Comments on: Insomnia http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: reason http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134413 reason Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:34:19 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134413 Wheelchair marathon? Wheelchair marathon?

]]> By: Susie http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134324 Susie Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:35:35 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134324 Considering that I can't even do yoga until I get my ankle operated on (and go through two months recovery where I won't be allowed to put any weight on it), training for a marathon isn't an option. Considering that I can’t even do yoga until I get my ankle operated on (and go through two months recovery where I won’t be allowed to put any weight on it), training for a marathon isn’t an option.

]]> By: reason http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134321 reason Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:14:59 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134321 Americans and pills? (Or disguised pills with herbal teas)! Start training for a marathon and your problems will be over. Americans and pills? (Or disguised pills with herbal teas)! Start training for a marathon and your problems will be over.

]]> By: Alicia http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134319 Alicia Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:25:40 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134319 I too have not been sleeping -- for months! Last night I tried 500 mg of magnesium citrate (relaxes the muscles and stopped restless leg syndrome) and half a dose of generic tylenol PM. I woke up once and then the next thing I knew it was morning! I felt like my old self today - what a difference sleep makes. Magnesium may work on tics - I dunno. Good luck! I too have not been sleeping — for months! Last night I tried 500 mg of magnesium citrate (relaxes the muscles and stopped restless leg syndrome) and half a dose of generic tylenol PM. I woke up once and then the next thing I knew it was morning! I felt like my old self today - what a difference sleep makes. Magnesium may work on tics - I dunno. Good luck!

]]> By: Mad Martigan http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134305 Mad Martigan Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:50:55 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134305 There's a relativley new discovery from the Amazon that is turning up in several health-food products: the Acai berry. The berry grows on a type of palm that used to get harvested just for the heart-of-palm, (depleting the rain forest). Most of the product available is not processed fresh, so the anti-oxidant, omega-3, and phyto-nutrient benefits are lost. The one company that is working with the indigenous people to propogate these trees, (saving the rain forest) and processing the fruit locally to lock in the nutrients is MonaVie. My kid brother is in his late 40's, he's a cancer survivor, and he's had a few nasty injuries throughout his life invloving dislocations and broken bones. Needles to say, he's been living with chronic pain in several body parts. He's been drinking this MonaVie juice for about 8 months now, and he looks 5 years younger. He's got a spring in his step that wasn't there a year ago. I've been drinking it for almost 6 months, and I don't have the backaches I used to get, I don't reach for my reading glasses in the evening when my eyes get tired, the tingling numbness in my left hand has gone away, and I've been sleeping much better, too. The Acai berry is the only known food that you could eat exclusively for a month and not show any health deficiencies. Let me know if you want to try it and I'll send you a bottle, (or a case). Drink 2 oz. every morning and every night and let us know what you think. Has anybody else heard of this stuff? There’s a relativley new discovery from the Amazon that is turning up in several health-food products: the Acai berry. The berry grows on a type of palm that used to get harvested just for the heart-of-palm, (depleting the rain forest). Most of the product available is not processed fresh, so the anti-oxidant, omega-3, and phyto-nutrient benefits are lost.

The one company that is working with the indigenous people to propogate these trees, (saving the rain forest) and processing the fruit locally to lock in the nutrients is MonaVie. My kid brother is in his late 40’s, he’s a cancer survivor, and he’s had a few nasty injuries throughout his life invloving dislocations and broken bones. Needles to say, he’s been living with chronic pain in several body parts. He’s been drinking this MonaVie juice for about 8 months now, and he looks 5 years younger. He’s got a spring in his step that wasn’t there a year ago.

I’ve been drinking it for almost 6 months, and I don’t have the backaches I used to get, I don’t reach for my reading glasses in the evening when my eyes get tired, the tingling numbness in my left hand has gone away, and I’ve been sleeping much better, too. The Acai berry is the only known food that you could eat exclusively for a month and not show any health deficiencies.

Let me know if you want to try it and I’ll send you a bottle, (or a case). Drink 2 oz. every morning and every night and let us know what you think. Has anybody else heard of this stuff?

]]> By: Orson http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134302 Orson Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:33:52 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134302 You falling asleep at the wheel scared the hell out of us, too. My friends and I find that a couple of ibuprofen before bed helps a lot. You falling asleep at the wheel scared the hell out of us, too.

My friends and I find that a couple of ibuprofen before bed helps a lot.

]]> By: lurkerfan http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134301 lurkerfan Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:53:34 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134301 Susie, I've not slept well most of my life -- could be I have ADD, as it was defined long after I'd left childhood behind. I agree with two writers above -- hard physical exercise helps and so does sex. But I'm not as disciplined as I need to be about exercise, and really prefer sex to be more than a sleeping pill. I've recently begun taking a capsule of L-Tryptophan before going to bed and as a result am having far, far fewer sleepless nights. I still have my customary 3 cups of coffee in the morning, but no caffeine after 11 a.m. Melatonin might work also. I tried it years ago when it was in the news so much, but cannot remember why I quit. I know that adrenalin is a factor with me, as I have lots of trouble settling down after any very exciting or disturbing event. You strike me as a person with very intense feelings, and I believe that has a chemical effect on the body, making it difficult to relax. I have always resisted medication, but am hoping I do not discover any adverse effects from the L-Tryptophan. I've been taking it for about 15 months with no apparent ill effects. Susie,
I’ve not slept well most of my life — could be I have ADD, as it was defined long after I’d left childhood behind. I agree with two writers above — hard physical exercise helps and so does sex. But I’m not as disciplined as I need to be about exercise, and really prefer sex to be more than a sleeping pill. I’ve recently begun taking a capsule of L-Tryptophan before going to bed and as a result am having far, far fewer sleepless nights. I still have my customary 3 cups of coffee in the morning, but no caffeine after 11 a.m. Melatonin might work also. I tried it years ago when it was in the news so much, but cannot remember why I quit.

I know that adrenalin is a factor with me, as I have lots of trouble settling down after any very exciting or disturbing event. You strike me as a person with very intense feelings, and I believe that has a chemical effect on the body, making it difficult to relax. I have always resisted medication, but am hoping I do not discover any adverse effects from the L-Tryptophan. I’ve been taking it for about 15 months with no apparent ill effects.

]]> By: somegirl http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134299 somegirl Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:39:31 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134299 you know what's been working like a dream for me? sleeptime extra tea, the one with valerian. the regular one does nothing, but that valerian really works for me. you know what’s been working like a dream for me? sleeptime extra tea, the one with valerian. the regular one does nothing, but that valerian really works for me.

]]> By: truth http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134298 truth Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:56:43 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134298 I didn't sleep well for six months last year. I had a sleep study, pretty normal. My doctor wanted to send me to a surgeon to have a mouth appliance made. I couldn't face that. Yucch. My female friends prescribed this to me for sleep disruptions, and my sleep has improved: Chamomile or other sleep tea 1 or 2 hours before bed, with a melatonin pill. I didn’t sleep well for six months last year. I had a sleep study, pretty normal. My doctor wanted to send me to a surgeon to have a mouth appliance made. I couldn’t face that. Yucch.

My female friends prescribed this to me for sleep disruptions, and my sleep has improved: Chamomile or other sleep tea 1 or 2 hours before bed, with a melatonin pill.

]]> By: Susie http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134296 Susie Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:16:21 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134296 Why fish? BTW, don't know if you know this, but alcohol also disrupts sleep. So don't be sampling the home brews! Why fish?

BTW, don’t know if you know this, but alcohol also disrupts sleep. So don’t be sampling the home brews!

]]> By: brendan http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134294 brendan Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:01:04 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134294 you and me both susie. For the past week or two,I've been waking up like clockwork at 3:00 AM, and then falling into that weird twilight for the rest of the night. Nothing seems to work, and I don't drink caffeine after breakfast. My friend Tim says to eat more fish. he also says chris should fix the comments at brendancalling. you and me both susie.
For the past week or two,I’ve been waking up like clockwork at 3:00 AM, and then falling into that weird twilight for the rest of the night.
Nothing seems to work, and I don’t drink caffeine after breakfast.

My friend Tim says to eat more fish. he also says chris should fix the comments at brendancalling.

]]> By: astroworf1 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134292 astroworf1 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:29:28 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134292 Don't worry about 5-1/2 or 6 hours of sleep. At our age, that's all we need. Don’t worry about 5-1/2 or 6 hours of sleep. At our age, that’s all we need.

]]> By: reason http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134291 reason Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:26:35 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134291 Susie... you need to work out - HARD. Nothing like physical exhaustion to get you into a deep sleep. (P.S. For us men sex helps too, but I'm not so sure about women.) Susie…
you need to work out - HARD. Nothing like physical exhaustion to get you into a deep sleep.

(P.S. For us men sex helps too, but I’m not so sure about women.)

]]> By: lutton http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134290 lutton Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:26:57 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/01/08/07/01/insomnia-2/#comment-134290 weird, brendan can't sleep either... weird, brendan can’t sleep either…

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