How can i get to bed earlier?

[aphex]

Ive been up till 3-4am EVERY night for the past 3 weeks.... I cant seem to get to sleep any earlier...

What can i do to break the cycle?

 

[Ns1]

melatonin

buy it at your local target or wahtever

it's a vitamin, 15 mins knock you right the hell out

 

[prodigy]

Spanking the monkey knocks me right out.

 

[aphex]

seriously? isnt that the crap from the sun?

 

[Ns1]

were you talking ot me?

 

[kpxgq]

nyquil

... 2 teaspoons and you're out in 30 minutes

 

[sohcrates]

stop taking naps during the day!

 

[aphex]

yea, i was talkin to you....

Melatonin is the crap from the sun if im not mistaken, or at least something your body produces when in the sun.... am i mistaken?

 

[kpxgq]

http://www.priory.com/mel.htm

 

[Dolemite69]

Quit reading these forums so much, for one...

 

[aphex]

CHA-CHING.....

As soon as i saw "Improved Sex-Life" i was sucked in....

I'll go pick some up tomm

 

[RoninRXN]

Stay up longer...like stay up till 6am tomrrow...8am the next night.

Eventually, you'll get back to a normal bedtime.

 

[aphex]

hahahaha... interesting solution... just let the problem "work" itself out

 

[Ns1]

not reading any links

but body produces melatonin at night, less during the day

so you jack up your melatonin you sleep faster

 

[LethalWolfe]

Force youself to stay awake until your desired bedtime. So, for example, if you woke up at 2pm Wed stay up until 9pm Thurs (or whenever you want to start going to bed). If you can consistently go to bed at about the same time for a week or so your body will adjust.


Lethal

 

[spanky]

go to happy hour and get blasted

 

[Ns1]

hey spanky, i tried that once

worked a little too well

i slept for 48 hours over 3 days

 

[HardcoreRobot]

just force yourself to wake up earlier. do something physical during the day (but not right around bedtime). eat healthy foods.

 

[trulfe]

i second the nyquil

 

[HamSupLo]

i thought it was seratonin not melatonin

 

[zayened]

seriously man, get yourself a nice 1-week vacation off these forums and you're set! well, it would work for me anyway

 

[Sluggo]

melanin............the pigment in your skin that gives you a tan, or an uneven distribution of melanin gives you freckles

melatonin........a hormone your body produces that is believed to have effects on sleep patterns

seratonin........a chemical found in the brain that is believed to alter your moods

 

[PliotronX]

Pull an all-nighter, then go to sleep at 10p sharp tomorrow

 

[amnesiac]

Sluggo knows his bio-chem

Melatonin worked *wonders* when I tried it. Fell asleep on a plane ride, which never happens.

Valerian root is fantastic as well. I have some valerian root tea. It tastes like ass on a cracker but it'll make you sleeeeeeepy.

Neurontin is the BOMB as a sleep aid but you need a prescription or a friend who's epileptic or bipolar (or make friends with a doctor...) I slept 15 hours straight. I dunno how I did it but I think I sank like 15 inches down into my mattress from sleeping so hard I felt damn refreshed tho.

I have some Trazedone here too that's supposed to work but I think I'll hold off on that

 

[cavingjan]

Soemthing that I found years ago to work for me but it requires a little prep time (ok a few days prep time):
get a cd that is mellow that you like but do not want to really listen to on a regular basis (it really sucks when you use your favorite album and this backfires when you listen to it at some time other than bedtime) and play it when you go to bed on nights that you are tired. After a few nights, you will discover that anytime you play that cd, you will fall asleep within a few sangs. I've used that in the past when I worked graveyard and was forced to deal with regular sleep times on the weekend. Works like a charm. Sarah Brightman's La Luna is my current sleeper cd. I usually asleep before track 4. I haven't heard the last song on the album for over a year. Luckily, I haven't had to use this lately either.