I've never been a very good sleeper. However, I'm even worse at being sleep deprived. I can get by about once a week on five hours. Other than that, I need a solid seven or eight unless I want to be really cranky, moody and generally worthless.
Over the last couple of months I've been imbibing in the Tylenol PM a bit too much. Well, pretty much every night. Now don't get all kooky on me. I don't take the normal dose. In fact, I usually take about half of a tablet. It's just enough for me to put myself to sleep. Once I'm asleep I'm fine. It's just the initial slumber that alludes me. Too much on my mind, it seems. I've tried it all and this really seems to work. Just a half a tab of Tylenol PM at night and nice cuppa joe in the morning.
Better living through chemistry...
Posted by mikewolf at January 09, 2003 11:32 PMGet help. Now. Do I need to revive the animated gif of Mike getting his butt kicked?
Posted by: Meredith on January 10, 2003 08:25 AMoh, c'mon! :-)
it's not like I'm taking a glass of Nyquil. To be honest, it's probably all psychosomatic. There's no way that there's enough in a quarter of the recommended dose to do much. I know someone who you work with, in fact Missy Miss, that takes two tablets every night and has for years. Now, that's a problem...
Posted by: mrw on January 10, 2003 08:47 AMi bet you're not sleeping because you are reliving the j story since you've been writing about it.
Posted by: nikki g. on January 10, 2003 09:39 PMWhy do think your sleeping much? I am more worried that your not an easy time sleeping than the fact you need a half tablet of sleep-aid. How long have you had this problem of not sleeping?
Posted by: Brad on January 11, 2003 05:55 AMBah. I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that I don't have to be to work until 10:00 so I stay up too late.
Next week I'm at NYU all week and need to be there by about 9:00. That means I need to get a train at like 7:45. Yaaaay.
Posted by: mrw on January 11, 2003 09:46 AMI would stay up late too if I did not have to be at work till 10. I don't remember the last time I sleep past 9! I am ususally up by 5 and working by 6!
Posted by: christy on January 12, 2003 10:10 AMdo i sound like a druggy if i say that, no, it's not a particularly bad thing to take half a tab. of TPM? i do it every now and then to get me to sleep. i also recomment 'calms forte' or valerian---two homeopathic ways to accomplish the same thing. just don't get too attached to them.
have you seen 'spirited away'?