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remmers
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Sleep in the '90s
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Dec 11 23:27 UTC 1995 |
Sleep disorders appear to be on the rise in the United States.
According to a recent Gallup Poll, nearly half of all adult
Americans have trouble sleeping, up 13% from just four years
ago. The National Sleep Foundation blames this on the in-
creasingly faster pace of life in the 1990's and increasing
work pressures.
How much sleep to you get per night? Do you feel that it is enough?
Do you have more trouble sleeping than you used to?
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scott
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response 1 of 47:
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Dec 12 02:16 UTC 1995 |
I'm doing pretty good on sleep. I get about 7.5 hours, which seems to be
enough (although I do a little catching up on Sundays). I think that I sleep
better these days than I used to, party because I've gotten a bit more used
to work stress (which in my case tends to appear for a while and then go away,
depending on project status)., and I also get a lot more excersize than I used
to, which I think helps.
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kerouac
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response 2 of 47:
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Dec 12 03:05 UTC 1995 |
Sleep disorders are many times not a result of not sleeping x amount
of hours, but of not having REM sleep, not sleeping deep enough to dream.
Too many think they can get by with catnaps but it is difficult to
maintain an REM level when you keep waking up. Stress is surely a part
because you have to be able to clear your mind when you sleep. Going
to sleep thinking about some BS going on at work is a terrible thing to
do. You have to think comfortable thoughts to sleep comfortably. I
think sleeping solidly and deeply for seven or eight hours adds years
to your life. The folks with rings under their eyes are most certainly
likely to not have slept much in their life.
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odakim
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response 3 of 47:
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Dec 12 05:53 UTC 1995 |
agreed kerouac..i have fibromyalgia..and I hurt more on the days i did not
get a good nights sleep..Rem sleep I read has that healing effect i need not
to hurt so much. Fibromyalgia is like arthritis ..but effects the muscles
and tendons. and is characterized by many tender points on various parts
ofthe body..I have all of them. However Ihave been lifting weights and I find
that my muscles don't hurt as much ..however I have to rach a balance between
not too much and not too little.
I just started lifing weights and can feel some improvement.
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eeyore
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response 4 of 47:
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Dec 12 06:48 UTC 1995 |
i usually get about 4-5 hours a night....but it seems to be SOLID sleep...
i knokw that i'm not getting enough....and the reason why is obvious if you
look at the time that i posted this....:)
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rcurl
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response 5 of 47:
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Dec 12 07:16 UTC 1995 |
I'm sleeping about five hours a night, except on weekends. I have no
trouble getting to sleep as I stay up late, and sleep almost as soon as
I put my head on the pillow.
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odakim
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response 6 of 47:
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Dec 12 14:22 UTC 1995 |
say rane a person with no worries...but I am doing better..smile*
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birdlady
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response 7 of 47:
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Dec 12 16:38 UTC 1995 |
I have a lot of trouble falling asleep before three a.m, and I usually only
get about five hours a night. (I wake up repeatedly). I'm under a lot of
stress right now, and I know that's the cause. On the weekends, however, my
body lets me know that I need more by letting me sleep a solid twelve hours
without waking up at all.
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otter
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response 8 of 47:
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Dec 12 20:43 UTC 1995 |
<otter is awakened by her own snoring>
Oh! Hi there...guess I'm lucky, or maybe conditioned by my weird any varying
schedule, but I can sleep anywhere, any time. Minimum daily/nightly
requirement = 4 uninterrupted hours.
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bubu
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response 9 of 47:
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Dec 12 21:59 UTC 1995 |
I usually get 6 to 7 hours of sleep a night. It seems to be enough because
i usually wake up just minutes before my alarm goes off. I dont know if this
is just conditioning or I have been told that your body knows how much sleep
you need and that it will wake itself up when you have had enough...I do find
fault in the latter statement for I know when i was a teenager I could sleep
for 12 hours at a time if you wuold let me...
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zook
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response 10 of 47:
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Dec 13 02:35 UTC 1995 |
I am most comfortable with 8-9 hours of sleep/night. Used to be 10-10.5
when I was in high school. I usually cannot get enough sleep due to job
schedules. I find there is usually an adjustment period during times of
limited sleep, after which I can get by with less (seems to take a couple
weeks for full acclimitization).
Longest sleep I can remember: 15 hours (college frosh, after last final exam)
Longest period without sleep I can remember: 43 hours
Longest work week I can remember: 134 hours (only 168 hrs/wk, you know)
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odakim
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response 11 of 47:
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Dec 13 06:05 UTC 1995 |
Honey curls up to sleep...sssshhhhhhhhhh...don't wake me..ha haha i wish!!!!!
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mcpoz
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response 12 of 47:
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Dec 23 14:11 UTC 1995 |
I get 6-7 hrs per night and I fall asleep like flipping a switch. If I have
moderate amounts of coffee, I still go to sleep instantly, but I wake up
early, say after 3-4 hours. If I have lots of coffee late in the evening,
I can't go to sleep, but I have no trouble getting up at the scheduled time
in the morning. It seems like caffiene simply erases the need for sleep.
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popcorn
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response 13 of 47:
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Dec 26 15:14 UTC 1995 |
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simcha
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response 14 of 47:
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Dec 27 16:09 UTC 1995 |
I disagree, Vaalerie: Sleep isn't a waste of time. It's a time for
recharging our batteries. And mine are run down pretty low!
I'd like about 8 hours a night. I get a couple of "naps" usually. I wake up
either to use the bathroom (the curse of pregnancy!) or cuz a kid is sick,
or whatever. If I had time I could sleep anywhere, anytime. In my
pre-pregnancy days even massive amounts of coffee didn't keep me up at
night.
I figure I should be aable to get a good night's sleep in another 3 years
or so.
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eeyore
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response 15 of 47:
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Dec 28 15:42 UTC 1995 |
sleep? what's sleep?
at this point i can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, and i sleep HARD.
this is because i don't have time to sleep...
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denise
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response 16 of 47:
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Jan 3 21:46 UTC 1996 |
I usually try and get 6-8 hours of sleep...
I'm one of those that does have sleeping problems, seems I go in cycles
of having insomnia--not a lot of fun, tha'ts for sure!
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headdoc
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response 17 of 47:
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Jan 25 22:35 UTC 1996 |
I just bought Melatonin 3 mg capsules. Does anyone know when the best time
to take it is? I don't have problems going to sleep but I wake repeatedly
during the night and have been trying to find a way to stay asleep for ages.
Wonder what woud appen if I took the Melatonin the first time I woke (which
is usually two to four hours after I fall asleep.)
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otter
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response 18 of 47:
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Jan 31 04:53 UTC 1996 |
Not sure of the timing, headdoc...will ask a friend who's been using it.
BTW have you had a sleep study done to eliminate the possibility of sleep
apnea? Just curious.
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headdoc
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response 19 of 47:
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Jan 31 12:41 UTC 1996 |
Yes, thank you otter. Went through the whole thing at the Sleep Disorders
Clinic. No Apnea. No explanation for why I wake so often during the night.
I am now taking the Melatonin half an hour before I want to go to sleep. I
fall asleep as usual, no probalem and wake two to three hours later and then
every hour or every other hour after. Last night, I took another Melatonin
at 1:30. Slept another two hours and then kept waking till I got up at 6 AM.
Most baffling, but from what I hear, not all that uncommon as one ages. I
would give a lot to have 6-8 hours of straight sleep, however.
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odakim
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response 20 of 47:
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Feb 3 04:56 UTC 1996 |
how about the good ole cup of warm milk at night..:)?
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birdlady
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response 21 of 47:
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Feb 15 17:05 UTC 1996 |
I'm still battling chronic insomnia...nothing relaxes me. The other night,
I took a Sominex out of desperation 'cause I had to get up early to drive to
Marquette, and I was still strung out from work. (I work nights). The pill
put me to sleep in about twenty minutes, and I woke up only slightly groggy.
I have, however, heard that taking sleeping pilss is not good for you, and
you can become reliant on them. Is this true?
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eeyore
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response 22 of 47:
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Feb 16 16:29 UTC 1996 |
you can become reliant on anything that you take. some thins like sleeping
pills, you're body eventually learns "heh, i can't sleep WITHOUT them, so i'm
not even going to try!" if you take them every so oft4en, AFTER you've tried
to fall asleep, you really will be better off
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beeswing
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response 23 of 47:
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Feb 22 05:24 UTC 1996 |
I have been an insomniac/night person my whole life. Lately I have been doing
ok during days but after dinner (around 7:30) I am ready for bed and could
sleep until 6:30 the next morning. Not sure what the deal is. I don't like
it. I think for awhile I wasn't getting enough sleep and my body is going "You
WILL sleep." I like Tylenol PMs but I have a hard time waking up with them
sometimes.
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scg
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response 24 of 47:
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Mar 7 08:24 UTC 1996 |
I find that I often have a hard time convincing myself to go to bed, even when
I'm getting tired, so I tend to stay up pretty late. Then in the morning I
have a really hard time convincing myself to get out of bed, since it's so
comfortable. I often end up getting about eight hours of sleep at a time.
I used to get a lot less when I was in high school and actually had to get
up in the morning. Now I have a job where it doesn't matter when I'm there
as long as I get stuff done, so I generally don't have anything forcing me
to wake up.
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