OT: I really don't want to post in ATOT

[PCTC2]

so here's another thread. Sorry Mods!

I just can't sleep. It's 2:30 AM and this is how I feel:

 

[Sunny129]

LOL

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

No need to apologize for insomnia-driven posts... Else I would in trouble more than anything I think.

 

[PCTC2]

It's 2 AM again and I"m still up! What the hell, Mr Sandman? WHERE IS MY SLEEP? GIVE IT BACK!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Less caffine, less late nights.

 

[PCTC2]

Less caffine, less late nights.

I don't drink anything caffeinated anymore.

 

[somethingsketchy]

Run laps or go swimming? Usually that's what I do when I run into an insomniac patch. That or a nice hike up the mountains does the trick as well

 

[Markfw]

a 6 pack of beer should help.

 

[biodoc]

a 6 pack of beer should help.

:thumbsup:

 

[petrusbroder]

a 6 pack of beer should help.

Yeah, but gives a hang-over-effect next morning ...

 

[MrMuppet]

Halcion.

 

[petrusbroder]

Yeah, but you need a prescription for that ... unless you want to go illegal.
And then there is the risk of the infamous "Halcion-rage" ... small but still, you never know whom it will hit.

Beer is cheaper, almost as effective (in the correct dose), legal and w/o prescription.
Then of course there is sex ... but then you need an partner.
Kicks in endorphines, oxitocin, dopamine ... and a few other neurotransmittors, lowers stress hormones ...

 

[Rudy Toody]

Then there is SPAN-TRAN. Half Spanish fly and half tranquillizer. It makes you go looking for it, but if you don't find it, you don't care!

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Believe It Or Not:
You need another partner for sex!!?! Someone has been lying to me for 7 years...

On another note, have you tried melatonin? It's a herbal-like (technically a hormone that is produced in the human body) OTC that works for some but not others. Worth giving a try if you can't sleep. And then of course there is benadryl.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/117781-list-overthecounter-sleep-medications/ - has some good info on stuff. For people like me, swimming and exercise can work for a day or so, but isn't terribly effective when you have no time to do other stuff (oh the irony), and can't sleep, and it goes on for years...

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Yeah, but gives a hang-over-effect next morning ...

So do most sleep medications. How about that! hehe Also, taking them both does not cancel the hang-over-effect.

 

[PCTC2]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I've been sleeping on and off. I'm still up til 3 AM often.

But the good thing is I GOT A JOB INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK.

 

[PCTC2]

WHELP, it's 3 AM. Time to bust out the emergency bourbon.