Sleep issues

[zero_raver]

I don't know where to look on the internet for my answers nor do I know what I would search on google other than what I have already.

Anyways I have many problems with sleep, most of all that when I get any more than about four or five hours I night I wake up with a sore throat, a cough, and generally feel like crap. The good thing is that I also only usually get about four or five hours of sleep when I sleep nightly. This is really for those times that I stay up for a few days on end.

I've had people say that it may be due to the fact that I had been up for three or four days in a row that makes me feel sick. I know that's not the case though because I feel this way even when I'm getting consecutive nights of eight hours. Also when I stay up for days on end and get the normal amount of sleep for me I don't feel this way.

Now the only real conclusion I can draw from this is that I'm allergic to getting a proper amount of sleep which just seems like an impossibility. One last thing I know of that people often attribute this to is that there's a problem with where I sleep but it happens no matter where I am.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

The only way you can get what you call "Allergic" to having enough sleep is if your body has become accustomed to a certain amount of sleep (In your case around 4 hrs) meaning that you weren't getting the proper amount of sleep and now your body is used to 4-5 hrs of sleep. You must of done something in the past, it may help us all if you tell us when it first started to happen.

 

[Gigaguy64]

You should really see a doctor if its getting that bad.
Asking for help on the internet isint a good idea.

 

[keybird]

Sleeping pills work for me, though sometimes the nerve or muscle in my nose vibrates. Making it really hard to sleep.

 

[geldonyetich]

Personally, I take Melatonin, which is sold in 3 mg tablets. Takes awhile (on the scale of 1-3 hours) to kick in, but it definitely helps to restore circadian rhythms, and sleep is generally deeper and with more dreams.

Avoiding caffeine 6-8 hours before bed time helps a lot, too.

 

[rokkolpo]

I didn't sleep properly for the whole of 2008 and it was hell. Until I discovered the solution.

Masturbation! (or sex when I can get it)

I'm serious, ejaculation completely tires your body out and you have a happy sleep.

so that's why i sleep so well.


OT:i tried sleeping pills once but they had the tendancy to get me in a 28 hour coma.

 

[zero_raver]

I didn't sleep properly for the whole of 2008 and it was hell. Until I discovered the solution.

Masturbation! (or sex when I can get it)

I'm serious, ejaculation completely tires your body out and you have a happy sleep.

I knew there would be things that I left out and I'll get to each point made as I see them.

First off (not to negate anything you said furburt, just to add to information) I have had sleep problems like this since I was about thirteen, so around seven years now. Sex and masturbation just wake me up and get me energized.

The thought that it could be from being accustomed to the amount of sleep is probably one of the most logical and simple answers that just didn't come to mind for some reason.

I've been to a doctor before and all that was done was I was asked to do the obvious (no caffeine, no stimulation before bed, get a sleep schedule going, etc). When I went back after around four or five months of this not helping at all I got sleeping pills.

Sleeping pills are really a no go for me. They don't work or the effects are delayed for hours.

 

[thepj]

I didn't sleep properly for the whole of 2008 and it was hell. Until I discovered the solution.

Masturbation! (or sex when I can get it)

I'm serious, ejaculation completely tires your body out and you have a happy sleep.

You'd be surprised how true this really is.

It's kind of strange isn't it?

not really, most males in alot of animals go into a kind of sleeping period after ejaculation, sometimes for a few hours sometimes for a few days, it varies for differant species, that also explains your excuse for telling the ***** to piss off when she wakes you up afterward

 

[knhirt]

Here's a thought: Are you moving around enough? Physical exercise during the daytime can help one get to sleep in the evening.
When I have sleep problems, I find that exercising - even just taking walks can really help.

Good luck on your quest.

 

[axia777]

Do as many sit ups and push ups right before bed as you can possibly crank out. I mean really push your self to the point of exhaustion. Do this every night. See how that works out for yah.

Also avoid large amounts of sugar and even small amounts of caffeine about six hours before bed time. Those two things can really disrupt the old sleep patterns.

 

[zero_raver]

I'm not exactly athletic but I walk almost everywhere and often just go out to walk. I'd probably average it out to at least an hour of walking a day, though most days are a lot more or less than that (anywhere from twenty minutes to five or six hours of walking). Also I'll usually do a little bit of exercise, push ups or sit ups or things like that if I have an unusually inactive day.

Also I've tried working out right before bed and it gives me energy in the long run, I'll lay down and be tired and more and more the adrenaline will start getting to me. In the long run I sleep less.

 

[axia777]

I'm not exactly athletic but I walk almost everywhere and often just go out to walk. I'd probably average it out to at least an hour of walking a day, though most days are a lot more or less than that (anywhere from twenty minutes to five or six hours of walking). Also I'll usually do a little bit of exercise, push ups or sit ups or things like that if I have an unusually inactive day.

Well, like I said, just do as many push up and sit ups as you can possibly do. Make you self exhausted. Till you can't possibly do one more push up or sit up at all and it hurts to do more.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

Be sure to get exercise, now and then, you should be tired out at the end of the day, also be sure not to have soda of other caffine after around 3. I know,sounds tough. maybe a can, but not a bottle. Also be sure to have a whole hour from doing something that taxes your mind (video games) to wind down to go to sleep.

I was in the same boat freshman year.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Here's a thought: Are you moving around enough? Physical exercise during the daytime can help one get to sleep in the evening.
When I have sleep problems, I find that exercising - even just taking walks can really help.

Good luck on your quest.

Ooh, a polite and literate new-comer. I like.

Sorry, yes, topic. Go see a doctor or something man, that'd probably be your best bet.

 

[zero_raver]

I've tried doing as much physically as I can in the day and I get physically tired, but it doesn't at all help no matter how sore I am, how much I've done in a day, I'll just lay there unable to sleep. I've avoided caffeine for months on end to no avail.

Thank you all for your ideas, any little bit is appreciated but so far I've seen nothing that most people don't already bring up.

 

[McGee]

I didn't sleep properly for the whole of 2008 and it was hell. Until I discovered the solution.

Masturbation! (or sex when I can get it)

I'm serious, ejaculation completely tires your body out and you have a happy sleep.

So THAT'S why I sleep better when my girlfriend comes to visit! Otherwise my insomnia kills me.

 

[Valksy]

Hmm. Sleep apnea? (pretty sure I did not spell that right). Waking up with a sore throat and cough makes me wonder if you have been snoring your arse off in your sleep? People suffering that sometimes skip a breath or two that disturbs them and makes them wakeful.

Just a thought.

 

[zero_raver]

Actually you're right on the spelling. Though the entirety of apnea is missing breaths in sleep from what I know and has nothing to do with snoring. I don't snore, and the problem stems more from getting to sleep than actually waking up too soon. That and the fact that I don't sleep for days on end was one of other reasons my doctor told me I had no reason to worry about apena.