Sleeping problem

[JerryTaker]

Ok, maybe someone can help me figure out what's going on with me.

I work days Programming for a school, it's on a freelance basis, so it's only temporary. I'm hanging on to my night job, which involves making deliveries to far south NJ, and because of this, I only have time to get 4-5 hours of sleep a night.

My problem is this: my body doesn't seem to want to let me sleep. Everytime I get close to nodding off, I feel a rush through my body, like adreneline or something. I can feel myslef shaking, and occasionally I can feel a tingle in my fingers.

Now, if I'm exhausted enough, I can eventually sleep through it, but not after it knocks at least an hour off of my already small sleep allowance time, and even then it'll wake me up after only an hour or two of sleep.

Does anyone know what this might be or what I can do or take to calm myself down or simply knock myself out, but for no longer than 4-5 hours?

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[ADF]

I'm hanging on to my night job, which involves making deliveries to far south NJ, and because of this, I only have time to get 4-5 hours of sleep a night.


Does your night job consist of dropping bodies off in the woods for the Mob? That might explain your problem.

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[mdr55]

Could be a combination of many things.

Are you consuming various caffeine products (soda, coffee, etc.)?

Like you said, your body is constantly adjusting to your irregular sleep patterns due to your constantly shifting work schedule. Even when your sleeping pattern eventually stabilizes, your body will still go through adjusting to your normal sleeping habits.

Are you going through any type of emotional distress that may be affecting your sleep? (Work, school, social relationships, family, etc.)?

You may have some type of Dyssomnia (a sleeping disorder). It doesn't seem to be primarily Insomnia (inability to sleep) or Hypersomnia (sleeping too much).
From what information you stated it could be Dyssomnia (NOS).

But what do I know. It's best to go to your primary care physician or medical doctor to better assist you with your current ailment.

Go to your Doctor.

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[smiler grogan]

Are you drinking alot of caffeine if so you might be wired and can't sleep.

[KC2OSO]

Like the others said, try laying off the caffeine which did wonders for me. Also, I keep a bottle of Melatonin around for nights whan I can't get to sleep. Usually 1/2 of a 3 mg. pill works for me and I don't feel like a zombie the next day after about 6 hours of sleep.

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[zathrus]

cut down on the caffine and yoga. it is very relaxing

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[JerryTaker]

Unfortunately, since I'm driving from about 8:30pm to 3:30 am, I need to stay alert. I am trying not to drink coffee too excessively, but I don't want to fall asleep behind the wheel.

I'm still getting my health insurance ironed out. I don't have a primary care physician as of yet. Hopefully I'll have time to take care of that this weekend.

Is Melatonin something I can pick up anywhere? (sorry, I'm clueless with that kind of stuff)

I'd have to try the yoga on my own. I guess out of a book or something ("Yoga for re-re's?")

Thank you for the responses so far. I'm really hoping that these symptoms are simply caused by anxiety, and that I'm not on the doorstep of a stroke or anything like that. Of course my worrying about that might be one of the contributing factors.

it's a vicious circle

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This message was edited by JerryTaker on 2-17-04 @ 7:04 PM

[sr71blackbird]

More likely the stress of having 2 jobs is making you anxious and your body knows you need sleep in order to function and its trying to make you unable to work so you can remove the anxiety. Simply being aware that this is whats happeneing will enable you to overcome the anxiety and get the sleep. Everytime you feel you cant sleep, keep telling yourself that the reason why you arent sleeping is because your unconscious mind is trying to get you to change, but you arent being fooled by it. Instead, concentrate on what it could be that your unconscious is afraid of as to why it wants you to change the job situation. Its important to think of your mind as having 2 parts (conscious and unconscious) with one stronger than the other, but the other having more influence. Realising the struggle between the two will enable you to control them both over time.

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[keithy_19]

Take benadryl

[KC2OSO]

As far as meditation goes, I'm not really good at it but I'm trying. Here are a few books that helped me get a little better at it:

Emotional Alchemy - Tara Bennett-Goleman
The Inner Art of Meditation - Jack Kornfield
Thoughts Without a Thinker - Mark Epstein

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