ira Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Like many adults...I don't sleep as well as I did as a kid.Fortunately I seem able to function well with less sleep...(At least IMHO...I function well).I sometimes actually enjoy when this happens.I've cooked...cleaned...once in a while call Muzza and Kiwi...FINALLY see my netflix movie....What do you guys do when you can't sleep or wake up "bright and shiny" ...in the middle of the nite?(Oh BTW...Obviously...THIS is what I do sometimes when I can't sleep or wake up in the middle of the nite. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Ira...I never wake up in the middle of the night because I am too damn tired from working my job in all kinds of heat and freezing cold. Try it...it may kick your butt and you would be able to sleep for 5 or 6 six hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 GMam...Alright...I'll be on the docks with you Friday morning...say 10;00...11:00 a.m. ...Is that about when you start ACTUALLY workin'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bessieboo Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have had a hard time sleeping in the past, I would regularly go three days with no sleep! I did get medication from the Doctor but I didn't like the idea of needing medication. Some of the herbal supplements worked for short periods of time. They played with my hormones, we bought a new bed, new blackout blinds. Nothing was the one thing that worked.I would watch television, play on the computer,cook, clean .... my house was spotless !Then it just ended and I sleep fine lately I feel your pain ,I hope you are sleeping better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Bessie...It comes and goes...I've been thru some REAL changes...separation... now dating...no new music from Eric Carmen ...The weird thing is that I don't toss and turn...I often enjoy the time...I just know that it's not the ideal pattern.I have an appointment with my Dr. on Friday to start exploring ...rather than just accepting...these Mid-Life changes.Thanks for your empathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Your sleep deprivation just might be from all the changes you are going through. It's a bummer not to be able to sleep. Since Saturday night, I've been tossing and turning due to pain in my upper arm near my shoulder. Finally, today, my husband convinced me to see a doctor and I'm glad I did. He thinks it's Bursitis. I have to go get X-ray tomorrow to be sure that's what it is, but he prescribed an anti-inflammatory drug to help with pain and what a relief it's been. Still have SOME pain, but not much. Hope soon you will be sleeping sound as a baby. We all need our proper rest to function correctly. I was starting to feel spacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 lori...I'm gettin' worried...my mind's not thinkin' clearly...the other nite...it was late..."Go All The Way" came on the radio...and I thought Eric was singin' about The Cleveland Indians' chances to beat out the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central Division this season.I just Gotta get more sleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockynrobyn1977 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Lori, if the doctor offers you the SHOTS for your shoulder, take it. You will feel great after! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Dr. Cartmill has arrived! I've seen this before...Many times in the last couple of months...It has spread faster than a case of mono in a Texas high school. You, my friend have a classic case of:P.T.S.D.B.B.V.R.(Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Because Bobby Vee Retired) And there is no cure...nor should there be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockynrobyn1977 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 OMG you are too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Yes, Robyn. The dR. did mention if the medicine doesn't help, he may need to give a cortisone shot. I wouldn't hesitate. My mom gets them in her knees for arthritis and she's pain free for up to 9 months so far. He did explain that with Arthritis in the knee, eventually the shots won't help anymore and then she'll need knee replacement. Right now, I just want to get rid of the pain! It really hurt so bad I couldn't raise my arm highter than my waist. Even getting dressed was difficult, but you learn to do what you need to in these situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
december25 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Watch enough late night info-mercials and that will eventually wear you out. Although, I have gotten some great new ad routines from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Ira:I'd be interested in hearing what Dr. Rob has to say about melatonin....especially as we age. I wouldn't want to use it too often for sleep inducement because I believe it would throw off your seratonin levels. However, taken about 30 minutes before sleep..it works like a charm. I'm lucky that even a hot cup of valerian tea knocks me out. Also meditation works fo those who are "wound up" at night...especially those people who can't "turn-off" their thinking when they lay down.Of course......per another thread.......a 30 min session with a "spinner" will have you sleeping like a baby as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachan Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I have horrible sleep patterns. I'm one of those that can't "turn off" my thinking,as you say. Rob had advised me to try melatonin,just as you said,about 30 minutes before bed. He said to give it two weeks to see if it had the desired effects. I hate to take anything other than nutritional supplements,but I'm at the point I think I may give it a go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockynrobyn1977 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 There is a name for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 John....What I love about you is how you always "push the envelope" and make us smile.Rachan...Maybe one day soon...we BOTH won't be watching 4:00 a.m. back-to-back episodes of "Married With Children" on TBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 P.T.S.D.B.B.V.R.(Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Because Bobby Vee Retired) And there is no cure...nor should there be! I had to look it up again. I was wrong: P.T.S.D.B.B.V.R. is actually P.T.S.B.B.V.R.D. The Disorder goes on the end...in the medical journals.Whatever it is, it's highly unlikely that Ira will get a good night's rest again...until the B.V. comeback tour.Oh, And John's "Take Spinner-X tonight and sleep..." used to be the cure for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 just don't mix up your pills at night..if you mistake Viagra for Melatonin...you'll certainly be up all night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeVelvet Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 just don't mix up your pills at night..if you mistake Viagra for Melatonin...you'll certainly be up all night John, you are soooo bad...and soooo funny!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianchick Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 To the Bad Boy John...What only a 30 minutes session with a spinner...tsk tsk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 To the Bad Boy John...What only a 30 minutes session with a spinner...tsk tsk... The G-Force is just too much for the dear spinner to survive beyond the 30 minute mark. Ever see those training films of pilots or astronauts on the G-Force apparatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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S_O_L Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 well..ill tell ya...i havent slept more than 3 hours at a time in prolly 35 years..i usually sew, do laundry, talk on the phone with other insomniacs ..troll the internet.or.whatever, till i eventually konk out oh pish..who needs sleep anyway, when theres coffee to be had ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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