carpmart
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 02:40 AM |
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Insomnia
Anyone else suffer with it?
The older I get the worse it gets. I have no trouble getting off to sleep but if I wake for any reason, pretty much any time of the night from 03.00
onwards, thats it for the night, I am awake!
I often get up early for work to catch flights etc and I spend quite a lot of time in different time zones but its bloody annoying! It also is not
dependant on the time I start my nights sleep.
Oh well, got some work I can do! 
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 03:31 AM |
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i'm just still up chatting to a friend on the interweb. i'm just not tired...
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eznfrank
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 05:44 AM |
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i suffer quite bad too, but i also have a job involving a lot of travel and very early starts and it can really mess you up. I try avoid them if i can
but i always have a few of those herbal nytol standing by.
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triumphdave
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 06:26 AM |
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Me too,I work nights.I am lucky if I get 4hrs sleep after a 14hr shift,especially in the summer.I too have no problem getting off,but its like I have
an inbuilt alarm clock that wakes me up after 3-4 hrs then I cant get back off again.I get pretty grumpy by the end of the week.funny thing is I sleep
no problem at all at the weekends or if I am off work.
If you always do what you have always done you will always get what you have always got
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r1_pete
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 07:21 AM |
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Me too, I can drop off at 11 - 12 pm, be awake again from 1 am and ready to drop off again when its time to get up.... Too much to think about I
recon, again weekends are a different story... Time for a new job I think.
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smart51
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 07:54 AM |
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And you can't even go and work in the garage at that time of night either.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 08:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
And you can't even go and work in the garage at that time of night either.
go and do some grinding 
drop a spanner and it's like a H-bomb going off 
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coozer
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 08:13 AM |
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Well, I get into bed about 11pm and lie down, next thing I know is it's 8 hours later and the alarms going off. I always look at it and moan
I've just got into bed!
If i have a late night (midnight!) and the alarm goes off at 6.45am I struggle to get up and feel wrecked all day.
Nothing like a good solid 8 hour kip
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 08:25 AM |
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like the old saying, I'll sleep when I'm dead
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carpmart
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 08:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
like the old saying, I'll sleep when I'm dead
Trouble is if I don't sleep soon I will be dead!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 09:15 AM |
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I'm an 8 hours of sleep a night type of guy, having a baby has ruined that a bit and I feel tired all the time.
Do you insomniacs feel tired, or can you get by with no sleep?
There was a lady at work who used to suffer, she used to say - "I'm off home now, I'm going to treat myself to a bottle of nightol
tonight!"
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 09:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
And you can't even go and work in the garage at that time of night either.
Why not
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RazMan
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 10:34 AM |
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I seem to have an in-built alarm that wakes me at 4.00am on the dot! It has been like that every night since I had my heart attack 10 years ago ...
at 4.00am!
Worst thing is, I've changed jobs a few times since then, worked different shift patterns, but no matter what I do I STILL wake at 4.00am
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 11:21 AM |
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It's about 5:00 for me - no idea why...
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Delinquent
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 11:42 AM |
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had it all my life, but seem to only really need 4 hours really solid sleep to not feel tooo tired. When our first baby came along 4 weeks ago I
didn't sleep from Sunday 6am till Thursday night (though admit, I did then sleep till 6 on friday morning!) but am finding the 2 hours sleep
before feeding screams start again rather wearing.
A great technique I was taught was actually by a midwife, and is used for expectant mothers.
Lie flat on your back, starting at your shoulders lift them 1/4 inch off the bed, breathing in, then breath out slowly letting them fall back onto the
bed, REALLY concentrate on how it feels as they sink in. then do the same with your elbows, then your hands, then your chest etc working all the way
to your feet. If you actually ever make it to your feet you are doing well. Seems to switch off the mind having to concentrate on something so
relaxing!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 11:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
I seem to have an in-built alarm that wakes me at 4.00am on the dot! It has been like that every night since I had my heart attack 10 years ago ...
at 4.00am!
Worst thing is, I've changed jobs a few times since then, worked different shift patterns, but no matter what I do I STILL wake at 4.00am
man what a pain in the ar$e
what happens when the clocks go back? is it still 4 am when you wake?
you should move to another country where their 3 hours behind
or get a really boring text book on quantum physics or something to read in bed, bound to knock you out like a poison dart
[Edited on 18/4/08 by Mr Whippy]
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chrisg
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 12:30 PM |
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I sometimes have to get up first thing in the afternoon.....
cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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caber
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 02:51 PM |
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get me more sleping pills I find Stilnoct the best, have to bully the doctor for them but if I take 5mg I am good for 7 or 8 hours and feel really
good in the morning. When i am going through a bad patch including last night its wake up every hour or so stay awake for half an hour in the moning I
am a wreck!
Caber
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 10:39 PM |
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Ive a similar thing, had it for years now. I have to wake up every hour or 2 to check I've been asleep, wierd I know. If on the very odd
occasion I sleep right through then I'm absolutely knackered. My latest for the last 2 years or so is just waking and shouting then running off,
I generally stop when I hit the bath. You can guess it takes some explaining if I have any ladies staying over
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