Flatcapdriver

I had this problem at the beginning of last year which lasted up until around September where I would wake up each night at 04:30 and have trouble getting back to sleep. At the time I put it down to withdrawal symptoms from smoking.

Over Christmas I had a bit of cigar thing going which I've now canned and the dreaded sleeples nights are back with a vengeance - this time I wake at around 03:30 and struggle to get back to sleep. My wife bought me some herbal tablets which recommended a dosage of two tablets which I took last night, to no avail which was no surprise as I've had sleeping tablets in the past which didn't work. Tonight, I'm going to double the dosage to see if this helps but if not, does anyone have any good tips to help me resolve this problem?

Last year, I was drinking more than I should - about a bottle of wine each night which I've continued into this year but next week I'm planning to reduce my intake to two or three bottles per week. The problem is, that as soon as I reduce the alcohol intake I struggle to even get to sleep so ideally I need to get the sleeping sorted out first.

Help?

punkie

This might sound completely nuts but try rearranging your room.

Putting the bed in a different position.....i'm not talking feng sui sh*t

i did this and it worked

judgejules

flatcap, whats you usual bed/rise time? Some people get up late or tend to slow down in the evening to a state where they might as well be asleep, thus being partially rested, they dont need a full nights sleep and wake up at odd times.

There's also the chance that you're carrying too much water, and you body wakes you up at around the same time to go to the toilet. Try driking less in the evenings?

Any back pains or perhaps new bed etc last year?

Jules

moses

stop drinking coffee mate and tea and cut back in sugar as well


also i take this gaba thing , trust me its good and makes u horny but also relax;s u and puts u to sleep its a natural growth hormone potentiator

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ast/gaba.html

Jamie

I agree try sleeping with the tv on your head and the remote control up your ****

punkie

He said he wanted to sleep at night.....not become Mr booombastic

moses

lol trust me it relax's u so much it puts u to sleep its awesome

Bloodshed Runner

try eating la bit of lettuce before sleeping. Honest.

If all comes to the worse try this. Tell the missus that she looks like your grannys bottom without her makeup and before you know you'll be knocked out in no time.
ps. probably several days so to speak, thus more than enough!

punkie

Into Kinky Sh*t hey... suppose you change channels when you fart !

Jye

It's deffo the booze m8, been there done it. The 4/4.30 wake up is the clue, exac prob I had. Do you keep a glass of water by your bed btw? This will be a very hard pattern to break, once it's started your body clock gets used to it, dont ask me why. It took me nearly a year to get out of it. A bottle of wine is a bit much every night as you probably know. If you must drink make sure you finish before 8 pm at the latest. GL.

astraboy

go to Holland and Barrett, buy a bottle of 5HTP. It has valarian root in it and if it can put me to sleep after an evenings monstrous caffiene abuse then it will work for you too.
astraboy.
P.S. you will have the BEST dreams as well. Guaranteed!

Jye

Is that what they call it now

julian N/W wrx my93

get up earlier and do a hard days work.

i drink about 2L of coca cola a day and have no trouble sleeping.

but could be the fact i get up at 5 in the morning........

simple really!

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I get the sleepless nights when I booze in any quantity, basically just take in less stimulants, get some exercise and no computer games before bed.

Oh and acheiving sexual relief works wonders !

Failing that, Night Nurse !

crush her

As above, knock one out over the misses (or moses) face will do the trick

Leslie

Might be worth getting some mild sleeping pills from the doctor-just to get you in the habit of a full night's sleep.

Even a cup of Horlicks might help, if you can stand it.

Les

Flatcapdriver

Thanks Les but I'm not overly keen on taking chemicals, the gaba is out too along with the remote up me bum but I will look into the Holland & Barratt stuff.

Jye

No offence, but you dont need sleeping tablets or herbal guff m8, you know why you are having problems, just admit it and stop hitting the ol vino so hard. I doubt any good doctor would give you sleeping tablets, especially not if you told the truth about your taste for a bottle of wine every night.

This is going to take you months to sort out. I just dont understand why people are giving you such stupid advice. Stop hitting the bottle so hard or live with problematic sleeping patterns.

There are thousands of good sites like the ones below, take your pick, they all say the same thing anyhow. As I said, good luck, you'll need it


http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/healt...acer030816.htm

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa41.htm

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology...1/edamore.html

Flatcapdriver

At the risk of being accused of being in denial, I'm aware that drinking a bottle of wine in one session is excessive but regardless of whether I have drunk alcohol or not I still cannot sleep properly. Like BMI, there is no automatic cut off point at which you become an alcoholic and if you take the average Mediterranean's consumption of wine then most of them are way up there on the lush scale.

Jye

Yes I know, but if you read any of those link you will see that your sleep pattern can be disturbed for up to 6 months or more 'after' you stop drinking. I like a bottle of wine and have had one per night or more in the past. I was in denial, I'm not any more.

Gordo

You might just be too hot in bed and don't realise it - try sleeping with less layers on the bed.

G

Flatcapdriver

I agree with what you're saying but my sleep problems are a result of nicotine withdrawal, not alcohol.

Jye

Well if it's that simple just wear a nicotine patch before bedtime. Cured. It's your call. I doubt many would agree that nicotine withdrawal causes you to wake up each night at 4.30. That sounds more like alcohol induced sleep disruption, dehydration or needing to ****. Did you read any of those articles?

Cupramax

Are you sure there's nothing else wrong as sleep interuption like this is sometimes caused by depression/anxiety...

Flatcapdriver

Jye, if you re-read my first post you'll see that the problem first started at the beginning of last year when I stopped smoking. Progressively, over the year it improved until like a muppet, I started on the cigars during November and December which has caused the current sleeping problems as my body adjusts to not having nicotine.

The links were useful but I'm not an alcholic and although I recognise that I should reduce my intake I'm not going to cut alcohol out completely as I do enjoy it and I'm not prepared to go down the "my body is my temple" route when I believe that things such as alcohol can be enjoyed in moderation.

I'm not going to put a nicotine patch on now when I've mostly expunged it from my system and the original point of my thread was to find out methods to help me sleep. I've always been a light sleeper and some of the comments have been useful which I'll try prior to cutting down next week.

Flatcapdriver

Nope. Couldn't be happier. It's almost as if something goes off at a certain time and the noise wakes me but I'm fairly certain it's not that.

Jye

Keep us posted then

SiPie

This one's easy .....

Try going to sleep on the very edge of your bed ....


















....eventually you'll drop off

PS Same happened to me when I stopped smoking, lasted a few weeks, then ok