Dale
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| 06/06/2013 11:43 AM |
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Back in the old neighborhood we were discussing sleep difficulties.
I started taking a multi-vitamin with whatever was suggested (lycopene?) and started cutting back on caffeine. About two weeks ago I was totally off caffeine (other than an occasional chocolate), yesterday I had a couple Diet Cokes... tossed and turned all night.
Back on the wagon today |
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Spud
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| 06/06/2013 12:00 PM |
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| Curious Dale, did you experience headaches withdrawing from the caffeine? |
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THE SKINNY
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| 06/06/2013 12:03 PM |
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| interesting you posted in 'the coffee shop' forum. |
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| How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. |
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Dale
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| 06/06/2013 12:19 PM |
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LOL, Skinny-- it seemed to fit 
Spud-- no headaches this time but a few years ago when I went off caffeine I did. I've never been a heavy caffeine user but all it takes to mess up my sleep cycle is one serving about seven or eight hours before hitting the pillow |
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ChinookPass
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| 06/06/2013 12:29 PM |
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You gotta stay out of "The Coffee Shop"!
Some people can hack it and some people can't. If you have a desk job and can't stay awake, you just have to get up and walk around often. Does the trick for me. |
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Orange Crush
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| 06/06/2013 01:31 PM |
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| Reviving? Let sleeping dogs lie. |
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THE SKINNY
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| 06/06/2013 02:15 PM |
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| a doctor told me once that caffeine has an immediate kick but then about 7-8 hours later there's another kick. i don't know why. usually coffee after 3:00 is a no go for me. |
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| How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. |
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jookey
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| 06/06/2013 02:50 PM |
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| Hmmm, post dinner espresso may be why I wake up at 2-3am and am wide awake. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 06/06/2013 03:16 PM |
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jookey....I am a sucker for a double espresso after a good meal. I now have to request decaf, which I can usually get away with.
Sometimes however, they give me fully leaded instead and I am WIRED. Can usually fall asleep, but wake up after 2-3 hours and that's it for the night. |
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| Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
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Dale
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| 06/06/2013 03:19 PM |
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| Another side effect of going from no-caffiene to a big 'ol slug of it... diuretic. I think I spend half the night standing in the head-- no big deal since I wasn't sleeping anyway |
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Orange Crush
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| 06/06/2013 03:22 PM |
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| Even with no coffee post-mid afternoon, I have started waking up around 1-2 am simply because body and mind are in over-drive. Part of the reason is the associated heat generation and the bloody tempur-pedic mattress not dissipating that heat fast enough. |
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Serotta94
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| 06/06/2013 04:27 PM |
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| Gave up caffiene almost 2 years ago and never looked back. I was not a heavy user - 1 or 2 cups of coffee a day and all before noon, but still found I slept much better after I quit. |
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79pmooney
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| 06/06/2013 04:32 PM |
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The best sleep aid I've found; meditating before going to bed. A simple 5 or 10 minutes, doing my best to be quiet and/or reflect on the past day. I always wake up feeling better than I would if I didn't.
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Big DanT
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| 06/07/2013 09:34 AM |
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Best sleep, see your Dr. and get Ambien.
My wife uses it regularly (high stress job) I use it less often, but there are nights when I am wound up and take it.
@OC Heat generation is the one reason my wife and I didn't get the Tempurpedic, they are awesome beds, but hot!
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Cosmic Kid
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| 06/07/2013 10:01 AM |
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We recently got sucked into the Sleep By Number cult. I have to admit, I am sleeping better than I have in years. Significantly less tossing & turning and deeper sleep as a result.
That's the good side. Bad side - the cost is ridiculous. Sure, the base model is comparable to a similar, "normal" bed.....until you see what you get. The "box spring" is just a bunch of blow-molded parts that are press fit together and the "mattress" is a zippered case with foam edges to hold the form and two air mattresses inside. Their margin has to be ridiculous of those things.
But I certainly can't argue with the results - I'm definitely sleeping better.
(My sleep number is 70, BTW).  |
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