I hate night

[keithy_19]

I just got home from my friends house and I feel awful. Nothing happened, except the fact the sun went down. I can't sleep. I have terrible thoughts. I feel incredibly alone. I have panic attacks. I pop about 5 advil pm's or benadryl and just sit and stare. Eventually it works, about 2 hours later, and I still toss and turn. It helps take away the loneliness, but never fully.

Some nights are worse than others, and I guess this is one of them. I just gut a job, which is a good thing, and I have to wake up at 9 to get to it by 10. That's fine. I'm happy I'm making money. But it sucks how I can't sleep when I know I have to be up.

I just needed to vent. It just sucks.

[biggirl]

I am really sorry you are feeling this way...I sucks to not be able to sleep at night when you just stare at the clock and think I have to go to work soon...

What has helped me to fall asleep is to read or fantasize...seriously...it puts me right to sleep...most people fantasize about good things...so it relaxes you and eventually you fall asleep..you need to find that relaxing point...and have a really great pillow. I lay my head down on my new temperpedic pillow and I am out....

[RhinoinMN]

Masturbation. Lots of it. Eventually you will wear yourself out, but may need to seek medical attention for your genitals.


I hope for the best. Insomnia sucks.

[TripleSkeet]

If jackin it dont work, try Tylenol PM.

[~Katja~]

I just got home from my friends house and I feel awful. Nothing happened, except the fact the sun went down. I can't sleep. I have terrible thoughts. I feel incredibly alone. I have panic attacks. I pop about 5 advil pm's or benadryl and just sit and stare. Eventually it works, about 2 hours later, and I still toss and turn. It helps take away the loneliness, but never fully.

Some nights are worse than others, and I guess this is one of them. I just gut a job, which is a good thing, and I have to wake up at 9 to get to it by 10. That's fine. I'm happy I'm making money. But it sucks how I can't sleep when I know I have to be up.

I just needed to vent. It just sucks.

If jackin it dont work, try Tylenol PM.
great advice, why not mix a little cocktail ;)


sorry you are going throug this Keithy are you actually being treated for any kind of depression along with your other treatments? I am sure it is a common side effect of the condition... maybe look into natural sleep aids.
There are a lot of homeopathic treatments out there, maybe they help better in combination with other conditions.

[biggirl]

If jackin it dont work, try Tylenol PM.

I love NYquil....even if I don't have a cold...it works every time. I should take some tonight...

[Kevin]

I love NYquil....even if I don't have a cold...it works every time. I should take some tonight...

Hmm.. now i know where that direct TV budget really went..

And you blamed it on poor Rhino and his drinking..

FOR SHAME..

[biggirl]

Hmm.. now i know where that direct TV budget really went..

And you blamed it on poor Rhino and his drinking..

FOR SHAME..

Nyquil lasts much longer than a case of beer or 20 cases.

[Reynolds]

Put some glasses on and pretend they're sunglasses.

[Kevin]

Nyquil lasts much longer than a case of beer or 20 cases.

But but it takes Rhino 2, 3 days to finish those off.....


Oh wait, ive been to his drinking chat sessions... Nevermind...

[keithy_19]

sorry you are going throug this Keithy are you actually being treated for any kind of depression along with your other treatments? I am sure it is a common side effect of the condition... maybe look into natural sleep aids.
There are a lot of homeopathic treatments out there, maybe they help better in combination with other conditions.

I'm not being treated for depression, though when I was first diagnosed with MS I was told I probably should. With any condition there is a certain level of helplessness and other bullshit that go with it.

I was taking Melatonin, but then read on the bottle that if you have an auto-immune disease, you shouldn't. MS is just that.

I'm going to the doctor soon and I'm going to ask about it. As for now, I took a shower which relaxes me more than wakes me up. So maybe soon I'll be able to coax myself to sleep. I also just washed all my sheets and my blanket and pillow cases so that may help too.

[PapaBear]

Not that I'm saying it's OK to keep taking pills, but please get a sleep aid that is JUST A SLEEP AID! Too much Tylenol or Advil PM will kill you. What's worse than getting killed by pills that don't even get you high?

[Gvac]

Keithy - ever tried yoga, tai chi, or meditation?

If not, look into them.

[TripleSkeet]

Not that I'm saying it's OK to keep taking pills, but please get a sleep aid that is JUST A SLEEP AID! Too much Tylenol or Advil PM will kill you. What's worse than getting killed by pills that don't even get you high?

Isnt Tylenol PM a sleep aid? And I wasnt telling him to take a shitload of them. Follow the directions for Christs sake.

[PapaBear]

Isnt Tylenol PM a sleep aid? And I wasnt telling him to take a shitload of them. Follow the directions for Christs sake.
It's a sleep aid mixed with acetaminophen. All he needs is a sleep aid. He said he was taking 5 Advil PM's so I'd assume he'd be taking 5 Tylenol PM's instead. Not good. Especially on a regular basis.

[TooLowBrow]

sounds like you have sun-downers syndrome

so...

stay home after dark

eat lots of birthday cake ice cream

get some stents put in...

and youll be striving towards normality

[boosterp]

Not that I'm saying it's OK to keep taking pills, but please get a sleep aid that is JUST A SLEEP AID! Too much Tylenol or Advil PM will kill you. What's worse than getting killed by pills that don't even get you high?

It's a sleep aid mixed with acetaminophen. All he needs is a sleep aid. He said he was taking 5 Advil PM's so I'd assume he'd be taking 5 Tylenol PM's instead. Not good. Especially on a regular basis.

Advil will not kill you, but can cause ulcers and/or liver and kidney damage. The max safety dose of advil is 800 mg/ 6hrs. Keith takes 1000 mg in a single dose, he needs to back off one pill at least.

Tylenol PM has 375 mg of acetaminophen 25 mg of diphenhydramine (Benadryl). The main side effect of acetaminophen is liver damage. But you can take up to 1 gram of Tylenol every 6 hours and 60 to 80 of diphenhydramine.

This all of course is in a healthy individual.

Talk to your doc Keith, maybe even a mental health professional, I think you know why I advise this.

[biggirl]

Advil will not kill you, but can cause ulcers and/or liver and kidney damage. The max safety dose of advil is 800 mg/ 6hrs. Keith takes 1000 mg in a single dose, he needs to back off one pill at least.

Tylenol PM has 375 mg of acetaminophen 25 mg of diphenhydramine (Benadryl). The main side effect of acetaminophen is liver damage. But you can take up to 1 gram of Tylenol every 6 hours and 60 to 80 of diphenhydramine.

This all of course is in a healthy individual.

Talk to your doc Keith, maybe even a mental health professional, I think you know why I advise this.

All this knowledge you have is crazy sexy.:wub:

[ToiletCrusher]

I shine the brightest at night.

[biggirl]

I shine the brightest at night.

that you do, babe!

[~Katja~]

I'm not being treated for depression, though when I was first diagnosed with MS I was told I probably should. With any condition there is a certain level of helplessness and other bullshit that go with it.

I was taking Melatonin, but then read on the bottle that if you have an auto-immune disease, you shouldn't. MS is just that.

I'm going to the doctor soon and I'm going to ask about it. As for now, I took a shower which relaxes me more than wakes me up. So maybe soon I'll be able to coax myself to sleep. I also just washed all my sheets and my blanket and pillow cases so that may help too.

well I hope you find some needed rest!

This is one of the homeopathics (http://www.similasanusa.com/products-sleeplessness-relief.cfm) I mentioned, but there are many more natural methods out there. If all fails, get out your spandex pants and go to yoga class with gvac, just make sure you are not in front of him for the rising sun!

[boosterp]

All this knowledge you have is crazy sexy.:wub:

Thank you, just years of work and study.

I was wrong about the max dose of diphenhydramine max is 300 mg/day but that is for certain conditions, not as a sleep aide. I cited earlier what should be the max as a sleep aide.

[biggirl]

Thank you, just years of work and study.

I was wrong about the max dose of diphenhydramine max is 300 mg/day but that is for certain conditions, not as a sleep aide. I cited earlier what should be the max as a sleep aide.

wow, I don't even know what that means, but it sounds great:wub:

[keithy_19]

I'm done. I'm not going to killy myself or anything, but I'm just in an awful state. Things are going well for me. I have a great family. I have good friends. I have a job. I'm doing a show and I have fun with it. I'm doing a student film for NYU. All these good things are happening and I'm focusing on them. I really am. I start the day and tell myself on the way to work that I'm going to have a good day. I say it over and over in my car aloud. I say how I won't do anything wrong. Work will go smoothly. I'll leave work in a good mood and continue it through the day.

By night I feel like shit all over again. Nothing goes wrong during the day but as it ends I fall into this hole of nothing. This abysmall melancholy. I'm telling myself during the day that I'm doing well and I'm happy, but in the back of my mind I'm just waiting for it to hit the fan. I tell myself it won't but it does. Even when everything is running smoothly.

F. Scott Fitzgerald said it best:

"Every act of life, from the morning toothbrush to the friend at dinner, became an effort. I hated the night when I couldn't sleep and I hated the day because it went toward night."

[PapaBear]

Use the the pain that you feel at night, to write a novel or script. If you can't rid yourself of the pain, embrace it, and use it to your advantage.

[jennysmurf]

Use the the pain that you feel at night, to write a novel or script. If you can't rid yourself of the pain, embrace it, and use it to your advantage.

This.

[sr71blackbird]

Read a book or do the Rosary. Knocks me out every time.