Posted by Alara on March 15, 2003, at 6:00:00
In reply to Re: Insomnia sucks » Alara, posted by Tabitha on March 15, 2003, at 5:15:13
> Hey, fellow night-owl, that's just what I'd do as a kid, read books til the wee hours. Now I web-surf til the wee hours. Eleven AM is my natural wake-up time on weekdays, on weekends it's more like 3pm.
Wow, Tabitha. We must be separated twins! If I wasn't working, they would be my exact wakeup times!!
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> I do use lavendar oil every night, I love the stuff. I also take my shower late, and in a dark room. Very relaxing. But.. still not sleep-inducing enough.
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Tabitha, have you tried cammomile or lemon/ginger tea? They relax me when I have my two nights a week off beer. (Am desperately trying to give up alcohol but that's hard when you're working hard and going through Xanax withdrawal.)
> What does your evil doc want you to do without the xanax?Luckily he's compassionate enough to let me wean off it gradually - but i guess he ultimitely wants to to walk down the exercise/shower/lavender kind of route.
>> I think I just have to bite the bullet and give up my celexa. Gaak! A med change!
Tabitha, have you tried a tri-cyclic antidepressant? They knock you out at night but I don't like the sedating effect which carries through to the next day. (Besides that, they don't seem to be as effective for social anxiety.) Effexor is also a bit more relaxing than SSRIs but the stuff made me want to sleep TOO much.
>> One good point, that awful nazi woman isn't my boss anymore. My current boss doesn't seem to need any sleep, she starts work around 8am and is still online at 11pm sending emails.
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How do those people function??? We need our sleep! Whah!!!Sweet dreams. I'm going to hit the sack once I digest this pizza.
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