I Can't Sleep

[YonYonson 156]

I havent been able to sleep well for weeks now. Just thought you'd like to know.

[AmScray 355]

I have that same problem. Nothing worked (including the heavy shit)Eventually wound up getting a scrip for Chloral Hydrate (RIP: Anna Nicole Smith, Marilyn Monroe). If you want a pharmacist to look at you cross-eyed and start making covert phone calls in the back office, walk in with an unlimited refill scrip for Oxycontins, or for Chloral Hydrate.I'm probably a 4/1 dog to live past 40. I know this.

[myenemy 0]

Do you exercise?Go and work yourself to exhaustion, see if that works.

[Tactical Bear 3]

I havent been able to sleep well for weeks now. Just thought you'd like to know.

I have that same problem. Nothing worked (including the heavy shit)Eventually wound up getting a scrip for Chloral Hydrate (RIP: Anna Nicole Smith, Marilyn Monroe). If you want a pharmacist to look at you cross-eyed and start making covert phone calls in the back office, walk in with an unlimited refill scrip for Oxycontins, or for Chloral Hydrate.I'm probably a 4/1 dog to live past 40. I know this.

I've suffered from weird sleep issues for most of my life. To wit:- I had night terrors as a small child. Apparently it was so terrifying that my father -- an otherwise rational man -- was almost convinced I was possessed. - Around when the night terrors passed, I began sleepwalking. This lasted until I was in about 5th or 6th grade.- In highschool, I began having general problems falling asleep. The bouts of insomnia were usually not long-lasting, affecting me for only a few days in a row, then passing for 10 days before popping up again. - My freshman year of college, things got much worse. I would lie in bed tossing and turning for hours, finally getting to sleep at 6AM and rolling out of bed at 9AM for my 930 Comparative Politics class. I started relying on an afternoon nap every Monday and Wednesday from noon to 1:30. I began keeping a bottle of scotch in the room -- I believe I was favoring the Oban 14 then, as well as the Lagavulin 16, but I was young and yet unused to using alcohol as a hammer -- and having a glass or two before bed, but it didn't always work. Eventually I discovered a solution that worked in a pinch: I would run and do pushups for 15-20 minutes, then slam 20 oz of the most sugary beverage I could find (usually a Lemonade from the vending machine downstairs), which would usually -- like a big lunch in the afternoon -- knock me out. - Sophomore year it got worse, and I would start waking up after two hours and be totally unable to get back to sleep. Nothing worked, until I combined booze and benadryl, but that only worked in short doses, and sometimes not at all, leaving me drunk and groggy at 10AM. I began planning my life so I could function on 2-3 hours of sleep. This actually helped the most. If I couldn't sleep, I wasn't worried about it, and would just be productive until I could. Sometimes that would be an hour later, and sometimes the next night, but when I stopped worrying about it, sleep came easier.- Eventually I discovered ambien and all those drugs, but the addiction potential was too high, and I've always had a high tolerance for benzos, so I avoided them after a time. Now I rarely get two nights of 6+ hours of sleep in a row, but I can function just fine on 3-4 a few nights in a row before I lose a few steps. It happens, but I'm prepared for it and do my best -- between a triple dose of benadryl and a self-induced insulin coma -- to get as much as I can each night, and recognize when it's time to give up the ghost. The worst part is the extreme frustration and anxiety that comes along with an inability to sleep when you so badly want it, but if you just let that part go, you'll realize that it's not all that bad, though that's much easier said than done. It's going to be very tempting to simply knock yourself unconscious, and I'll admit I've gone that rout in the past, but it is usually only a short-term solution, and only reasonable if your problem is short-term. The catch usually is: it works so well, you just keep doing it, making the problem long-term. Also, amphetamines in the morning might help if you're really cashed. I'd go that rout if you can find a reliable supplier.

[vbnautilus 48]

You gotta treat the source, not the symptoms. Cognitive behavioral therapy ftw.

[CardWarfare 4]

You know what helps? Attention.Just kidding, you're screwed.

[chrozzo 19]

stop sucking cock?

[grocery_mony 8]

I knew a guy with the same problemI think it all worked out for him in the end

[AmScray 355]

Eventually I discovered ambien and all those drugs, but the addiction potential was too high, and I've always had a high tolerance for benzos, so I avoided them after a time.

They're for breakfast around here. I won't even say how many of those I was up to, since people who know anything about this will insist I'm lying.A lot. The first couple nights, they worked, but immediate tolerance issues. Chloral Hydrate has tolerance-development issues too; can't wait until I finally crank up the dosage high enough to wind up as a fat decomposed blob melted into my couch, discovered by a couple cops responding to the "foul odor" call...

Also, amphetamines in the morning might help if you're really cashed. I'd go that rout if you can find a reliable supplier.

I used to use Ephedrine back in the olden days (<-- intentionally said "olden"), but I think they're illegal now. I was up to 40 per day, kidneys shutting down... good times.Fun Fact: Rehab docs prescribe the best shit.Another Fun Fact: My drivers license has been expired for quite some time and I haven't bothered to renew it, for no real reason in particular. According to the people who are charged with minding the sundry peripherals of my well-being, this is considered a "destructive lifestyle choice". Fun Fact #3: I converted the bassline for "Birdland" by Weather Report into a series of analogous numbers, then carefully stenciled those numbers, in sequence, onto canvas, then spraypainted the whole thing flat black so all you could see was the underlying impression of the numbers, then painted the corners of the canvas red, then wrote "fuck you" in white letters in three of the red corners with the lower left red corner getting an "@" symbol painted in old-school techie monochrome green, then threw the canvas away in the alley. Someone picked it up and took it home with them.Butterscotch.

[SlapStick 0]

I lie in bed minimum an hour and a half before falling asleep every night,used to be much worse. Have gotten used to it. Used to drink 3-4 beers to sleep but that started to have the expected results. Tiring yourself out by exercise and having a long hard day and then still not being able to sleep for 4 hours is one of the most frustrating things I've experienced. Had a bad reaction to sleeping pills so now I generally just accept I'll be in bed for an hour or two before sleeping and live off 4-6 hours off sleep.

[HollywoodAFD 0]

Ambien FTW

[JoeyJoJo 18]

Fun Fact #3: I converted the bassline for "Birdland" by Weather Report into a series of analogous numbers, then carefully stenciled those numbers, in sequence, onto canvas, then spraypainted the whole thing flat black so all you could see was the underlying impression of the numbers, then painted the corners of the canvas red, then wrote "fuck you" in white letters in three of the red corners with the lower left red corner getting an "@" symbol painted in old-school techie monochrome green, then threw the canvas away in the alley. Someone picked it up and took it home with them.Butterscotch.

I don't know what any of it means, but I love it.

[runthemover 39]

I don't know what any of it means, but I love it.

it felt very Holmes Monacoain

[CaneBrain 95]

Marijuana FTW

[Governator 54]

Nothing beats NyQuil. ...Maybe not doctor recommended for this but when in doubt it'll knock you out in 20min.

[Jeepster80125 0]

Ambien FTW

I didn't think you posted here anymore. didn't you get outed for stalking bigd or something? JJJ?

Nothing beats NyQuil. ...Maybe not doctor recommended for this but when in doubt it'll knock you out in 20min.

Especially when you drink the whole bottle. Much more effective than expensive street drugs, but that's college talk.

[mtdesmoines 3]

Nothing beats NyQuil. ...Maybe not doctor recommended for this but when in doubt it'll knock you out in 20min.

I'm wondering why this isn't more widely known. Of course, I get the most amazingly peculiar dreams when I take Nyquil, it's almost not worth it.

[El Guapo 8]

I got sick recently and got my first ear infection since I was a kid. Fluid is trapped in my inner ear, somewhat like swimmers ear. It's an awful feeling. Dr.s gave me antibiotics and 60 MG sudafed to clear the passage. Since I rarely take anything like that, except coffee, it's got me on a roller coaster. I am zinging along for 3 hours from the ephedrine, then crashing, I don't like the feeling. It's been hard to wake up in the morning, more so than usual at least.Also, back when I used to "work out" I tried something I got a nutritional store, called Adipo Kinetic(or something close to that). This shit was crank in a pill. Ephedrine, Caffeine, Yohimbine (which is what they used to use before Viagra and Cialis) and a couple other stimulants I don't really remember. I took 6 pills a day, and it made my entire body tingle. My hair was physically standing up on end on my arms. I stopped after a 4 or 5 days because I hated the feeling.

[HollywoodAFD 0]

I didn't think you posted here anymore. didn't you get outed for stalking bigd or something? JJJ?

LOL... no and no.I didn't post here for a while...had to go to work for a bit...but lucky for you... I'm off for a while!Miss me?

[HollywoodAFD 0]

And....back on topic... The stories you hear about Ambien are 100% factual.There's a different level to the side effects...but I can't tell you how many things I have organized while being on it. Just don't leave the house...or hotel room.

[AmScray 355]

Whenever I can't sleep, I'm just going to start posting random shit in this thread. In time, I can see it arriving at the point where all of my participation on this site is limited to nightly, drive-by posts in this thread which people will eventually stop reading or being interested in, since they won't make sense to anyone but me.Tonights Episode: Shambala.Realization: During his zenith, the lead singer of Three Dog Night, Chuck Negron, looked an awful lot like an Afghan Hound...In related news, the upcoming Transformers movie will feature a robot from Chicago called Negron.I've been sad a lot lately. The fundamentals of my life have changed; new people, new faces, new places. Being single has it's advantages, but I'm only charming when I'm drunk and since I can't do that anymore by order of the State of Illinois, I have to try and find a gal who's interested in obese, cynical, hateful, quasi-abusive assholes. I'm thinking Mail Order Bride is my best option. Hate to be the poor, suffering Eastern European broad who draws this short-straw... The good news is I've squirreled away enough Chloral Hydrate for when I decide I'm done and I'll probably write her in the will. Congrats, Natasha. You've inherited a bunch of domain names, watches and old video games. Welcome to America. Picture of some particle boardIn the not too distant past, I spent an entire week trying to count every fiber of pine wood I could isolate on one side of a sawn piece of particleboard. The hard part wasn't just counting; it was the checking and re-checking to ensure I was originally correct.

[brvheart 1,752]

I've been sad a lot lately. The fundamentals of my life have changed; new people, new faces, new places. Being single has it's advantages, but I'm only charming when I'm drunk and since I can't do that anymore by order of the State of Illinois, I have to try and find a gal who's interested in obese, cynical, hateful, quasi-abusive assholes. I'm thinking Mail Order Bride is my best option. Hate to be the poor, suffering Eastern European broad who draws this short-straw... The good news is I've squirreled away enough Chloral Hydrate for when I decide I'm done and I'll probably write her in the will.

Wait, what? I thought you and your wife bought a condo with roof access in downtown Chicago.

[AmScray 355]

No. Life has changed a lot. Lets leave it at that.Besides. 30% of everything I say is a lie, so you never really can tell what's true and what isn't.

[qyayqi 11]

No. Life has changed a lot. Lets leave it at that.Besides. 30% of everything I say is a lie, so you never really can tell what's true and what isn't.

so... what kind of board is that REALLY?

[Jeepster80125 0]

No. Life has changed a lot. Lets leave it at that.Besides. 30% of everything I say is a lie, so you never really can tell what's true and what isn't.

I can relate to a lot of your addiction/alcohol/being in the system issues, and I wish you the best moving forward. I don't know anything to suggest except that at some probation/parole offices, if you know the right people, you can have your drug tests be unmonitored. Drug tests in colorado are monitored if you're on probation or parole, meaning they stand behind you with a mirror. However, if you are taking a drug test for an employer etc, they can't monitor you, so using fake urine is a possibility. I'm sure you know this, so feel free to insult me accordingly.