Sleep aids?

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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2008
    1) Hydrocodone
    2) Methadone
    3) Morphine
    4) Heroin

    When option 1 stops working, you move to step 2, and so on. Option 4 will make you sleep, in the end you won't wake up at all. :)

    Seriously though, be careful with sleep aids, most of them are addicting. I even had some withdrawals from hydrocodone after my surgery, and I only took it for a week. Made me understand though why heroin and morphine are so addicting, even the mild hydrocodone made me feel extremely good. It's not directly related subject but even with sleep aids, you're in danger of realizing you can't sleep anymore without them, and what worked before doesn't do it that good anymore.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2008
    Hey, I know what would be fun. Lets make recommendations without knowing even a glimpse of the personal medical history. Booyeah!

    Talk to your pharmacist or physician.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited July 2008
    May I recommend a 24oz dead-blow hammer to the forehead, around 9pm? Cushion with a wash cloth to avoid breaking the skin.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2008
    LOL! You guys are FUN-NY!
    I've built up a tolerance to otc sleep aids, and reading aint cutting it either. Hell, the past two nights I've taken the normal dosage of Tylenol Sleep Time, and then read for an hour+. Stuff just ain't cuttin it no more. And I wasn't taking it every night either, usually on Sun. night, to get my sleep clock on track for the week.
    I'll be visiting doc this week.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2008
    obieone wrote: »
    LOL! You guys are FUN-NY!
    I've built up a tolerance to otc sleep aids, and reading aint cutting it either. Hell, the past two nights I've taken the normal dosage of Tylenol Sleep Time, and then read for an hour+. Stuff just ain't cuttin it no more.

    Which is why sleeping pills are rarely a solution. They're good for getting over a rough patch while you figure out the CAUSE of your lack of sleep. Treat the cause, not the symptom.

    Good luck though - nothing worse than not being able to sleep.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    Injure your back, and some nerves too while you're at it. The medication they'll give you will make you fall asleep at the drop of a hat. :)
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited July 2008
    Most of the OTC stuff is just diphenhydramine, basically Benedryl. You don't want to get in the habbit of always being on that. Shizelbs said it best, go see your Dr. Sleep is not something to eff around with, nor are alot of the alternatives for sleep aid.

    How much and how well you sleep has a direct impact on the rest of your life, go see a Dr and get it worked out.

    You also may want to review your mattress situation. We recently bought a new mattress, and it did wonders for my sleeping. I was in the same situation as you, and getting a decent mattress alone resolved my issues. You spend 1/3 of your life on a mattress, don't skimp out on one.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Injure your back, and some nerves too while you're at it. The medication they'll give you will make you fall asleep at the drop of a hat. :)

    Yes, see my earlier post a spots above. Hydrocodone (or oxycodone) is what they'll most likely give you. It's an opiate (same family as opium, morphine, heroin).

    http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/oxycontin.html

    obieone, what's your day like? Do you exercise? A long workout and then hot sauna (substitute with hot tub if sauna isn't available) usually puts me to sleep in no time. Like bobman said, find the cause and then cure it, pills are a dangerous way to try to control the problem.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2008
    obieone wrote: »
    LOL! You guys are FUN-NY!
    I've built up a tolerance to otc sleep aids, and reading aint cutting it either. Hell, the past two nights I've taken the normal dosage of Tylenol Sleep Time, and then read for an hour+. Stuff just ain't cuttin it no more. And I wasn't taking it every night either, usually on Sun. night, to get my sleep clock on track for the week.
    I'll be visiting doc this week.


    Good luck with your visit,you should walk away with Ambien or Lunesta,, Ambien did not "do it" for me,,Lunesta did/does,,usually kicks in about 30 mins after taking--let us know.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    Sami wrote: »
    Yes, see my earlier post a spots above. Hydrocodone (or oxycodone) is what they'll most likely give you. It's an opiate (same family as opium, morphine, heroin).

    http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/oxycontin.html
    Crap, I knew my doctor was holding out on me.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited July 2008
    Some people (me for example) need background noise to sleep. If I don't, I think about too much ****. Maybe try that? Every night I go to bed with the TV on.
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  • neuf08
    neuf08 Posts: 1
    edited May 2009
    Instead of going straight to a prescription drug, I'd try a more natural sleep supplement. I've had great success with these in the past, and tend to always keep some on hand for times when I have sleep issues. One good one I've found is Tranquil Sleep, which has Melatonin, 5-HTP, and L-Theanine in it, which are all herbs proven to help with sleep difficulties. I would definitely give it a try first and see if it makes a difference. There are a few other herbs out there as well you could look into if this one doesn't work for you.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited May 2009
    Your first post is on a thread almost a year old? What were you looking for?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2009
    A thread that he could pimp his website with?
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2009
    watching CNN knocks me out..........seriously, in the pool for an hour or so with the kids and im done!
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