I personally know the writer (Carey Hamilton) of this article. He's a good friend of mine. I think I'm going to call him at 3AM just to compliment him on his well-written article on insomnia. [ \\\\\ sarcasm ]

[Crazieman]

I have terrible insomnia (now averaging 6 hours a night, my best in a few years) and crazy phobia about sleeping pills. I think its Elvis syndrome.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

I think its Elvis syndrome.

as long as you don't wake up naked next to the commode with Linda Thompson doing her toenails,...you're fine.

[AirBorn]

I really don't believe in any of this "Insomnia" stuff--and since I am always wide awake 24 hours a day I can tell you I have never run accross anyone who can't sleep!

Alot of SNORING going on--but no one else besides ME "wide awake" 24 hours a day!

DAB

[neverdem]

Down for the Count (Sleep & Evolution)

Women get more joy out of humor

Cruise ship used high-tech noise gun on attacking pirates

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

[synbad600]

Last post for the evening:

". . . do something positive."

Rose Darlin'- Steely Dan

[Lawgvr1955]

(now averaging 6 hours a night, my best in a few years)

I envy you, my friend. I figured that I have been awake years more than my contemporaries. Guess if I had put the time to good use, I could speak a number of languages fluently. But with the net, I am a whiz at trivia.

[LibFreeOrDie]

"...to help ease the mind into a relaxed state. He suggests reading or watching the news."

What news does he watch? If I watched the 11 news, I'd be p'o'ed for hours!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

LOL - you took the words right out of my mouth.

FReeping certainly doesn't help cure this problem. In fact, my brain waves get going even more!

[rmlew]

Insomnia; no kidding ?!

[MissRepresent]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry, I guess I dozed off.

[LurkedLongEnough]

benzodiazepine receptor agonists, including Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata

um, I don't think this writer knows drug classes as well as a layman.

[neverdem]

benzodiazepine receptor agonists, including Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata They are not benzodiazepines.

"um, I don't think this writer knows drug classes as well as a layman."

Check PubMed. It will give you their generic names. Cross reference it with 'benzodiazepine receptor agonist'. You'll get results.

[lizma]

(now averaging 6 hours a night, my best in a few years)

Science has been telling us for years that the older we get, the less we sleep. If I have a few nights in a row of 8 hour sleep I'm guaranteed a night of zero. I fought it for about 20 years but not anymore.

Now I just try to exercise as much as possible that day (I think the human body was built to work harder than we do), and at bedtime I collect my snacks, drinks and a good book, then I consider the sleepless night my total free time.

I maybe a little tired the next day but not as tired as when I spent the nights worrying about it.