Insomnia

[Annie]

I hate when I fall asleep too early, say in the middle of a certain football game that I began watching, because that is what one does. Wake up at 11:30 not needing more sleep. Going to feel very different by 1pm I'm sure.

 

[onedomino]

You are now up for the whole night? Ouch! Oh well, the net is faster late at night. Better bring coffee to school. Are you normally "sleep deprived?" I read that a high percentage of Americans do not get enough sleep. Do you think the 35 hour work week lets the French get enough sleep?

 

[wolvie20m]

Ehh...I don't really like sleep thats why I want to be a Marine . Figure I won't get allot of sleep then.

 

[Annie]

You are now up for the whole night? Ouch! Oh well, the net is faster late at night. Better bring coffee to school. Are you normally "sleep deprived?" I read that a high percentage of Americans do not get enough sleep. Do you think the 35 hour work week lets the French get enough sleep?

By the time I get sleepy again, will be too late. Ah, I've my coffee right here. I surely hope the French keep at their 35 hour week, they need the rest.

I go through periods like this, usually after a break like Christmas or summer. By nature I like late nights, but for school I like to get up by 4:30. So, that means bed by 9:30, 10 at the latest. Very easy for me to get that turned around! :cof:

 

[onedomino]

By the time I get sleepy again, will be too late. Ah, I've my coffee right here. I surely hope the French keep at their 35 hour week, they need the rest.

I go through periods like this, usually after a break like Christmas or summer. By nature I like late nights, but for school I like to get up by 4:30. So, that means bed by 9:30, 10 at the latest. Very easy for me to get that turned around! :cof:

So you do try to get 7 hours sleep. That's good. I usually get about 5, sometimes 6. I wish we did not have to sleep at all.

 

[Annie]

So you do try to get 7 hours sleep. That's good. I usually get about 5, sometimes 6. I wish we did not have to sleep at all.

Me too! I wish, hey, remember the Super Power thread? I wish I didn't have to sleep! I could get ever so much more done!

 

[wolvie20m]

So you do try to get 7 hours sleep. That's good. I usually get about 5, sometimes 6. I wish we did not have to sleep at all.

For reals they should come up with a pill for people over 23 you can take and not need to sleep.

 

[Annie]

For reals they should come up with a pill for people over 23 you can take and not need to sleep.

Without the downside of amphetamines.

 

[wolvie20m]

Yea hallucinations and being all tweaked out might be bad...

 

[Annie]

Yea hallucinations and being all tweaked out might be bad...

Definately problematic.

 

[Johnney]

know how you feel Kathi. cept mines kinda induced naps...lol
this damn cough medicine is kickin my ass. well that and accidently mixing them with contact. never do that. i mean it was felt good, but then again, everything was spinning, so i cut out the contact...lol
besides, its all in my chest now anyway.

 

[waltky]

When Granny drowses off, Uncle Ferd holds possum's butt under her nose...

Neuron Loss Could Cause Insomnia in Elderly
August 26, 2014 ~ Sleep becomes more difficult as people age. Until now, it’s been unclear why older individuals experience insomnia and sleep disruption.

Now, a new study finds that the loss of neurons in a particular region of the brain may be partially to blame. The finding could one day lead to specific treatments to treat sleep problems in older people. In an article in Brain, researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada report that inhibitory neurons are significantly diminished in Alzheimer’s patients and some elderly people. Researchers analyzed data from a community-based study involving about 1,000 subjects. Investigators followed the participants as healthy 65 years olds from 1997 when the study began until their deaths, when their brains were donated for research.

eople nap on the 15th tee during Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia

Every two years, the subjects wore a small water-proof wristwatch device 24 hours a day for seven to 10 days that monitored all their movements. Toronto neurologist Andrew Lim says the absence of movement for five minutes or longer indicated the subjects were sleeping. The authors studied the brains of 45 deceased participants. They counted the number of neurons in the brain area associated with regulating sleep patterns, and correlated that with data from the monitoring device.

Among participants who did not have Alzheimer’s disease - those with the highest number of neurons slept the longest during periods of non-movement. Those with fewer brain cells had more fragmented sleep. However, the greatest sleep impairment was found among Alzheimer’s patients, whose brains had the fewest number of neurons.

Neuron Loss Could Cause Insomnia in Elderly

 

[waltky]

Samsung comes up with new gadget for insomniacs...

Tech Companies Unveil Aids for Light Sleepers
September 04, 2015 — Insomniacs, light sleepers and others who blink bleary eyes every morning could be the next target of technology companies looking to come up with ideas to improve any given aspect of consumers' lives.

Samsung Electronics Co. and Panasonic Corp. both showcased devices at the IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics show, geared to helping people sleep better and wake up more refreshed.

Samsung's Sleep Sense can be placed underneath the mattress at night, where it can monitor heartbeat, breathing and movements. Data are transmitted to a tablet, where they will be ready for analysis over breakfast, the head of Samsung's digital products, Yoon C. Lee, said.

Samsung's Sleep Sense can be placed underneath the mattress at night, where it can monitor heartbeat, breathing and movements. Data can be analyzed later.

Sleep Sense could also be connected to air conditioning, electronic window blinds or lights, allowing for room temperature and lights to be adapted depending on the user's physical condition.

Panasonic showed similar prototypes that can measure sleep rhythm and time an alarm to gently ease the user awake during a period of light snoozing, rather than giving a sudden jolt from a deep slumber. The device can be linked to air conditioning and, if it is connected to a coffee machine, the user can be greeted with the smell of fresh coffee in the morning.

Tech Companies Unveil Aids for Light Sleepers

 

[shadow355]

I hate when I fall asleep too early, say in the middle of a certain football game that I began watching, because that is what one does. Wake up at 11:30 not needing more sleep. Going to feel very different by 1pm I'm sure.

Ending this past spring, for about two and a half years I dealt with it. I suffered from one of the scenarios listed.

1) Go to sleep at 9 pm and be wide awake at 1am.

2) Go to bed at 9 pm and not get to sleep till 3:30 am. Get up at about 4:50 am to go to work.

3) No sleep AT ALL for three days even though I go to bed at a decent hour. Go to bed at 9 or 10 pm, and get out of bed.....without getting a winks of sleep at 5:00 am, to go to work. Even after fixing a nice meal and drinking a few beers with a good movie in my living room.

4) Go to bed at 9 or 10 pm and awake at 1 am...wide awake. Lay in bed till 4 am and get to sleep, with the alarm going off at 4:50 am - 5 am for me to go to work.

Insomnia can be hell on the body and mind. I have been awake - suffering from insomnia for three days straight. I have done that quite a few times ; one time I can recall a year or so ago = I went four days without any sleep what so ever. No energy drinks, no coffee...or very little , and I had major....MAJOR sleep problems. A few times, standing in my living room after work, I felt my pulse in my temple. I took my pulse and had a resting heart rate of about 120.

If your insomnia gets too bad, you need to see a doctor. If it gets to bad your thinking and rationale comes into play.

Shadow 355

 

[waltky]

Mebbe try some Melatonin - about 20-30 mins. before bed...

... is available over the counter...

... all alcohol uses a lot of sugar to make, so the sugar is counterproductive to sleep.

 

[shadow355]

Mebbe try some Melatonin - about 20-30 mins. before bed...

... is available over the counter...

... all alcohol uses a lot of sugar to make, so the sugar is counterproductive to sleep.

Alcohol depletes the glucagon stores in the body - lowers blood sugar levels.

And alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, similar to the class of drugs like Phenegan.

Not only have I suffered from Insomnia, I now also have a cyst ( about 3/4 to 7/8 of an inch in diameter ) on my left wrist, and have had for about the past year. It varies in size, it gets large then small. I understand that draining the cyst is no cure, and surgery is no guaranteed cure either.....due to the "Stalk" of the cyst has to be completely taken out....which is hard to ensure.


My medical problmes =

Painful hips - a cyst on my left wrist - at infrequent times I have vision problems - frequent heartburn & stomach problems - insomnia - tinnitus - and joint pain that prevents me from running on the treadmill....that I so much enjoy. Problems medically I have devoloped over the past 13 to 15 years. I try to stay in shape, I go to the gym - run and lift weights......but I guess medical problems just keep creeping up on me.


Shadow 355