i'm currently going on like 3-4 days (lost track) of not sleeping at all. any time my head hits a pillow my heart rate goes up and just mind keeps racing about anything and everything to the point where i just hop outta bed and start doin somethin.

went to the E.R. yesterday had mad tests done and shit, and they say everything is fine with me, gave me a xanax scrip to try and calm me down popped 2 of em before i tried to sleep last night, nothing, been up ever since.

anyone ever experience something like this before?

You're thinking about sleeping too much. Just lay down and if you fall asleep good, if not, don't worry about it.

Also try going to a gym and just excersizing(hate spelling this word, fk it imma keep it this way) till you're to the point of exhaustion. Or just go for a nice long run.

 

Originally Posted by ajedrez

no but it sounds awful.

Were you on anything/ had anything going on in your life before this?

What did your sleep schedule used to be like?

nah nothing really going on right before it all started that could've caused it, maybe just the fact that i've been sucking ass at poker lately.

before my sleep schedule was just liek a standard mtt grinders.. grind/fuck around online till like 2-3am and then sleep in till about noon every day, but since the semester started i have class at 8AM mon, wed, fri so that has kind of screwed things up a bit/thrown me off.

and to 2nd guy who replied.... yes i know that is my problem, every time i lay down and try to sleep i just cant stop thinking about the fact that im not asleep yet and i'm not going to fall asleep, it's really messed up and i don't know what to do about it

KWOODS - i smoke top notch shit out of my volcano pretty much any time i'm awake, so that won't do the trick

Chew some Valerian root and get more exercise.

Have you tried self-hypnosis? Lay down, then starting at your feet, relax each individual part of your body, saying to yourself for example "I'm feeling my feet relax and go to sleep" visualize a warm blanket sensation coming over you from the toes up - don't move, just repeat the process moving up your whole body - even if you don't fall asleep, you'll be allowing your body to rest and your mind to be calm - gl, insomnia sucks

 

Originally Posted by theczar19

nah nothing really going on right before it all started that could've caused it, maybe just the fact that i've been sucking ass at poker lately.

before my sleep schedule was just liek a standard mtt grinders.. grind/fuck around online till like 2-3am and then sleep in till about noon every day, but since the semester started i have class at 8AM mon, wed, fri so that has kind of screwed things up a bit/thrown me off.

and to 2nd guy who replied.... yes i know that is my problem, every time i lay down and try to sleep i just cant stop thinking about the fact that im not asleep yet and i'm not going to fall asleep, it's really messed up and i don't know what to do about it

if thats the case my best advice would be to take a couple days off from the poker and just chill with friends/drink/bang bitches, try to just unwind and see if that can get you back on track...

good luck

Sounds like anxiety,boss.
Try going for a walk or exercising before to clear your head.

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Do you have anxiety issues czar? I do sometimes and I fall into this same pattern. I am trying to sleep and I am aware that I am trying to fall asleep, which gets my frustrated that I can't sleep and then.........I can't sleep.

What kind of things or thoughts race through your mind when you are laying there? Do you try to lay there and kind of try to force yourself to sleep or do you accept it get up and do something? How long have you had this condition?

Important question: Do you ever take time out of your day to relax and do nothing? Trying going on a walk for 30 minutes maybe an hour outside. I have found this to help me immensely. I would think that if you do not take the time to enjoy and relax from the hassles of the real world (i.e. - your net worth, why haven't things been going good?, what are you going to do?) your body and brain do it when it has time...when you lie down. I would try picking up a new hobby to focus attention on for a little while. Read philosophical books, take walks, watch nature shows, collect baseball cards with the gum in them :P, anything to help switch your daily routine and keep your mind....distracted...yet focused. Maybe even change your playing schedule too. Sorry for ramblez...

Melatonin might help. You'll find it with the vitamins/supplements. Some people swear by it for relieving jet lag and sleeping disorders.

 

Originally Posted by theczar19

i'm currently going on like 3-4 days (lost track) of not sleeping at all. any time my head hits a pillow my heart rate goes up and just mind keeps racing about anything and everything to the point where i just hop outta bed and start doin somethin.

went to the E.R. yesterday had mad tests done and shit, and they say everything is fine with me, gave me a xanax scrip to try and calm me down popped 2 of em before i tried to sleep last night, nothing, been up ever since.

anyone ever experience something like this before?

Easiest solurion of all time

Drink a fkn ton of hard liq and beer....pass out hammered u will wake up and then got to sleep again for hours

take alot of them xanax

i have insomnia real bad, got a script of ambien, i have to eat like 2 of the 12.5 CR's and 4 simply sleeps every night, been that way for a while

i know someone who has alot of xanax though and the best sleep i ever get is when i eat like 5 blue footballs, theyre kind of addictive though especially at the dosage i need... so i havnt asked my dr for them

i think excersize would be key, i have a broken ankle and have to stay on my back for a few months so i'm just slamming drugs down at the moment, definatly going to try to fit some excersize into my routine when i can again though

if you really have insomnia this will not work, you will just wake up two hours after you passed out hungover and feeling worse then ever, its all about the 4+ hours REM

10mg/dose is ridiculous. 4mg would have me passed out in my chair, and I have a script for them.