MaveriK Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Greetings All, Suffering with insomnia and really want to shake it. Going to be cutting down on the falling down juice and lose some weight but i am desperate to get some sleep now. Pattern is mostly the same, get my head down 11-12ish drop off after a struggle and then wake up at 3ish. Toss and turn for a bit before dropping off for anyother hour or so. Any help would be most appreciatted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Greetings All, Suffering with insomnia and really want to shake it. Going to be cutting down on the falling down juice and lose some weight but i am desperate to get some sleep now. Pattern is mostly the same, get my head down 11-12ish drop off after a struggle and then wake up at 3ish. Toss and turn for a bit before dropping off for anyother hour or so. Any help would be most appreciatted I seem to get into a pattern when working but suffered when coming back from the xmas break and ended up laying there until 3 the first night back and was getting up at 6 this was because my body clock got used to me going to bed very late over xmas and adapted to the change....now im back into work mode I should get into a routiene again! Hows your day structured? ie do you get up the same time every day? go to be the same time? this helps. also what do you do before bed? ie play playstation, read, watch tele, exercise etc.....I find exercising having a nice bath and a warm drink sets me for bed in the week and im out like a light. Also does someone share a bed with you? Hope you get a better nights sleep soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 You have my sympathies. I am very much the same in terms of the quality of sleep. My issue is due to an old injury though. Suffice to say i have built up a good movie collection My advice would be to get in to a pattern, going to bed at the same time every night waking up at the same time. No caffeine a couple of hours before bed also try to eat earlier and allow your meal to digest. It is mostly a psychological thing, i know its hard but try not to think about it or worry. I also learnt to meditate for when i can't sleep it tends to help me feel like i am fully rested even if the sleep quality isn't great. Chin up bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I used to suffer from horrible insomnia through college and first couple of years of work. I then had a bout of narcolepsy, which is a very weird thing to experience. First yes, gotta drop the alcohol intake, it can drive your body nuts filtering it all out of your blood-stream. Especially if you're a redbull + vodka drinker! How is your caffiene and sugar intake? I found that if you stop drinking any caffiene from 12-3pm-ish you will fall asleep easier at night. If you start crashing and losing concentration at work during 12-5pm period (or last 5 hours of whenever you work) try and chug 0.5-1 litre of water and have a banana/orange/apple, which should help your body with blood sugar and so maintain alertness and concentration. Breakfast will also be important in the morning to get you alert and your metabolism going. Hopefully you are a breakfast person? Something like bowl of cornflakes/weets + 2 toast + OJ/coffee will set you up til mid-day. Depending on how physical your work is? Are you an office worker or something physical? Also activity in the evening or throughout the day can affect how you sleep later. If you're a big fan of computer games as someone mentioned if you're even playing 2-3 hours before you go to sleep games can affect your adrenalin and 'pleasure receptor'/endorphine levels, which afterwards can either keep you awake or if you've been playing 3 hours of deathmatch games you'll be shakey and drained. Either way your body will not go to sleep until it washes out of it's system and feels calm enough to let the brain relax. If you're gonna play try and do it before you have dinner, this means your brain can wind-down over dinner and it'll digest your food easier and help you physically calm down. Lastly unless you need to concentrate in the evenings try and lower your carb intake in your evening meal or snacks - raise protein levels instead. Try and have more meat (sounds weird eh?). If you're thinking of the gym you could always replace or supplement breakfast with a protein shake and have one for dinner with a small bit of meat. Pure protein from SCI-MX is something I'd recommend to start off with (http://www.sci-mx.co.uk) which you can also buy from your local Tesco if it's got a 'nutri-centre' like the bournemouth one has. This will give you protein at the most important times to aid you build muscle and convert fat because of slow and fast release proteins in it. Be warned tho, no-one'll want to go near you when you fart Sorry for length, but I hope it's all good advice. If you want more, just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Try and cut out caffeine all together, failing that keep it to an AM thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam bell Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 start a fight club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I tend to selep when im ready rather than when i think "oh its getting late must be bed time" ill often not go to sleep till 3 or 4am but then will wake up at 8:30 and go to work and i will be perfectly fine. ive been like that for years. however if i go to sleep at that time and then sleep till say lunchtime (weekends) i always wake up with a headache and im cranky all day. On sunday i went to sleep at 6am. woke up at 11:30. washed the car. pottered arround then went to bed at about 11 because i was tired. slept for about 30 mins then woke up again sat in bed for a bit till about 1am then went back to sleep, then woke up today at 8:20 just before my alarm 4-5 hours sleep is my optimal i recon. hasnt done me any harm. I think its just the way i am :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 start a fight club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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