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JoetheMobster · 10-06-2010, 12:04 PM

I was wondering if there are any others out there that have problems sleeping and what if anything you guys and gals are using/doing as are remedy?

I've always been a fairly light sleeper but the past while I've been having issues either falling asleep or staying asleep. I work regular hours during the day (no graveyard shifts) I normally go to sleep around 9:00 - 9:30pm as I always seem to wake up early in the morning regardless of what time I go to bed. I found if I leave it to later to hit the hay, I'm lacking sleep the next day. I hate rolling around in bed tossing and turning all night!

I've woken up feeling alright through the day, but exhausted in the evening, which isn't so bad, to feeling like a bag of poop in the morning, and dragging myself through the day as I've gotten almost no sleep the night before.

I don't want to look into the heavy prescriptions, looking for more natural things. I've tried having a shower before bed but most times I feel refreshed and awake more than sleepy. I've tried herbal teas which has given me okay results for initially falling asleep. Next up I'm thinking of trying melatonin tablets.....

Can I hear your ideas? (sorry for the long story)

cdowns · 10-06-2010, 12:36 PM

i get quiet and seculed and i read prior to bed it relaxes me and aids in slepping

big_al_71 · 10-06-2010, 01:00 PM

This is what I did: I went and had a sleep study done and they prescribed me a CPAP machine I now sleep like a baby and have never slept better I have more energy than guys 1/2 my age. This was five years ago and I am super happy I did.

**El Jay** · 10-06-2010, 01:06 PM

I avoid caffeine in the evenings.
I've used melatonin, available about any place vitamins are sold.
And, I generally lie in bed and read until I'm sleepy. When I read the same paragraph 4 times & it says something different each time, I know it's time to turn off the light.

But sometimes even that doesn't work. Sometimes I'll sleep for an hour & wake up, then toss & turn for 2 hours before I fall back asleep; then I drag my butt around all the next day. On those days I do my best not to doze off in the evenings.

***Liz*** · 10-06-2010, 03:09 PM

Melatonin is what the doctor suggested for my daughter as well. Its worth the google.

**old Rusty C10** · 10-06-2010, 03:43 PM

i just ask my wife to give me a list of the things she wants done in the house and it bores me to death

irishman999 · 10-06-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by big_al_71

This is what I did: I went and had a sleep study done and they prescribed me a CPAP machine I now sleep like a baby and have never slept better I have more energy than guys 1/2 my age. This was five years ago and I am super happy I did.

Yea dude do get a sleep study, I am 24 and not overweight but discovered I have sleep apnea along with a hand full of my friends.

**Stocker** · 10-06-2010, 04:36 PM

I try to avoid caffeine in the evening, or keep it to a minimum, and not eat too much before bedtime. I usually go to bed about the same time each night. Sometimes taking a benedryl helps me doze off.

Here's a similar thread from another board, might be some helpful info:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=73869.0

vectorit · 10-06-2010, 04:56 PM

I have the same sleep troubles.
The way I have been able to maintain a good nights sleep are:

No caffeinated drinks after lunch.

Do not eat dinner just before bed time, for me I try to eat dinner around 5 or 6 pm. Plenty of time to digest for a 10 o'clock bed time.

I take a multi vitamin every morning.

Then about 45 min to an hour before bed, I take a Melatonin plus tablet. (3mg Melatonin with 25mg Theanine). I buy these at Costco, and they are made by Schiff.

Start out small on the Melatonin, since Melatonin can create really vivid dreams. Which a lot of times is ok, but if you have a troubling dream it can be disturbing.

The above has been my habit, and I have been able to maintain a much better sleep pattern since practicing it.

68GMCCustom · 10-06-2010, 04:57 PM

how about a nightcap?

*Shane* · 10-06-2010, 04:58 PM

i turn on C-SPAN for about 5 minutes ...

Cue-Ball · 10-06-2010, 05:02 PM

Exercise! Unless you have a very physical job, you probably don't get enough exercise. I had trouble sleeping a while back. Tried reading before bed, tried using music to fall to sleep, tried melatonin... nothing really worked well. Went swimming with my wife for an hour and a half and slept like a log that night. Rode 14 miles on my mountain bike that weekend and slept like a log again.

Humans aren't meant to sit at a desk or behind a wheel all day long. Even a half hour of exercise each day make a huge difference to how well I sleep that night (and it keeps you slim and healthy too!).

fastwillie 696969 · 10-06-2010, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big_al_71

This is what I did: I went and had a sleep study done and they prescribed me a CPAP machine I now sleep like a baby and have never slept better I have more energy than guys 1/2 my age. This was five years ago and I am super happy I did.

agree i wasnt using my cpap machine and not getting oxygen to my body i got co2 in the blood stream and was poisoning my self -my trip to chicago killed me for 30 sec at the hospital

GO HAVE THE SLEEP STUDY DONE AND SAVE YOUR LIFE NOW !!
I END UP ON OXYGEN TANK FULL TIME FOR 3 MO. ITS NOT FUN AND DOSNT LOOK COOL TO THE LADIES

Prerunner1982 · 10-06-2010, 06:54 PM

If you mind is active while you would like to be asleep, count backwards from 300 by 3s..

300, 297, 294, 291, 288... etc.

You will concentrate on trying to figure out what comes next you will quit thinking about whatever it was keeping your mind active. I have done this and by the time I reach 0 I usually end up going to sleep pretty easy. If counting by 3s gets to easy... change it to 4s, or 6s.. and up it to 400 or 500.

fastwillie 696969 · 10-06-2010, 08:10 PM

you count until the sheep come home ,YOU NEED TO GET OXYGEN IN YOUR SYSTEM GO DO THE SLEEP STUDY .please do your self a favor and save your life ,i know i went thur it just in may its not pretty to have hoses down your throat and nose, to keep breathing plus you will sleep like a baby on a bi pap or cpap

**GOPAPA** · 10-06-2010, 08:52 PM

Like some have said ,,find out if you need a cpap machine ,,I know a few people who swear by them.. and like others say ,,eat early not late ..

I do not eat a lot of meat and especially not close to bed time ,,I eat lots of veggies and drink lots of water and get as much excercise I can durring the day ..
Eat good food that gives you good bowel movements to get good sleep..

JoetheMobster · 10-06-2010, 09:45 PM

thanks for the replies guys! I'm bookmarking this one for sure.

**Stocker** · 10-06-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GOPAPA

Eat good food that gives you good bowel movements to get good sleep..

Not at the same time, I hope....!!

Jerry Jones · 10-06-2010, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Shane

i turn on C-SPAN for about 5 minutes ...

68C15 · 10-07-2010, 06:54 AM

my oldest boy had the same troubles. we started a new rule where an hour before bed time he stops playing video games or watching TV and reads. many, many mornings I find him with the book open on the bed next to him.

fastwillie 696969 · 10-07-2010, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68C15

my oldest boy had the same troubles. we started a new rule where an hour before bed time he stops playing video games or watching TV and reads. many, many mornings I find him with the book open on the bed next to him.

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10-06-2010, 12:04 PM	#1
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping I was wondering if there are any others out there that have problems sleeping and what if anything you guys and gals are using/doing as are remedy? I've always been a fairly light sleeper but the past while I've been having issues either falling asleep or staying asleep. I work regular hours during the day (no graveyard shifts) I normally go to sleep around 9:00 - 9:30pm as I always seem to wake up early in the morning regardless of what time I go to bed. I found if I leave it to later to hit the hay, I'm lacking sleep the next day. I hate rolling around in bed tossing and turning all night! I've woken up feeling alright through the day, but exhausted in the evening, which isn't so bad, to feeling like a bag of poop in the morning, and dragging myself through the day as I've gotten almost no sleep the night before. I don't want to look into the heavy prescriptions, looking for more natural things. I've tried having a shower before bed but most times I feel refreshed and awake more than sleepy. I've tried herbal teas which has given me okay results for initially falling asleep. Next up I'm thinking of trying melatonin tablets..... Can I hear your ideas? (sorry for the long story) __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

10-06-2010, 12:36 PM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping i get quiet and seculed and i read prior to bed it relaxes me and aids in slepping __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

10-06-2010, 01:00 PM	#3
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping This is what I did: I went and had a sleep study done and they prescribed me a CPAP machine I now sleep like a baby and have never slept better I have more energy than guys 1/2 my age. This was five years ago and I am super happy I did. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

10-06-2010, 01:06 PM	#4
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping I avoid caffeine in the evenings. I've used melatonin, available about any place vitamins are sold. And, I generally lie in bed and read until I'm sleepy. When I read the same paragraph 4 times & it says something different each time, I know it's time to turn off the light. But sometimes even that doesn't work. Sometimes I'll sleep for an hour & wake up, then toss & turn for 2 hours before I fall back asleep; then I drag my butt around all the next day. On those days I do my best not to doze off in the evenings. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

10-06-2010, 03:09 PM	#5
*Liz* Catchy title goes here.. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 39,733	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping Melatonin is what the doctor suggested for my daughter as well. Its worth the google.

10-06-2010, 03:43 PM	#6
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,276	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping i just ask my wife to give me a list of the things she wants done in the house and it bores me to death __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-06-2010, 04:36 PM	#8
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,547	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping I try to avoid caffeine in the evening, or keep it to a minimum, and not eat too much before bedtime. I usually go to bed about the same time each night. Sometimes taking a benedryl helps me doze off. Here's a similar thread from another board, might be some helpful info: http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=73869.0 __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

10-06-2010, 04:56 PM	#9
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping I have the same sleep troubles. The way I have been able to maintain a good nights sleep are: No caffeinated drinks after lunch. Do not eat dinner just before bed time, for me I try to eat dinner around 5 or 6 pm. Plenty of time to digest for a 10 o'clock bed time. I take a multi vitamin every morning. Then about 45 min to an hour before bed, I take a Melatonin plus tablet. (3mg Melatonin with 25mg Theanine). I buy these at Costco, and they are made by Schiff. Start out small on the Melatonin, since Melatonin can create really vivid dreams. Which a lot of times is ok, but if you have a troubling dream it can be disturbing. The above has been my habit, and I have been able to maintain a much better sleep pattern since practicing it. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

10-06-2010, 04:57 PM	#10
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping how about a nightcap? __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

10-06-2010, 04:58 PM	#11
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping i turn on C-SPAN for about 5 minutes ...

10-06-2010, 05:02 PM	#12
Cue-Ball Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 241	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping Exercise! Unless you have a very physical job, you probably don't get enough exercise. I had trouble sleeping a while back. Tried reading before bed, tried using music to fall to sleep, tried melatonin... nothing really worked well. Went swimming with my wife for an hour and a half and slept like a log that night. Rode 14 miles on my mountain bike that weekend and slept like a log again. Humans aren't meant to sit at a desk or behind a wheel all day long. Even a half hour of exercise each day make a huge difference to how well I sleep that night (and it keeps you slim and healthy too!).

10-06-2010, 06:54 PM	#14
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,906	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping If you mind is active while you would like to be asleep, count backwards from 300 by 3s.. 300, 297, 294, 291, 288... etc. You will concentrate on trying to figure out what comes next you will quit thinking about whatever it was keeping your mind active. I have done this and by the time I reach 0 I usually end up going to sleep pretty easy. If counting by 3s gets to easy... change it to 4s, or 6s.. and up it to 400 or 500. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

10-06-2010, 08:10 PM	#15
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping you count until the sheep come home ,YOU NEED TO GET OXYGEN IN YOUR SYSTEM GO DO THE SLEEP STUDY .please do your self a favor and save your life ,i know i went thur it just in may its not pretty to have hoses down your throat and nose, to keep breathing plus you will sleep like a baby on a bi pap or cpap __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

10-06-2010, 08:52 PM	#16
GOPAPA "Tail Gate Best Seat In House" Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,422	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping Like some have said ,,find out if you need a cpap machine ,,I know a few people who swear by them.. and like others say ,,eat early not late .. I do not eat a lot of meat and especially not close to bed time ,,I eat lots of veggies and drink lots of water and get as much excercise I can durring the day .. Eat good food that gives you good bowel movements to get good sleep..

10-06-2010, 09:45 PM	#17
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping thanks for the replies guys! I'm bookmarking this one for sure. __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product



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10-07-2010, 06:54 AM	#20
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: Need Suggestions - Help with not sleeping my oldest boy had the same troubles. we started a new rule where an hour before bed time he stops playing video games or watching TV and reads. many, many mornings I find him with the book open on the bed next to him.

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