A loop of insomnia

KingOfFairview

So, I'm caught in one of my occasional loops of insomnia.

Like a lot of people I've been finding it hard to sleep in the heat, but now even though the heatwave has receded, I'm finding it hard to sleep, harder than the peak of it actually. After a week or so of bad sleep I tend to get very wooly-headed, stressed and irritable. This in turn makes it harder for me to sleep, which makes me tireder, which makes me more stressed, which makes it harder for me to sleep ad naseum.

anyone else ever get caught in this loop? Been going on for three weeks now and I'm getting to the stage where I'm finding it hard to put sentences together and think clearly.

keith16

Just go out and get hammered.

KingOfFairview

keith16 wrote: »

Just go out and get hammered.

Can't do that every night I'm afraid

Sir Osis of Liver.

Have an oul Pedal and Crank.

keith16

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Can't do that every night I'm afraid

Can't? Or won't?

Wacker The Attacker

Pull the stones off yourself.

9959

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Pull the stones off yourself.

You're not a doctor by any chance, are you?

Wacker The Attacker

9959 wrote: »

You're not a doctor by any chance, are you?

I totally am. Doctor of wankology

Chucken

One of the rules of getting your sleep pattern back on track is....NO screen time 2 hours before you go to bed.

Turn off all your gadgets.

Chucken

Sshhhh. I think he may have nodded off.

Aidric

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Like a lot of people I've been finding it hard to sleep in the heat, but now even though the heatwave has receded, I'm finding it hard to sleep, harder than the peak of it actually.

I hear ya. 29c here now getting in to bed, chronic.

Try to exercise in the evening and wear yourself out.

becost

KingOfFairview wrote: »

So, I'm caught in one of my occasional loops of insomnia.

Like a lot of people I've been finding it hard to sleep in the heat, but now even though the heatwave has receded, I'm finding it hard to sleep, harder than the peak of it actually. After a week or so of bad sleep I tend to get very wooly-headed, stressed and irritable. This in turn makes it harder for me to sleep, which makes me tireder, which makes me more stressed, which makes it harder for me to sleep ad naseum.

anyone else ever get caught in this loop? Been going on for three weeks now and I'm getting to the stage where I'm finding it hard to put sentences together and think clearly.

I wouldn't recommend you make a habit of it but the codeine in Nurofen plus is guaranteed to make you very sleepy. Been having the same problem with the hot weather. Stressed, irritable, sensitive to sound, light but constant headache. Bought a pack of these last week, used them for two days and all of these problems which are a result of bad quality sleep are gone.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Find a podcast you like and leave it playing when you're going to sleep. I find it puts my rambling brain into "shut up and listen" mode.

Skid X

There are few things worse than the insomnia loop,

Try and get a bit of exercise in the evening

Turn off the laptop and Television well before you go to bed

Read a book (a proper book, not a Kindle) before you try to doze off.

Good luck.

KTRIC

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Can't do that every night I'm afraid

Sure that's a defeatest attitude and will get you nowhere in life !!

My other half gets that problem from time to time, and damned if he'll take anything for it, he goes till he falls out of his standing. Wouldnt mind, I have some very strong meds, that I get on prescription, think he'd take one ?? hell no!!

:cool:

kechum_all

Podcasts help me sleep when I've insomnia. Particularly ones with non-controversial topics. Books on tape are good too.

youtube has some good relaxation zen type music, also they have theta binuaral beats

Loopy

Hai
Insomnia what?

Cold shower before bed, **** and keep yer feet out of the covers.
OR
Call me!!

kupus

google is asking me to transllate this page from Hebrew!!!???

kowloon

Chucken wrote: »

One of the rules of getting your sleep pattern back on track is....NO screen time 2 hours before you go to bed.

Turn off all your gadgets.

Nobody has time to sit in the dark for two hours!

Edit: My 6,666 post, I signed up on 06/06/06. :pac:

kechum_all

Reading that spam up there would send me to sleep!

Chucken

kowloon wrote: »

Nobody has time to sit in the dark for two hours!

Nobody needs to. Theres a place called outside. Its free to walk in.

Whispered

Piriton. It's great for helping you sleep. Safer than codine too as it's not addictive.

kraggy

Try a different bed for a night or 2. I suffer from insomnia sometimes. When it's bad, it's bad.

You feel like you're in a rut, an endless cycle. Change something. Try changing your bed. Make sure you have good bed hygiene. This DOESN'T just mean clean sheets. It means a tidy room, bed made with clean sheets. no clutter. Clear room and bed = clear mind.


Do NOT use the phone or laptop in bed. The brightness is a stimulant.

To ease your way in to retiring for the night, and thus producing the sleep hormone Melatonin, use a bedside lamp instead of the room light. This particularly has helped me. The way I think of it is, going from being downstairs and awake to lying in a dark room is too sudden a change. It doesn't give your brain a chance to release melatonin. So your brain doesn't "believe" that it's bedtime.

Try reading with a soft bedside lamp on. That will help. It did me anyway.

Good luck.

Chucken

kowloon wrote: »

Nobody has time to sit in the dark for two hours!

Edit: My 6,666 post, I signed up on 06/06/06. :pac:

:eek: Are you the divil?

Celly Smunt

Get into bed an hour earlier and read.

Senna

Thanks, this reminds me to order more sleeping tablets.

kraggy

Senna wrote: »

Thanks, this reminds me to order more sleeping tablets.

Stay away from them.

Senna

kraggy wrote: »

Stay away from them.

They're fine once you don't over use them, I take one a week on the night before my two days off work. Gets me a goods nights sleep and I can wake early in the morning.

kneemos

Steve Allen on LBC radio 97.3 4-6.30 is highly entertaining if you can't sleep,he'll probably keep you awake though.

bbam

Whispered wrote: »

Piriton. It's great for helping you sleep. Safer than codine too as it's not addictive.

I don't recommend this.
I did the Piriton thing when I was really desperate for a sleep, I worked nights for a long time and couldn't sleep during the day.

Anyway, now I get rashes and lumps from insect bites that I never got before. Think it messed up my allergic reaction to everything.

seamus

I feel really bad for anyone who gets insomnia. It's not a problem I have, but like everyone I've had the odd night where you're tossing and turning and can't sleep for ages. I can't imagine how much torturous it is to experience that a few nights in a row, all night, and be constantly tired. The closest I've done is sleeping beside a newborn and I actually collapsed after five days.

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.rte.ie/news/player/oireachtas-report/2013/0718/

KingOfFairview

Neither piriton or double doses of sleeping tabs work on me for some reason. Mostly generalized stress I think

bbam

I just accept that it happens now.. usually after 3-4 nights of less than 3 hours sleep I'll fall into coma for a night, then back to regular sleeps. But I'd be tired for about a week afterwards..

I usually get up and do some paperwork, watch some TV or something..
I have guideline that I don't spend more than an hour awake in bed without getting up... not fair on herself and I find a better chance of getting to sleep if I've been out of the bed for a while..

the really annoying thing is I know I could sleep from 8:30 onwards, just when I need to be on the road for work!! My doctor puts it back to 13 years of shift work, have sleepers but rarely take them as I feel groggy after them.

KingOfFairview

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Neither piriton or double doses of sleeping tabs work on me for some reason. Mostly generalized stress I think

So what will you do, do you think? You wont be able to carry on much longer if you dont get a good rest. For goodness sake, mind yourself.

KingOfFairview

Jake1 wrote: »

So what will you do, do you think? You wont be able to carry on much longer if you dont get a good rest. For goodness sake, mind yourself.

Just have to wait til it runs its course, its not chronic and it will pass eventually. Thanks for the kind words

dd972

those Nytol tablets about 45 minutes before going to bed do the trick, however I find there is a slight tinge of a headache the following day.

I've had big bouts of insomnia before and know the pain of it. Sorry if this sounds ridiculous but I got solitaire on my tablet and I just play it now to make myself wrecked.. I try to play crazy fast to beat my best time and it looks stupid but works. It has to be a touchscreen, I can't play fast enough with a mouse for it to make me tired.

frank reynolds

Has anybody recommended having a bong? if not, Have a bong!