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    Default How do you know if you have Insomnia?

    I'm not sure whether or not I have Insomnia. No matter how much I try to go to sleep earlier so I can adjust my schedule and start waking up earlier, I can never go to sleep before like 4 am. I even take sleeping pills sometimes like Tylenol PM or something.
    So how do you tell if it's just hard to fall asleep or if it's Insomnia?

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    Default Re: How do you know if you have Insomnia?

    Well, first of all, does SW have anything to do with this "insomioia"? lol
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    Default Re: How do you know if you have Insomnia?

    Lol, good question Jayda! Well, for example, I posted this a few hours ago I think and I've been laying in bed trying to sleep ever since. It's almost 4:30 am now, and I'm not even tired. And I took two Tylenol 3 pills.

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    Default Re: How do you know if you have Insomnia?

    Here's a site that look helpful:


    Here's some sites that talk about the symptoms:

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    Default Re: How do you know if you have Insomnia?

    You have to remember that you are used to getting off work around then. Who comes home from work and goes right to bed within a half hour? Nobody I know.

    If you adjust your schedule so that you are used to sleeping at say 2 AM, and you have to work until then or later, you'll be all worn out. why fight it?

    I say stop worrying, go to sleep when you are tired. Embrace your inner vampire, lol...

    I have been nocturnal since I was a little kid. I have seen a few mentions of naturally divergent circadian rhythms in various medical literature, and there is no doubt in my mind that this is what's going on with me. I kind of like it, except when I want to go buy something at 5 AM, lol...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Djoser View Post
    You have to remember that you are used to getting off work around then. Who comes home from work and goes right to bed within a half hour? Nobody I know.

    If you adjust your schedule so that you are used to sleeping at say 2 AM, and you have to work until then or later, you'll be all worn out. why fight it?

    I say stop worrying, go to sleep when you are tired. Embrace your inner vampire, lol...

    I have been nocturnal since I was a little kid. I have seen a few mentions of naturally divergent circadian rhythms in various medical literature, and there is no doubt in my mind that this is what's going on with me. I kind of like it, except when I want to go buy something at 5 AM, lol...
    The thing is, I don't work night shift at my club...I work day shift. 11:30 am till 8:30 pm! That's why I'm trying to adjust my schedule!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LuckiCharm View Post
    The thing is, I don't work night shift at my club...I work day shift. 11:30 am till 8:30 pm! That's why I'm trying to adjust my schedule!
    Well that's still within the realm of a natural cycle.

    Most people work until 5 PM, but they don't go to bed until about midnight.

    I work until 4 AM, get home about 4:30 or a little later, and typically don't get to sleep until around 10 or 11 AM. This right now is like I am awake in the middle of the night--vampire insomnia...
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    Default Re: How do you know if you have Insomnia?

    Sometimes I have a hard time changing or sticking to a sleep schedule, too. But, I think if you're actually getting enough sleep (even if it's at weird times), then you're okay. Of course, you'd be better checking out those MD sites than listening to my theory.
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    I usually don't go to bed until 6-9 AM. It just happened this summer too. I dunno...wierd. And on days when I would wake up early too, doesn't matter. With me, if I stop drinking soda drinks at like 1 or 2 am, i still can't sleep. And then if I try to take nyquil I get wierd drinks and then I can't wake up till like just before work or later! I dunno what to tell you.

    Are you stressed lately? That's what it is for me. Depression and stress. I'm just going to deal with it till I can fix my problems, but I feel your pain. It's such a bitch going to sleep so late because then you can't get up early enough to do your chores/ errands.

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    I read all the stuff on those sites and it describes exactly how I feel. I hardly ever feel wide awake or like I've gotten enough sleep. Almost always tired.
    Yea, I've been pretty stressed lately. I also read on one of those sites that stress can cause Insomnia. Does that mean that as soon as I get rid rid of the things that are stressing me out and try to de-stress myself, that the Insomnia will go away or am I going to have to do something else to deal with it?

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    I wish I didn't have insomnia. The only thing that's ever helped me consistently fall asleep was when I was in hyper trying to be thin mode & exercising hours a day or when I worked a job where I cleaned for hours a day. Either time I was exhausted & managed to fall asleep at a normal time each night. I would actually try to watch tv in bed & pass out when I was working that job. But in general I have no luck. I'm the type of person who has a hard time getting to sleep even when they're falling down drunk.

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    Default Re: How do you know if you have Insomnia?

    Quote Originally Posted by NatalieFRPhilly View Post
    I usually don't go to bed until 6-9 AM. It just happened this summer too. I dunno...wierd. And on days when I would wake up early too, doesn't matter. With me, if I stop drinking soda drinks at like 1 or 2 am, i still can't sleep. And then if I try to take nyquil I get wierd drinks and then I can't wake up till like just before work or later! I dunno what to tell you.

    Are you stressed lately? That's what it is for me. Depression and stress. I'm just going to deal with it till I can fix my problems, but I feel your pain. It's such a bitch going to sleep so late because then you can't get up early enough to do your chores/ errands.

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    anyway, in response to the original post; i swear sometimes i have insomnia a little. ok, i'm not up till 6 am, but a lot of times it takes me FOREVER to fall asleep, i wake up a lot and then can't go back to sleep even if i'm tired. i'm going to invest in tylenol pm too.

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