[Couch]

Originally Posted by Blake

anyone that does the ambien thing, i feel sorry for you. that shit is highly addictive and if you develop a routine of taking it nightly like i did once, if you don't take it, you lie awake like a zombie all night. took me about 2 months to ween myself off of it. my best advice is stay far, far away from ambien. tylenol simply sleep works well and has no addictive side effects. that's what i take when i can't sleep now.

in response to OP, try one of these. we have one in our bedroom and use it nightly. my girlfriend and i have different schedules...she likes to go to bed early, i like to stay up for a while and watch tv. she was complaining about the tv noise keeping her awake, so i bought one of those sleep background noise generators. both of our quality of sleep improved dramatically. it does well at blocking out all background noise.

Exactly.

My friend was going through a divorce and couldn't sleep and was on this as well as other meds because he couldn't sleep. After he woke up a few days in a row with his pistol taken out of the holster and drawer and loaded, he quit taking everything.

Doctors, psychiatrists, and commercials have made us believe what we need is meds.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Couch

Exactly.

My friend was going through a divorce and couldn't sleep and was on this as well as other meds because he couldn't sleep. After he woke up a few days in a row with his pistol taken out of the holster and drawer and loaded, he quit taking everything.

Doctors, psychiatrists, and commercials have made us believe what we need is meds.

most doctors are salesmen in disguise anyway.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Couch

Exactly.

My friend was going through a divorce and couldn't sleep and was on this as well as other meds because he couldn't sleep. After he woke up a few days in a row with his pistol taken out of the holster and drawer and loaded, he quit taking everything.

Doctors, psychiatrists, and commercials have made us believe what we need is meds.

Sounds familiar.

My dad tried Ambien for about two weeks and would now love to break the chemists face.

My mom woke up more than once...he was trying to strangle her one time and then she found him in their bathroom with his scatter gun a few days later. ASLEEP.




OP. I can't remember the herb but you brew tea with it and it supposedly acts like Valium on the body/mind.

If she snores that loud you may need to brew the whole bottle or box though. I went on a cruise with my younger brother and we shared a big cabin. He snored like a hoopty chainsaw and I thought I was going to have to kill him.

[UncleWede]

She snores in the easy chair, on her back, on her side. I don't think I've ever seen her sleep on her face (although sometimes I *MIGHT* have fantasized). She uses a bunch of pillows around her, but now can't sleep without the airlline pillow under her neck, side or back. I don't think she would like, nor drink, valerian root teas before bed. I've tried getting her to rinse her nose with the salt water douche, but she doesn't respond real well to either the treatment or the idea of doing it, even when she insists I do it to my son.

She told me we got new insurance for the new year, a PPO, so maybe we can get that part taken care of. I spent a lot of money on that Temperpedic mattress, and one for my son's room since I knew I'd end up there, hoping I could eliminate the movement in the bed. The few times she's slept in the other room, my son's toes come sneaking thru the covers to make sure somebody is still there

I'm not up the whole night, I fall back to sleep. But I'm not rested when I wake if I've been woken 6 times over the night. I found that 1.5 hours sleep interval is pretty close for me, and I try to time my total night to be a multiple of that.

[ideliver]

Originally Posted by Blake

all benzo-based sleep aid's are inherently physically addictive, as well as any benzodiazepine. i categorically avoid all of them on a regular basis. take too many, you're on a long road of dependence. i have a bottle of valium and klonopin stashed away, but i don't hardly touch them after the ambien problem.

so why do you have a "stash"

[ideliver]

Originally Posted by Blake

most doctors are salesmen in disguise anyway.

oh please...i spend most of my day educating patients that they don't need drugs or surgery...too bad most people only want the easy fix...

[RENN Spec]

What about a new mattress? I used to think I was having sleep problems but a new mattress solved the problem. 5 years later, I need a new mattress again!

[UncleWede]

The mattress causes me no problems unless I have to sleep somewhere else. TemperPedic was the best $2k I ever spent!

[Kiemyster]

Problem solved



glad i can help

[Blake]

Originally Posted by ideliver

so why do you have a "stash"

rainy day

[JayKay335i]

I'm in grad school right now so I know what its like to not sleep. I've been working on it though. Between stress, anxiety, and sheer work load when I can actually get into a bed for a straight 8 hours I can barely sleep. So far I have duct taped over EVERY single source of light in my bedroom. My mac, 40" samsung, printer, dell, sub, amplifier, power strips, etc. Every damn little stupid light. Then I went for the blackout shades. The pitch black definitely helps. I can somewhat deal with the noise but unfortunately live next to the highway. Might go with a noise generator. They do wonders. Lastly, dose up on some valarian root (research recommended doses). It is the natural plant which valium is derived from. Supposedly makes you feel warm and fuzzy in side.

[SoCali E36]

if i want to knock out i have a beer or two and i sleep like a baby

[MontegoGoGoGo]

Where do you buy the root?

[UncleWede]

v-root is available at any health food store.