Sleep aids?

[Bdubb]

I can't sleep for sh!t here lately. I have been told to try melatonin. Anyone have any suggestions for a sleep aid I can take from time to time. I often lay in bed for hours trying to fall alseep and end up only getting a few hours each night. When I do sleep I wake up sweating my butt off, get up drop the a/c to about 70 with the fan on full blast and no covers and I still wake up sweating...

[beefcake]

Maybe try some L-tryptophan or 5-HTP. Better tryptophan since 5-HTP can have some nauseating and gastrointestinal side effects. Just eat some turkey to get your tryptophan.

[MuGGsy]

Everynight I wake up sweating too bro, I dunno what the deal is I have my ac at 60 and I wake up cold sweating like crazy, sometimes confused to where I am. Recently my allergies have been goin nuts and I've used benadryl for them before I go to bed, the stuff knocks me out pretty well, still wake up and what not but hey, better than laying in bed all night.

[DangerousGround]

I know how ya feel bro.

[Bdubb]

Just kick's my butt only getting 4 hours of sleep each night during the weeks. then when I try to take a nap after work or something it just throw's my sleeping off more...

[DangerousGround]

go see a Dr get a script if one don't work try another insomnia sucks can really fuck you up.
I had suffered my whole life w/it.

[pudgy]

i read an article in mens fitness about sleep and bodybuilding . it was depressing, i only get about 5-6 hours way not enough . That will wreck your nervous system alone when training hard.

see a doc.

[DangerousGround]

Originally posted by pudgy
wreck your nervous system alone when training hard.

see a doc.

exactly!

[Bouncer]

i sleep like a baby. hope this helps. :D

[pudgy]

thats because you dont work , dork :p

[Bdubb]

A little growth never hurts either...


I'll take everyone's advice and put in to see a doc next week. The combination of little sleep and nothing to do at work has drained me the past few weeks.

[Bouncer]

Originally posted by pudgy
thats because you dont work , dork :p

do too! im an In the gym/ In home relaxing enginer. :P

[Bdubb]

ha, everyone is an engineer...


all this politically correct b.s.

[sekcbeast]

ive always had trouble sleepin. i have tried the "natural" supps. as well as the otc sleep aids. none of them worked for me and i thought i was shit outta luck. so i talked to my girlfriends mother (who is a doc) and she hooked me up with Ambien. i have not had trouble since, within 15 min of taking the pill im out like a light. the only drawback to Ambien is its a bit addictive and you have to make sure you are going to get a full nights sleep when you take the pill or else its a son of a bitch to get up. hope this helps a little.

[YellowJacket]

melatonin and 5-htp knock me out pretty good, only problem is, your tolerance will grow and eventually, they'll be useless, so only use them when its a must.