i would like to be able to take a pill that prevents dreaming, i'm sure i would get a much better night's sleep.
― just1n3, Friday, 29 October 2010 16:06 (thirteen years ago) link
went to bed at 11pm wedwoke up at 8am yesterday (nice!)up till 5am this morning (wtf!)
― mookieproof, Friday, 29 October 2010 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i've had enough of this3 hours last night
made doc appt
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Staying in a hotel this week = waking up 6-10 times a night. I'm going to have black eyes come Friday.
― a fucking abortion (onimo), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 18:56 (thirteen years ago) link
The Ativan Experience isn't perfect, but it's helping, and it's nice to have handy during the day as a Get Out Of Panicked Uncontrollable Sobbing Free card. Too bad about the side effects making it unsuitable for longterm use, though I'm glad I haven't experienced any anterograde amnesia. Too bad about the side effects making it unsuitable for longterm use, though I'm glad I haven't experienced any anterograde amnesia.
― muus lääv? :D muus dut :( (Telephone thing), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 18:59 (thirteen years ago) link
going to the doctor today hoping for some kind of reliefotc medication only partially effectivei seem to be in some kind of unstoppable maniacal period and i wonder if it's my thyroid or something? i also lost 3 lbs, which is kind of a lot for me since i have pretty much been the same weight for the last 15-20 yrs or so.
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Friday, 5 November 2010 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link
ask for trazodone or at least mention it.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 16:58 (thirteen years ago) link
its been the best one for me, all the others made me feel like a bad hangover the next day.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 16:59 (thirteen years ago) link
thank you -- i need recommendations. is that generic for something i would recognize the name of? btw i am not bipolar, pretty sure about that
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:04 (thirteen years ago) link
thats the brand name. its used for depression really, but often prescribed as a sleep aid off market or whatever the heck they call it.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:07 (thirteen years ago) link
hey most people in a manic phase dont believe they are manic...just ask my wife. ;)
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000530
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:10 (thirteen years ago) link
;_;
thanks for the info thoughi'll see what the doc has to saymaybe she'll talk to me for more than 12 min
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
typical doctors...is it a psych or reg dr?
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link
reg dr/pcp
i've never seen a psychiatrist
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:37 (thirteen years ago) link
ah. everytime i see my psych its literally a three minute appt. "any sexual issues, thoughts of suicide...no, good. Heres your scripts, see you in six months."
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:39 (thirteen years ago) link
i tell you what though, last week i took a trazzy before bed and got frisky with the wife...in the tmi dept it took an hour after the deed for my boner to calm down. i thought i was going to have one of those priapism boners for 5-6 hours.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
and one more thing, lack of sleep can obviously cause you to feel manic.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 17:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I think that's my situation. I'm 99% sure I'm not bipolar. A little nervous abt this for some reason. I've never taken prescription meds for brain issues before.
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Friday, 5 November 2010 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
not to scare you or anything, but lack of sleep was one of the causes of my wifes psychosis...but it was post-partum so take that with a grain of salt.
You'll be fine...everyone is on something these days!
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Friday, 5 November 2010 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
any news ll?
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Monday, 8 November 2010 14:06 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, actuallyi went to the doctor on friday afternoon and dedicated this weekend to getting bettershe gave me ambien, which works fine so far (no sleep-driving or anything weird really at all)i feel better/rested but man this weekend was SO BORING
sleeping is boring
thanks for asking
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Monday, 8 November 2010 14:26 (thirteen years ago) link
cool.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Monday, 8 November 2010 14:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Had a bottle of wine, fell asleep around 1, woke up at 4. now watching sin city while all's quiet.
― not_goodwin, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:36 (thirteen years ago) link
my eye is going weird :(
― acoleuthic, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:38 (thirteen years ago) link
is it twitching?
― not_goodwin, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:48 (thirteen years ago) link
yes, at the edges of the lids
― acoleuthic, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 05:51 (thirteen years ago) link
It's tiredness apparently, which i guess you are, being on an insomnia thread :)Doesn't last long, it's quite common, nothing to worry about.
― not_goodwin, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 06:00 (thirteen years ago) link
solidarity, let's fight the night
― acoleuthic, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 06:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't mind it sometimes, i open the blinds and watch it getting brighter while listening to music or watching a film.it's currently 6:08 here and i'm getting picked up in a couple of hours to go and do decorating at my mothers house.
i'd happily stay awake for the rest of my life if i didn't have to wallpaper ever again!
― not_goodwin, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 06:08 (thirteen years ago) link
could use some ambien
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 09:20 (thirteen years ago) link
monday night i took my pain meds for my back, naproxen, vicodin and flexiril and didn't fall asleep until 4am. I can't take my sleeping pill if i want to wake up in the morning after taking pain meds.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:22 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe i'm nuts, but that is a lot of drugs, no?
ambien has been working for me, and i am very thankful, but i can tell it makes me like...wobbly. it's kind of embarrassing.
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Be careful -- even if you don't run outside and try to drive a bulldozer off a construction site, you might find that the time between taking the med and actually falling asleep is a big black hole that you can't remember the next day. Pretty much harmless as long as you take it while in bed with a book or w/e! Just don't try to discuss anything important.
― I've got ten bucks. SURPRISE ME. (Laurel), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Also YAY SLEEP!!!
yeah thats a crapload of drugs for my back. but i didn't take my sleeping pill. my back is a mess.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I feel better, and that's good, but i'm still swirling in chaos otherwisekinda sleepwalking through life
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link
y'all will probably hate me for posting on this thread since i'm usually a good sleeper, but my mind was racing from like 3:30 until ? (i think 5:30 or 6:00) this morning after i got up to get a drink of water. i knew what i was getting into, guess...once i stand up it's all over.
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:04 (thirteen years ago) link
my brain was trying to figure out what to do with this song i'm working on, and once it what it thought was a good idea, it was afraid to fall asleep and forget it.
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i also haveOCD and ADD, so if i don't take my OCD meds, my mind races uncontrollably.
― Str8 Drapin It (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:08 (thirteen years ago) link
jordan - do you keep pen/paper on your bedside table? that's kinda fun. i've been trying to find one of those little headlamp/book lights that are enough to see a book or w/e but not too bright to wake the neighbor so at least i can read without standing up/waking anyone (humans and dogs).
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:10 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah that's a good idea. and i'd love to be able to read in bed without worrying i'm keeping my gf up.
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:20 (thirteen years ago) link
i have one of these and it's pretty good - can be awkward to hold if you don't have the right sized book, though.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
A, do you wear glasses at home/at night/to read? I see you with a little high-tech clip-on light that goes on one temple of yr glasses.
Unfort the only non-military-esque version I can find online actually stands up like a little E.T. on your nosepiece, and seems like it would be right in your line of sight 100% of the time.
― I've got ten bucks. SURPRISE ME. (Laurel), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't wear glasses or corrective lenses
but i that thing sounds like the device in THE JERK
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:09 (thirteen years ago) link
scratch that i
but dang that movie is so funnymaybe i should just watch the jerk when i can't sleep
I don't know what THE JERK is, but all the "LED glasses" items I can find also come with some degree of magnification in the lenses. Pooh.
― I've got ten bucks. SURPRISE ME. (Laurel), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:13 (thirteen years ago) link
pretty tired
at least i'm not burping demons, i guess
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
you know, THE JERK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI8NuFAETMQ
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:20 (thirteen years ago) link
the new phone book's here! the new phone book's here!
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link