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19-11-2012, 04:16 AM
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Insomnia
Anyone have any suggestions? Watching TV with the lights down doesn't seem to help. (What's on you ask? The Love Boat, Buck Rogers, Charmed ... I'd much rather be asleep, I can tell you).
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19-11-2012, 05:01 AM
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I find sleep to be the perfect cure for insomnia 
Being serious tho, if I try to read in bed, I get woken up by the book landing on my face.
Have you tried a book yet?
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19-11-2012, 07:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Astro_Bot
Anyone have any suggestions? Watching TV with the lights down doesn't seem to help. (What's on you ask? The Love Boat, Buck Rogers, Charmed ... I'd much rather be asleep, I can tell you).
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A glass of good tawny does it for me 
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19-11-2012, 08:34 AM
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 I am the same as Simon , a good read and I am nodding in 1/2 and hour or so .
Brian.
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19-11-2012, 08:48 AM
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I have major sleep issues because of Tinnitus so have my wee iPod and some nice music with some miniature in-ear plugs. Part of the problem is to take the focus away from the problem and the music does that. A wee dram of something nice beforehand helps too.
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19-11-2012, 08:53 AM
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I have the opposite problem.
How to keep awake while watching TV so you don't miss "who dun it"
Reading a book in bed and not keeping check on the pages so that when you nod off you don't lose your place. 
The only way I know to beat insomnia is to try to stay awake! 
Barry
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19-11-2012, 09:10 AM
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I have some nice sleeping tablets which do the job rather nicely on those days that sleep eludes me. They normally do the job.
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19-11-2012, 09:12 AM
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It would be worth talking to your GP since chronic lack of sleep is not good for your health. The doctor will have a systematic approach including eliminating habits that discourage sleep, looking for related health problems which need to be addressed (eg. anxiety disorder) and as a last resort minimalist medical intervention.
One thing you could try is taking a magnesium tablet at bedtime. Magnesium reduces nerve excitation and 1/2 tablet makes me a little sleepy and calm making it much easier to drift off to sleep. It's not a knockout drop though. You also need to look for interactions if you're taking any prescription medications.
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19-11-2012, 11:03 AM
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Reflecting on Refracting
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Exercise.... I mean hard stuff like riding a bike 60+ km's at a good pace. It's hard to find the time, so I ride to work sometimes taking the long way round.
Matt
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19-11-2012, 11:39 AM
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Calcium deficiency causes insomnia .............. take more calcium
the old remedy of a glass of milk will help many people ...
Calcium helps the brain use the amino acid tryptophan to manufacture the sleep-inducing substance melatonin. This explains why dairy products, which contain both tryptophan and calcium, are one of the top sleep-inducing foods
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19-11-2012, 01:11 PM
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I can't sleep without reading first.
At the moment my sleepy time book is "The Bedside Book of Algebra".
Man....I feel sleepy just thinking about reading it.
Some white noise is good too, I have the ceiling fan on low every night.
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19-11-2012, 07:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jjjnettie
I can't sleep without reading first.
At the moment my sleepy time book is "The Bedside Book of Algebra".
Man....I feel sleepy just thinking about reading it. |
Hi JJJ,
That would have to be one of the more fringey choices for bedtime reading 
Where are you heading with that one 
Cheers
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19-11-2012, 07:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Astro_Bot
Anyone have any suggestions? Watching TV with the lights down doesn't seem to help. (What's on you ask? The Love Boat, Buck Rogers, Charmed ... I'd much rather be asleep, I can tell you).
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Hey Astro ....What's that ....the ' Memory Lane ' Channel ...
Flash ..!! 
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19-11-2012, 08:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffW1
Hi JJJ,
That would have to be one of the more fringey choices for bedtime reading
Where are you heading with that one
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LOL My math skills are lousy. So I figure if I can get through this book, I might take a catch up course at TAFE.
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19-11-2012, 10:58 PM
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I'm usually asleep within seconds of some lovin with my wife. Can I say that here?
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19-11-2012, 11:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troypiggo
I'm usually asleep within seconds of some lovin with my wife. Can I say that here? |
You just did!
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19-11-2012, 11:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troypiggo
I'm usually asleep within seconds of some lovin with my wife. Can I say that here? |
You already did.
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19-11-2012, 11:11 PM
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Ebotec Alpeht Sicamb
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As my grandma used to say, insomnia isn't anything to lose sleep over…
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19-11-2012, 11:35 PM
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what about composing a long letter of complaint to celestron ha ha!
pat
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21-11-2012, 06:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jjjnettie
LOL My math skills are lousy. So I figure if I can get through this book, I might take a catch up course at TAFE. |
Good idea, go for it. Lots of help here on IIS of course, and you can often do those TAFE courses online and with some correspondence.
You'll soon be debating Prof. Pearlywhites
Cheers
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