OOT - help me sleep soundly - Page 3

kyleb · #21 02-07-2007, 03:01 AM

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Maybe just because I had to go through it but I wouldn't want to take ambien unless there's somebody else there until you know how you'll react.

My wife would take it then sit up in bed after an hour or so, start talking to nobody, turn the gas burners of the stove on and walk away, all kinds of [censored].

Turns out some ppl take it then while their conscious mind is asleep their body wakes up with their unconscious mind in charge. Spooky

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Sounds like me. My doctor recommended taking it while you are laying down and never before.

Klompy · #22 08-02-2007, 06:55 AM

How much would ambien cost if your insurance doesn't cover it?

Stagger_Lee · #23 08-02-2007, 07:01 AM

Good scotch

Klompy · #24 08-02-2007, 07:01 AM

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Good scotch

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Doesn't work for me, I'll still be very awake.

kyleb · #25 08-02-2007, 07:13 AM

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How much would ambien cost if your insurance doesn't cover it?

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I think $3-5/pill.

Fast Food Knight · #26 08-02-2007, 08:33 AM

I have horrible sleep problems too. My doctor recently prescribed me trazodone. It's not a controlled substance and therefore not a difficult prescription to get. I pay like $2 for a two month supply. It also elevates my mood. For the price and ease of getting a script, I think it avoids most of the usual annoyances of obtaining prescription medication.

jws43yale · #27 08-02-2007, 09:04 AM

I am the type of person who regularly lays in bed for an hour+ before falling asleep. I have taken ambien in the past that I have gotten from my parents on those nights I really need it. I take 3mg of melatonin every night and it seems to help. I also sleep much better during the summer when I am on a regular schedule of bed before midnight and up at 8 AM. On weekends I make myself get up at 10 AM if I can. Once the school year starts and my sleep schedule is all over the place I am pretty much screwed.

I am interested in trying this ZMA stuff.

Also, a quick story about Ambien. In the past I had always taken it and falen asleep easily and gotten in bed quickly so no big problems for me. Last spring break I was up really late one night and slept till 5 PM and then the next night was our night off from being ridiculous so everyone was trying to get to sleep relatively early. I take a melatonin and an ambien, but for whatever reason (maybe the Sparks I had pounded not that much earlier) I can't fall asleep. I began seeing hallucinations and really freaked out everyone else in my room.

miajag · #28 08-02-2007, 09:06 AM

Are you wearing earplugs? Those honestly help me a lot, because they prevent small noises from waking me up like they used to. That can really interfere with your rest, even if you're falling back asleep pretty much instantly.

Fast Food Knight · #29 08-02-2007, 09:10 AM

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Are you wearing earplugs? Those honestly help me a lot, because they prevent small noises from waking me up like they used to. That can really interfere with your rest, even if you're falling back asleep pretty much instantly.

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Yes! This too. [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] earplugs

Dale Dough · #30 08-02-2007, 09:14 AM

I can't believe you medicine-happy Americans can't think of anything other than drugs.

It sounds cheesy, but eating healthy and working out will go a long way. I'm one of those types that always has bags under his eyes, trouble falling asleep, feeling ridiculously tired in the morning regardless of whether I slept enough etc.

The best period in my life sleep-wise was when I was in wrestling. I ate healthy, busted ass in practice, and fell asleep at nine PM, to wake up well-rested the next morning.