Sleeping is the Enemy?
I recently wrote an article on sleep and sleep disturbances, and was surprised at how many responses I got. I am a new blogger and don’t have many readers yet, but when I get 5 or more comments right now, I consider that a lot.
A huge number of people suffer from sleeping disorders. It is estimated that over 12 million suffer from Insomnia alone. There are many medications used for sleep, most are some type of anti-anxiety or anti-depressant. Even if the sufferer does not feel depressed these medications work well, because one of the side effects is somnolence. I am currently taking a medication called Remeron which seems to help me sleep through the night most nights, although I sleep longer than I used to.
Not getting enough sleep can also cause a plethora of problems, such as irritability, making mistakes at work and home, traffic accidents, and most recently scientist and researchers have discovered that lack of sleep can lead to weight gain. Naps taken in the middle of day can make a marked difference in a persons overall daily performance, although it is important to awaken refreshed each day so you can eat healthy and have the stamina for some exercise even if it is just a walk.
posted by Neel at 2:27 PM
34 Comments:
Have you tried sex??
Kidding...... but not really.
11:03 PM
it's true cedia... nothing puts me to sleep like a good healthy orgasm.
Neel.. i love the word plethora. i don't think it's used enough.
i took the antidepressant Wellbutrin XL for nearly a year. it made me jittery. it robbed me of sleep and put me in a state of paranoia.
i don't sleep well now, but i think it's more to do with my bed being too hard. and for the past few nights, i've actually felt like i was going to die, just before i dozed off.
5:00 PM
i pee my pants if i get more than 3 comments on one post.
that's from excitement.. not incontinence.
5:03 PM
Cedia, does it count if it's with yourself? *Kidding*
Are you offering?
Oh btw, i fixed the links on that post read it again, it will make more sense.
5:42 PM
Ms Laughs you crack me up.... here comes a bunch of comments! What are you currenly taking? Trazadone can do weird things like what you were mentioning, also have you been tested for sleep apnea? My test came back positive. I have chosen not to wear a CPAP for now, going to have a septoplasy and some other nasal operation to clear cysts in my sinuses, so we shall see how I sleep after that.
5:45 PM
Neel.. i am currently taking NOTHING.. other than my vitamins.
i'm winging it, i've decided i flow more creatively as a manic depressant...
i've been OK without meds..
no really.
6:11 PM
i still think you'd make CPAPs look sexy.
6:12 PM
ah. tips and tidbits make helluva blog. so glad to have dropped by here. followed your link from my blog, neel, and i have full-fledged stalker tendencies.
8:02 PM
Transience, so glad to have a new reader, I too enjoy your blog!
Ms. Laughs, more power to you for not taking meds. Unfortunately I have tried most everything and if I dont take them I dont sleep.
8:36 PM
Good with the links. Yes, one of them wasn't working for a while.
10:49 PM
I can offer you my play-with-yourself-sound-bites. =)
10:49 PM
Hey.. after I play with myself, I sleep better. So it works! Don't tell me you never noticed..
winks
11:21 PM
hey thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, hope you visit again...i'll be back certainly 'coz i liked yours. :)
btw, sleeping pills harm over the long run...try other methods, like reading a boring book or listening to someone tell stories of their neighbours's favourite cousin's dresses. :)
11:41 PM
C - Yes, i have noticed that
12:28 AM
Sleeping's not too bad for me. I usually wake up a couple of times to go to the loo (not due to excitement, MSL) but then Jill does the same. Then we wake one another up. And it kinda escalates.
When Judy (our dog) was younger she used to wake up, too, and have to go outside. So it did get very busy in our bedroom.
Good to see you on my blog, Neel. Wasn't sure which of your three blogs to visit.
What kind of music do you play then? Wonky Finger's sort of poppy rock. There'll be some samples on the Rabbit Press site soon if you'd like to hear them - just waiting for my clever nephew to fix it for me.
4:55 AM
hi neel, sorry to hear you have that problem. i had it once years ago but only for a few months. good luck.
thanks for visiting my blog. look forward to visiting again!
10:28 AM
Hi Gulnaz, thank you for visiting me on here, It's great having new readers. I will surely be back to your blog.
11:06 AM
roger, thanks for stopping by, that means a lot to me. My music is a fairly poppy a bit the verve.
i will post some of my lyrics, then some short stories and perhaps poems in hopes to be seen on the rabbit press site!
11:09 AM
neel.. i could wear you out. ;)
11:53 AM
Well for me is the opposite...I feel there more for me to do that really do I need any sleep..Nice blog..hey you are getting almost 20 comments...I wish I can get at leat 5 that will be something
11:58 AM
Hi Lorena, and welcome. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Ms. Laughs, I may sound delicate at times, but I'm not!
Nasra, before sleeping medication I was known for sleeping 4 about 4 hours a night. Thanks for visiting, we will see if we can get your readership up together!
Natasha, too much! You are a crack up!
1:28 PM
Cedia, tell me more.... tell me more!
3:25 PM
that's good neel.. i tend to eat delicate men for breakfast..
the tougher ones.. i save for lunch. ;)
however.. YOU look like dessert.
a hot neel sundae. HA!
5:41 PM
the girls love ya neel.
there's something about a man that can cook.
5:42 PM
excellent! this is like a regular harem.
6:06 PM
Robi is right. It is very hard to understand unless you have gone through it. If I didnt take medication I would get very little sleep, I did test positive for sleep apnea, which means my sleep is constantly interrupted resulting in poor sleep quality and chronic sleep deprivation.
1:59 PM
yep.. Robi's got a point. i thought i was going to lose my mind after not getting enough sleep for months on end while on Welbutrin. i was unproductive at work.. i felt like CRAP!
i don't have too much of a problem now, but it could be better. i wake up several times throughout the night. at these times, i reach down and pet my dog or i flip over on my back (tummy sleeper) and meditate. you know that advert "if i could just get to sleep NOW, i could get 2 hours..." that's me probably 3x a week.
it is a lot better than it used to be, hence the reason for lack of complaint on my end. that and i hate going to the doctor.
2:24 PM
oh and i think if you create a "My List" on amazon, you can put it in your blog.. I THINK! don't quote me on that.
2:35 PM
Ms. Laughs, thanks again for all your posts. I may give wearing the cpap a try.
7:51 PM
thank you...I too suffer from insomnia...useful information from you, checked out your links.
7:55 PM
Glad to have helped Mitzee. I was looking over the posts and I think it's important to point out that there are many types of sleeping problems as well as varying degrees.
Some problems are psychological as some people have pointed out, but there are also physiological problems like apnea.
12:14 AM
i'm one of those people that even sex doesn't put me out (putting out not putting you out? irony)
the only way i find that i can get a good nights sleep is to just stay up as long as possible, then sleep an entire day. granted i stay up for nearly a day and a half, but atleast it results in one good night's sleep.
of course if i had me own little minx around, that would probably wear my ass out.
12:25 AM
Exile, thanks for visiting my blog. There are a few little minxes on here, we will have to set you up with one.
I barely slept the night before last, and can totally relate to waht you are saying. I got about 9 hrs last night, with the help of some meds.
6:53 PM
Spock, I used to take remeron too. But before I started taking it I would sleep between 4 and 6 hours a night after I started taking it I had to sleep like 10 to 12, so I stopped it, plus it made me hungry and gave me a sweet-tooth at night. I have been taking a small does of Lorazepam, which works great, you might try it, its an anti-anxiety med.
6:44 PM
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