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I've had periods of insomnia. Personally, I liked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone and it comes in generic. I've

by logn 12y ago

I've had periods of insomnia. Personally, I liked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone and it comes in generic. I've only ever needed to use it on a short-term basis. Also, I think banning drug ads and the profession of pharmaceutical sales rep would go a long way toward fixing over-prescribing and medical costs. When the new Congress wants to reform Obamacare, someone should add this ban.

oldspiceman 12y ago
This is a great read for anybody with issues sleeping. The vast majority of sleep problems are in your head and after reading this I never had another issue. He debunks the utility of sleeping pills and give you lots of strategies for improving your sleep. http://www.amazon.com/Say-Good-Night-Insomnia-Drug-Free/dp/0805089586 http://www.amazon.com/Say-Good-Night-Insomnia-Drug-Free/dp/0...
thret 12y ago
I think you've got the wrong approach. Sleep is a waste of time! If you can't sleep count your blessings and do something productive.
- lotsofmangos 12y ago
  I sometimes get severe insomnia. After the third day, the most productive thing I could do is menace in a deranged and hallucinatory fashion anybody who dares hand out this kind of advice.
  - thret 12y ago
    I've always had what you might call severe insomnia. I rarely sleep for more than four hours, and I've found I do pretty well on two. As far as I know I've never slept eight without either being up 2-3 nights beforehand or being very, horribly drunk. In my experience if you are not sleeping, staying in bed will just make you more tired. It is better to embrace it, get up and do something. So that's where I'm coming from, I'm sorry if it caused offence. Three days/two nights without sleeping, as in without going to bed at all, should not cause you to hallucinate. That's just a weekend. That's as uncommon as you might think. If you are hallucinating there might be something else going on.

by logn 12y ago

oldspiceman 12y ago

This is a great read for anybody with issues sleeping. The vast majority of sleep problems are in your head and after reading this I never had another issue. He debunks the utility of sleeping pills and give you lots of strategies for improving your sleep. http://www.amazon.com/Say-Good-Night-Insomnia-Drug-Free/dp/0805089586 http://www.amazon.com/Say-Good-Night-Insomnia-Drug-Free/dp/0...

thret 12y ago

I think you've got the wrong approach. Sleep is a waste of time! If you can't sleep count your blessings and do something productive.

lotsofmangos 12y ago
I sometimes get severe insomnia. After the third day, the most productive thing I could do is menace in a deranged and hallucinatory fashion anybody who dares hand out this kind of advice.
- thret 12y ago
  I've always had what you might call severe insomnia. I rarely sleep for more than four hours, and I've found I do pretty well on two. As far as I know I've never slept eight without either being up 2-3 nights beforehand or being very, horribly drunk. In my experience if you are not sleeping, staying in bed will just make you more tired. It is better to embrace it, get up and do something. So that's where I'm coming from, I'm sorry if it caused offence. Three days/two nights without sleeping, as in without going to bed at all, should not cause you to hallucinate. That's just a weekend. That's as uncommon as you might think. If you are hallucinating there might be something else going on.