Insomnia/sleep disorders thread

soup · January 5, 2016 05:12 AM

im typing out this response at 5:12 am

i dont have any answers

zwimmy · January 5, 2016 05:14 AM

Quote from: Bamyasi on January 4, 2016 08:59 AM
zwimmy and Dust can sleep in my bed.

Three is a crowd.

Bamyasi · January 6, 2016 02:49 AM

So turns out I wasn't actually depressed and the DXM trip I took last week just fucked with my sleep cycle oops.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

slack · January 6, 2016 08:09 AM

did you take the dxm with a shot of alcohol?

Bamyasi · January 6, 2016 10:12 AM

No, should I have?

I can usually get cool squiggly hallucinations at a very low dose (like 15-30mg).

This round just made me feel jittery and awful, but that's what I get for being an idiot.

No more drugs I think. I'm kicking alcohol too (sorry slack).

slack · January 6, 2016 06:30 PM

well dxm causes permanent damage to the brain, but a small dose of ethanol will bind to the dangerous parts of the drug and make them harmless

a single shot of alcohol will give you enough ethanol to safely take DXM

Bamyasi · January 6, 2016 08:27 PM

Really? I didn't read anything about that in the DXM FAQ (© 1997).

I also didn't take enough to suffer brain damage so your plans to scare me have failed.

d-floe · January 6, 2016 09:23 PM

X gon give it to ya

Fuck waiting to get it on your own

FedEx gon deliver to ya

basketweaver · January 10, 2016 03:18 AM

Meditation
Exercise
Eating healthy (LOL XD! no way!)
Sleeping medicines (nyquil is an easy one)

What I usually do is, whenever I'm stuck in a bad sleeping cycle, I force myself to wake up early at 9am for a few days in a row. That usually resets things.

Going to sleep early is hard, but waking up early is easy if you force yourself.

For depression: I heard 5-htp is good for this. I've had some in the past but not sure if it really helped tbh.

zwimmy · January 10, 2016 03:27 AM

Quote from: basketweaver on January 10, 2016 03:18 AM
Meditation
Exercise
Eating healthy (LOL XD! no way!)
Sleeping medicines (nyquil is an easy one)

What I usually do is, whenever I'm stuck in a bad sleeping cycle, I force myself to wake up early at 9am for a few days in a row. That usually resets things.

Going to sleep early is hard, but waking up early is easy if you force yourself.

For depression: I heard 5-htp is good for this. I've had some in the past but not sure if it really helped tbh.

Thank you great basket-sama.

Gilthwixt · January 14, 2016 01:12 AM

My doctor started me on SSRIs last month and this latest one I'm trying keeps me from sleeping for longer than 3 hours straight, so I spend my nights laying in bed thinking about what a failure I am :^)

I've now seen multiple recommendations for Melatonin and Valerian supplements so I guess I'll look into that.

Bamyasi · January 14, 2016 04:27 AM

Quote from: Gilthwixt on January 14, 2016 01:12 AM
SSRIs

Have fun never orgasming or feeling anything ever again.

In all seriousness I hope you feel better soon. Depression's a bitch.

Also yes I've never tried Valerian but Melatonin is 👌

zwimmy · January 16, 2016 07:13 PM

False awakenings combined with SP trip me the fuck out. I usually get like a bunch of them one after another. Today I got out of bed at 8:30 because I was too afraid of falling into another spell.

Bamyasi · January 16, 2016 11:16 PM

Quote from: zwimmy on January 16, 2016 07:13 PM
False awakenings combined with SP

Oh god these.

Dust · January 17, 2016 06:24 AM

I remember having that once, hope it never happens again. Hell I hope I never get any sleep paralysis ever again but we all know that's not going to happen.

Also I'm glad to have someone else to relate to on this subject.