Post: #26

so you basically stare at the light for 15 minutes when you wake up?

whats interesting here is that like you said i've been a life long night owl who basically cant go to bed at 11 w/o a lot of ambien or 12 hours of drinking. there is one exception to this - when i spend a day outside skiing i can go to bed at like 9 or 10 pm - in fact i have trouble staying awake past 9 or 10 pm - and sleep easily thru the night and wake up at 6 or 7 feeling awesome. i guess part of this is because skiing is physical and wares you out, but its not like thats the only time i work out - i'm very active and that usually has no effect. so i'm guessing in some way that being outside on a ski slope on a sunny day where the light reflects off the snow must produce so much light that it cranks up the sleep producing gland to where it actually does something.

Post: #27

I just tried the "stare outside at the light for 5 minutes" technique and it totally worked!

HOwever, my main problem was getting to sleep in the first place. I've tried xanax and melatonin and neither did crap.

Post: #28

(10-22-2011 04:38 AM)youngmobileglobal Wrote:  I just tried the "stare outside at the light for 5 minutes" technique and it totally worked!

HOwever, my main problem was getting to sleep in the first place. I've tried xanax and melatonin and neither did crap.

what light did you stare at? was it daytime?

Post: #29

Simply Sleep/Tylenol PM is more effective than most scrip sleep aids, and not addictive. I also find valerian root capsules (find them at any drug store or GNC) is a great relaxer taken an hour before bed, and it is pretty cheap. All jokes aside, sex is the best natural sleep aid.

Post: #30

tylenol pm has always made me feel horrible the next day...i've read it stays in your system longer then a lot of things