I keep good sleep hygiene. I have herbal tea and a warm bath/shower an hour before bed. I take 50-75 mg of Benedryl (or equivalent) every night. I'm still only sleeping 3-4 hours a night. I can't take Ambien because it makes me sleepwalk. Ideas?
posted by kamikazegopher
on Mar 30, 2013 -
35 answers
Have any of you with night owl tendencies successfully made the transition into becoming morning larks? How do you deal with the social aspect of that transition? Do you get up at 6 on the weekdays but stay up till 3 on the weekends? Or do you sort of have to give that up?
posted by Busoni
on Feb 10, 2012 -
34 answers
I'm experiencing strange visual effects on the edge of sleep. Hypnogogic hallucinations or neurological issues?
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posted by bad grammar
on Dec 1, 2011 -
6 answers
As I head into the darkness of winter in Northern England, I'm starting to notice the same pattern I suffered from last year...sleeping even less than I normally do (4-6 hours instead of 6-7). I'm not even sleepy or remotely tired until 2, 3, sometimes even 4 am, when I force myself to fall asleep. I wake up at 8 or 9 (sometimes earlier). What could be happening here, physiologically or otherwise? If it's related to the lack of sun/light, how does that even work?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Nov 20, 2011 -
15 answers
Whenever I finally turn out the lights and get in bed, I immediately get a bit upset and sad over the things I could be doing. Perhaps not quite sad, but this feeling of emptiness. What do you do at night before bed to feel good about going to sleep when you could be doing so many other productive things?
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posted by lakerk
on Feb 27, 2011 -
25 answers
My spouse has having problems going to sleep and staying that way for as long as we've been together. We've found a few things on Dr. Wikipedia, but wanted to get the hive mind's opinion.
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posted by fireoyster
on Feb 7, 2011 -
13 answers
So we have a cat. He came with the house, and probably not the cat we would have picked for ourselves, but now he's ours and we love him. However he's recently added a new behavioral problem to a list of behavioral problems that isn't as short as all that: From 3 in the morning onwards he wanders the house and meows constantly.
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posted by Artw
on Oct 22, 2010 -
25 answers
Whenever it's dark outside, my brain starts winding down for the day. This is fine in the summer, but right about this time of year it starts to suck a little. How can I get going in the evenings?
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posted by Metroid Baby
on Sep 21, 2010 -
24 answers
What are your recommendations for 1] headphones I can wear to bed and 2] an alarm clock that will vibrate and wake me up?
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posted by Solomon
on Jul 22, 2010 -
11 answers
My five-month-old son has suddenly started crying in the middle of the night every hour or two, just as he did as a newborn. What gives?
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posted by zardoz
on Sep 3, 2009 -
17 answers
Nocturnal nose-picking: how to stop something I'm not even aware of doing? [slightly gross details follow]
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posted by scruss
on Feb 10, 2009 -
19 answers
I need a proper sleep position! I don't know which one I sleep to, because I keep tossing and turning till sleep overtakes and I fall asleep.
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posted by Vandal
on Jan 16, 2009 -
18 answers
What online reads can you recommend on the subject of circadian rhythms and rituals, preferably from an anthropological and/or historical point of view?
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posted by goodnewsfortheinsane
on Jan 13, 2008 -
6 answers
My fiance recently informed me that I often sit up in the middle of the night while fast asleep and he pushes me back into a reclining position and I never awaken. When I mentioned it to my mother, she casually said, "Oh yeah, you've been doing that since you were a baby."
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posted by wildeepdotorg
on Jun 27, 2006 -
15 answers
My wife and I will have our first kid in June. Our cat is a sweet, lovable, completely insane little pain-in-the-butt. He loves snuggling up to both of us, especially when my wife naps, but he's not allowed to sleep with us. But now we have to think about Baby Kickstart.
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posted by Kickstart70
on Mar 20, 2006 -
28 answers
How do I break a 12+ year old habit of staying up too late? Is there such a thing as being addicted to staying up late? Or would it be addiction to sleep deprivation?
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posted by twiggy
on Nov 10, 2005 -
31 answers
