Guest Barrack Road Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) Stevie (and I'm not joking at all), do you have a chemical imbalance or depression? I had insomnia for YEARS. Finally went to the doctor for it after trying every sleeping pill and stupid ass remedy everyone I knew suggested I try and it turned out I had a chemical imbalance (and depression as an additional result). Doc put me on Paxil for about a year, now I sleep every night. Massive improvement as I'd been only sleeping 3 or 4 nights a week when I finally went to the doc. That was about 5 years ago and I still sleep pretty well. Working shifts and being on call doesn't help much, but whaddaya gonna do? Looking back on it, I probably wouldn't recommend Paxil specifically (made me gain about 50 pounds in two months and the non controlled release verison would knock me out for 8 hours about 20 minutes after taking it), but it might not be a bad idea to stop by the doc and see what he thinks. No, but chemcial imbalances aren't unknown in my wider family I don;t think it's genetic though? It's what made my sister become a really succesful psychologist. I don't feel depressed, I did for about 6 months early 20's but that was too many drugs fucked me for a bit, but I do have some circumstantial shit at the moment, not least work but they're just every day stresses every fucka has. It'll only be a temporary thing. Lost loads of weight probably too quickly too, with gym work and not much food. Edited May 5, 2010 by Barrack Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Stevie (and I'm not joking at all), do you have a chemical imbalance or depression? I had insomnia for YEARS. Finally went to the doctor for it after trying every sleeping pill and stupid ass remedy everyone I knew suggested I try and it turned out I had a chemical imbalance (and depression as an additional result). Doc put me on Paxil for about a year, now I sleep every night. Massive improvement as I'd been only sleeping 3 or 4 nights a week when I finally went to the doc. That was about 5 years ago and I still sleep pretty well. Working shifts and being on call doesn't help much, but whaddaya gonna do? Looking back on it, I probably wouldn't recommend Paxil specifically (made me gain about 50 pounds in two months and the non controlled release verison would knock me out for 8 hours about 20 minutes after taking it), but it might not be a bad idea to stop by the doc and see what he thinks. No, but chemcial imbalances aren't unknown in my wider family I don;t think it's genetic though? It's what made my sister become a really succesful psychologist. I don't feel depressed, I did for about 6 months early 20's but that was too many drugs fucked me for a bit, but I do have some circumstantial shit at the moment, not least work but they're just every day stresses every fucka has. It'll only be a temporary thing. Lost loads of weight probably too quickly too, with gym work and not much food. Slightly off topic, you shouldn't starve yourself to lose weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cid_MCDP 0 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Stevie (and I'm not joking at all), do you have a chemical imbalance or depression? I had insomnia for YEARS. Finally went to the doctor for it after trying every sleeping pill and stupid ass remedy everyone I knew suggested I try and it turned out I had a chemical imbalance (and depression as an additional result). Doc put me on Paxil for about a year, now I sleep every night. Massive improvement as I'd been only sleeping 3 or 4 nights a week when I finally went to the doc. That was about 5 years ago and I still sleep pretty well. Working shifts and being on call doesn't help much, but whaddaya gonna do? Looking back on it, I probably wouldn't recommend Paxil specifically (made me gain about 50 pounds in two months and the non controlled release verison would knock me out for 8 hours about 20 minutes after taking it), but it might not be a bad idea to stop by the doc and see what he thinks. No, but chemcial imbalances aren't unknown in my wider family I don;t think it's genetic though? It's what made my sister become a really succesful psychologist. I don't feel depressed, I did for about 6 months early 20's but that was too many drugs fucked me for a bit, but I do have some circumstantial shit at the moment, not least work but they're just every day stresses every fucka has. It'll only be a temporary thing. Lost loads of weight probably too quickly too, with gym work and not much food. I don't know if it's genetic or not, really. Mine was just a unfortunate by-product of when your body goes through puberty and your brain and everything starts making new chemicals, mine didn't make enough serotonin apparently. Barring that, and this maybe isn't the best advice depending on your situation, but have you tried getting high before you go to bed? The sleep I get after having a few hits before bed is better than just about anything for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13866 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Going through this atm. Fucking sick. Drink knocked me out last night but I was up at 7 but it's better than nowt. The sales of Relentless are through the roof at the corner shop because of me. Has anyone ever had that on an empty stomach btw? It's like a bad trip, was sitting on the metro thinking I was going to have a seizure since I could feel me whole body going mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tuco Ramirez Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13866 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Aye, I've been told off a few people that it's when you're thinking things over in your head and it's a vicious cycle to get out of until everything sorts itself out. Still a right bastard though. Have you ever thought of being a therapist btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tuco Ramirez Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Aye, I've been told off a few people that it's when you're thinking things over in your head and it's a vicious cycle to get out of until everything sorts itself out. Still a right bastard though. Have you ever thought of being a therapist btw? You would think I should be given the fact my sister is one of the most senior mental health people in London, but I've got a shit temper and fuck all patience. It is a vicious cycle though because the less sleep you get, the more depressed you feel because your brain isn't functioning properly. Sleep is food for the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Good advice that. Still wake up ocassionally at 4-5am worrying about shit. I've also got into the bad habit of smoking and making a tea when I wake up too early, which is idiotic iyam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tuco Ramirez Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Good advice that. Still wake up ocassionally at 4-5am worrying about shit. I've also got into the bad habit of smoking and making a tea when I wake up too early, which is idiotic iyam. That's bad crack like. I find when I've been on the drink I get 5 or 6 hours, but lately I've been forcing myself back to sleep which works wonders. We live in a very masculine macho society where blokes aren't supposed to talk about pressures of life and how they're feeling, but sometimes when you get yourself in a circumstantial bad frame of mind, you feel like you're the only person in the world who's suffering, the only person in the world who's having a bad day, who questions their life, but when you look at the big picture, a lot of people go through bad phases, it's just some people find them easier to deal with, the best way of curing it like I say is trying to focus on the big picture and thinking of brighter days ahead. The toon have the ability to cheer up my worst of moods, and the opposite is true as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Good advice that. Still wake up ocassionally at 4-5am worrying about shit. I've also got into the bad habit of smoking and making a tea when I wake up too early, which is idiotic iyam. That's bad crack like. I find when I've been on the drink I get 5 or 6 hours, but lately I've been forcing myself back to sleep which works wonders. We live in a very masculine macho society where blokes aren't supposed to talk about pressures of life and how they're feeling, but sometimes when you get yourself in a circumstantial bad frame of mind, you feel like you're the only person in the world who's suffering, the only person in the world who's having a bad day, who questions their life, but when you look at the big picture, a lot of people go through bad phases, it's just some people find them easier to deal with, the best way of curing it like I say is trying to focus on the big picture and thinking of brighter days ahead. The toon have the ability to cheer up my worst of moods, and the opposite is true as well. The biggest downside to living with women is you can't use the age old cure of wanking yerself back to sleep. Especially with Mrs P lying there with her German hair trigger - robot like Aryan senses. Edited October 25, 2010 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Good advice that. Still wake up ocassionally at 4-5am worrying about shit. I've also got into the bad habit of smoking and making a tea when I wake up too early, which is idiotic iyam. That's bad crack like. I find when I've been on the drink I get 5 or 6 hours, but lately I've been forcing myself back to sleep which works wonders. We live in a very masculine macho society where blokes aren't supposed to talk about pressures of life and how they're feeling, but sometimes when you get yourself in a circumstantial bad frame of mind, you feel like you're the only person in the world who's suffering, the only person in the world who's having a bad day, who questions their life, but when you look at the big picture, a lot of people go through bad phases, it's just some people find them easier to deal with, the best way of curing it like I say is trying to focus on the big picture and thinking of brighter days ahead. The toon have the ability to cheer up my worst of moods, and the opposite is true as well. The biggest downside to living with women is you can't use the age old cure of wanking yerself back to sleep. Especially with Mrs P lying there with her German hair trigger - robot like Aryan senses. I love the fact that the thought of shagging her doesnt even cross your mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Good advice that. Still wake up ocassionally at 4-5am worrying about shit. I've also got into the bad habit of smoking and making a tea when I wake up too early, which is idiotic iyam. That's bad crack like. I find when I've been on the drink I get 5 or 6 hours, but lately I've been forcing myself back to sleep which works wonders. We live in a very masculine macho society where blokes aren't supposed to talk about pressures of life and how they're feeling, but sometimes when you get yourself in a circumstantial bad frame of mind, you feel like you're the only person in the world who's suffering, the only person in the world who's having a bad day, who questions their life, but when you look at the big picture, a lot of people go through bad phases, it's just some people find them easier to deal with, the best way of curing it like I say is trying to focus on the big picture and thinking of brighter days ahead. The toon have the ability to cheer up my worst of moods, and the opposite is true as well. The biggest downside to living with women is you can't use the age old cure of wanking yerself back to sleep. Especially with Mrs P lying there with her German hair trigger - robot like Aryan senses. I love the fact that the thought of shagging her doesnt even cross your mind It's not allowed unless pre-arranged with the required number of polit buro stamps and correct documentation. Gone are the days I would rub myself off on her inner thigh (as she slept) with not a care in the world (it's a delicate art). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I've got a few minor problems at the minute that I'm dealing with, but my sleeping pattern has been good. It's when you blow things out of proportion in your head, problems you have, you get to the point where it's all you think about and it fucks you up. Just put everything in to context, if you let situations upset you too much as I have done in the past then they take over your life, and you find yourself waking up in a cold sweat at 3am every morning as I did earlier this year. Put everything in to context, look forward to the future that's how I conquered my sleeping problems, it's totally mental, and totally cirucmstances you/or other people put you in. Good advice that. Still wake up ocassionally at 4-5am worrying about shit. I've also got into the bad habit of smoking and making a tea when I wake up too early, which is idiotic iyam. That's bad crack like. I find when I've been on the drink I get 5 or 6 hours, but lately I've been forcing myself back to sleep which works wonders. We live in a very masculine macho society where blokes aren't supposed to talk about pressures of life and how they're feeling, but sometimes when you get yourself in a circumstantial bad frame of mind, you feel like you're the only person in the world who's suffering, the only person in the world who's having a bad day, who questions their life, but when you look at the big picture, a lot of people go through bad phases, it's just some people find them easier to deal with, the best way of curing it like I say is trying to focus on the big picture and thinking of brighter days ahead. The toon have the ability to cheer up my worst of moods, and the opposite is true as well. The biggest downside to living with women is you can't use the age old cure of wanking yerself back to sleep. Especially with Mrs P lying there with her German hair trigger - robot like Aryan senses. I love the fact that the thought of shagging her doesnt even cross your mind It's not allowed unless pre-arranged with the required number of polit buro stamps and correct documentation. Gone are the days I would rub myself off on her inner thigh (as she slept) with not a care in the world (it's a delicate art). No questions asked in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trophyshy 7083 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 I keep getting up earlier and being awake later, when the overlap occurs I'm hoping I get the chance to punch my own lights out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I advocate narcotics. Copious amounts of a wide variety. Either that or getting a job as a crime fighter, they're up all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yeah, I'm seeing the GP next week, fortunately there are so many committed drug addicts round here that slipping me 56 temazepam won't raise an eyebrow. I don't think I've ever left that doctors without tranquilizers, even that time I went in with syphilis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20140 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The white bread thing IMO is bollocks. White bread is very refined and contains a lot of sugars and sometime bleaches so it release energy a lot quicker than brown bread. I.e its high GI so in theory it will effect your sleep pattern. I read somewhere unless you're stimulting your body through adrenaline, i.e in sport or similar, after a certain amount of caffine, it has an opposite effect, i.e it sends your drowsy. I.e if you're sat at a desk working and your brain isnt pumping that much adrenaline in you (unless you're on webcam like........just saying). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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