04-13-2017, 08:38 AM
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#241
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
SP, Is that something we should use? I can get access but hesitate to use sleep aids.
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It's very safe.
The downsides are:
A) tachyphylaxis - a few consecutive nights of use and it's effectiveness is diminished
B) side effects - dry mouth, constipation, worsening of urinary symptoms of suffering from BPH
C) it lasts >8 hours for some people and they're groggy in the morning
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10-16-2017, 12:12 AM
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#242
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First Line Centre
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Anyone had success with hypnosis?
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10-16-2017, 12:27 AM
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#244
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Field near Field, AB
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Any form of Law and Order, after number 3 lights out.
Serious, I've been trying melatonin and you take it several hours before you go to bed. Put's me under, but in a strange way. Even when I do wake, i'm to tired to be consciously engaged. So continue to sleep.
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10-16-2017, 01:16 AM
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#245
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In the Sin Bin
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I've always found watching chess strategy videos very good for curing insomnia.
I recommend trying to find the "Gambit Guide" series by GM Boris Alterman. Love his accent.
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10-16-2017, 01:48 AM
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#246
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Medical marijuana makes insomnia a thing of the past from my experience  |
This. I just started taking it a few weeks ago. Amazeballs.
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10-16-2017, 01:55 AM
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#247
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Field near Field, AB
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I've always found watching chess strategy videos very good for curing insomnia.
I recommend trying to find the "Gambit Guide" series by GM Boris Alterman. Love his accent.
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Remind me never to play you chess. Bishop to King 7? Oh, you fell asleep. But this is a great suggestion.
Last edited by calgarywinning; 10-16-2017 at 01:57 AM.
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10-16-2017, 03:06 AM
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#248
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Medical marijuana makes insomnia a thing of the past from my experience |
Home grown in the back of the motor home works just as well 
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10-16-2017, 07:14 AM
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#249
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First Line Centre
Join Date: May 2012
Location: The Kilt & Caber
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Medical marijuana makes insomnia a thing of the past from my experience |
It has completely changed my life. It helps me turn off my brain and get to sleep like nothing ever has before.
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10-16-2017, 09:07 AM
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#250
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calgarywinning
Remind me never to play you chess. Bishop to King 7? Oh, you fell asleep. But this is a great suggestion.
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Move his pieces into unfavourable positions when he falls asleep then wake him.
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10-16-2017, 11:13 AM
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#251
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CBD oil can help as well if anxiety is part of what’s keeping you awake. High THC indica strains will also do the trick, although you can become impaired.
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10-16-2017, 11:21 AM
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#252
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Franchise Player
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I tried MM a couple years ago and it didn't do the trick for me, it still took a while to fall asleep and I was having crazy dreams.
I'm at the point right now where I dread bedtime, I wish I could just skip it and have it be morning.
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10-16-2017, 11:24 AM
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#253
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Retired
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Back in Guelph
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Originally Posted by nik-
I tried MM a couple years ago and it didn't do the trick for me, it still took a while to fall asleep and I was having crazy dreams.
I'm at the point right now where I dread bedtime, I wish I could just skip it and have it be morning.
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That's strange about the dreams. Prolonged use actually all but eliminates dreams. Quitting can be hard because dreams come rushing back in and individuals can have trouble sleeping again. Also I would advise dosing 1hr - 1.5hr prior to bedtime for optimal effect.
I miss my dreams sometimes...
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10-16-2017, 11:31 AM
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#254
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by nik-
I tried MM a couple years ago and it didn't do the trick for me, it still took a while to fall asleep and I was having crazy dreams.
I'm at the point right now where I dread bedtime, I wish I could just skip it and have it be morning.
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I would still recommend trying cbd oil drops. There is no “high” from them as they contain almost no THC, but they help treat a wide range of conditions that can affect your sleep.(anxiety, pain, inflammation etc..)
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10-16-2017, 04:43 PM
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#255
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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So my 17 year old has insomnia because he is scared to sleep as he gets sleep paralysis and sees shadow people. I have no idea what to do for him.
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10-16-2017, 08:07 PM
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#256
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
So my 17 year old has insomnia because he is scared to sleep as he gets sleep paralysis and sees shadow people. I have no idea what to do for him.
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Take him to a sleep clinic and get him some professional help.
This is not a problem people need to try and solve without proper help
Last edited by Jiri Hrdina; 10-17-2017 at 02:34 PM.
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06-20-2018, 09:03 AM
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#257
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Norm!
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Last night I had a conversation with the devil.
I go through streaks of absolutely no sleep, it can last for a couple of days, or weeks where I get very little sleep.
Last night was the third night of counting ceiling dabs. This isn't like its a breathing thing, when I sleep I sleep, this is never getting to sleep.
I'd add on that I must have eaten something that just didn't work, I got home from practice and went to bed and lay there and at two in the morning, my heart started racing and I could feel it pounding, I figured it would go away, but at 4 in the morning I was contemplating going to the emergency room, before it settled down. In between that, while it was pounding away I swear there was a dude sitting in the chair in the corner of my bedroom talking to me, about what? I'm not sure. 6:30 couldn't come fast enough.
Once I got up and took a shower, the pounding went away.
Bad night man.
Crazy
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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06-20-2018, 09:08 AM
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#258
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Last night I had a conversation with the devil.
I go through streaks of absolutely no sleep, it can last for a couple of days, or weeks where I get very little sleep.
Last night was the third night of counting ceiling dabs. This isn't like its a breathing thing, when I sleep I sleep, this is never getting to sleep.
I'd add on that I must have eaten something that just didn't work, I got home from practice and went to bed and lay there and at two in the morning, my heart started racing and I could feel it pounding, I figured it would go away, but at 4 in the morning I was contemplating going to the emergency room, before it settled down. In between that, while it was pounding away I swear there was a dude sitting in the chair in the corner of my bedroom talking to me, about what? I'm not sure. 6:30 couldn't come fast enough.
Once I got up and took a shower, the pounding went away.
Bad night man.
Crazy
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Edit the Devil thing was probably a weird dream, looking at my fit tracker app, it figures I got an hour and 10 minutes of sleep last night
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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06-21-2018, 11:41 AM
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#259
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Toronto
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I just returned from a two week vacation in Seoul and then Bangkok and my sleeping schedule is super messed up. Been back for two days and I'm crashing at 2pm and waking at 11pm...
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06-21-2018, 12:03 PM
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#260
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Edit the Devil thing was probably a weird dream, looking at my fit tracker app, it figures I got an hour and 10 minutes of sleep last night
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I know you're quitting smoking so I just wanted to ask if you're on anything for it or just going cold turkey? I know that pretty much all smoking cessation products have side effects that negatively impact sleep. If you're wearing a patch, take it off before bed.
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Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
If edmonton wins the cup in the next decade I will buy everyone on CP a bottle of vodka.
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