Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Hi Matt, what type are you in at the hospital? Here's the strange thing. If I drink black coffee it makes me tired. My older nephew is the same way,. up all the time, nervous energy, etc. Drinks black coffee to unwind. Does it do that to you? I've had surgery in the past and I hardly hit the recovery room and I'm up and off the bed. My doc couldn't believe it. My mind is always racing. Was like that as a kid, I needed a seatbelt to stay in my seat..LOL Donna ranmalover2005 wrote: i knew that you were teasing but boy oh boy that dream brings back bad memories. i never heard od msg doing that but i have heard of chromium. i am a noted insomniac also due most recently to doing many different kinds of shifts while working in hospitals. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Donna, Sounds like you have a backwards metabolism, in other words, the metabolism of a child. ) hugs, Chanda - purplepassion Sunday, October 09, 2005 11:36 PM Re: re: Hi Matt Hi Matt, what type are you in at the hospital? Here's the strange thing. If I drink black coffee it makes me tired. My older nephew is the same way,. up all the time, nervous energy, etc. Drinks black coffee to unwind. Does it do that to you? I've had surgery in the past and I hardly hit the recovery room and I'm up and off the bed. My doc couldn't believe it. My mind is always racing. Was like that as a kid, I needed a seatbelt to stay in my seat..LOL Donna ranmalover2005 wrote: i knew that you were teasing but boy oh boy that dream brings back bad memories. i never heard od msg doing that but i have heard of chromium. i am a noted insomniac also due most recently to doing many different kinds of shifts while working in hospitals. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 I am a certified nursing assistant. coffe does not keep me up and it does not put me to sleep either. i have been known though to go on the way home and buy a quad shot of espresso and then fall right to sleep when get to bed. coffee is good to drink though before a rigorous workout. i am working tonight from 11p - 7a then come back to work at 3p - 11p maybe even stay till 7 a but have not decided yet. i spoke with a doctor about this buthe said sleeping aids would not help because if taken i need to make sure i have 8 hours to rest. instead he reccomends modanifil (thats the generic name) to take while awake to help stay awake on the days following little to no sleep. it is an expensive drug and my insurance will only cover it if i had narcolepsy so i buy it from an internaional pharmacy for 67 bucks delivered. it works ok but i noticed it makes my alergies more sensitive a day or two later. i do not use it often but when only had 1 hour sleep and have to work a 16 hour shift it sure comes in handy. matt purplepassion <thelilacflower Sun, 9 Oct 2005 20:36:25 -0700 (PDT) Re: re: Hi Matt Hi Matt, what type are you in at the hospital? Here's the strange thing. If I drink black coffee it makes me tired. My older nephew is the same way,. up all the time, nervous energy, etc. Drinks black coffee to unwind. Does it do that to you? I've had surgery in the past and I hardly hit the recovery room and I'm up and off the bed. My doc couldn't believe it. My mind is always racing. Was like that as a kid, I needed a seatbelt to stay in my seat..LOL Donna ranmalover2005 wrote: i knew that you were teasing but boy oh boy that dream brings back bad memories. i never heard od msg doing that but i have heard of chromium. i am a noted insomniac also due most recently to doing many different kinds of shifts while working in hospitals. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 ....Donna you have ADD! My college roomie's hubby is the same way. When we lived together he would be up all night watching TV, playing games ect. When he HAD to sleep he would get coffee. It makes him tired. He takes Adderal, which is basically VERY strong caffeene, to calm him down. I saw him once without it and he was NUTS. --- purplepassion <thelilacflower wrote: > Hi Matt, what type are you in at the hospital? > Here's the strange thing. If I drink black coffee > it makes me tired. My older nephew is the same > way,. up all the time, nervous energy, etc. Drinks > black coffee to unwind. Does it do that to you? > I've had surgery in the past and I hardly hit the > recovery room and I'm up and off the bed. My doc > couldn't believe it. My mind is always racing. Was > like that as a kid, I needed a seatbelt to stay in > my seat..LOL Donna > > ranmalover2005 wrote: > i knew that you were teasing but boy oh boy that > dream brings back bad memories. i never heard od msg > doing that but i have heard of chromium. i am a > noted insomniac also due most recently to doing many > different kinds of shifts while working in > hospitals. matt > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > Visit your group " " on the web. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I always worry abput the side effects so taking as little as possible is best. The sleep CD's don't work for me after a time or 2. I memorize what sound is next..LOLOL Oh next is the chime and after that is the bird and then ocean waves.! Happy Monday! Donna ranmalover2005 wrote: i do meditate a little but have not had any success in having that help me fall asleep. on a good night i get 5-6 hours but usually 4 and sometimes as little as 2 or 3. after several nights of little sleep i will then get 1 night of 8-9 hours then back to my normal. yes matt is short for matthew. Ron Hess <ronhess0760 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 22:55:17 -0700 (PDT) Re: re: Hi Matt and coffee Hi Matt, Is Matt short for Matthew? I also live the hospital work life. I used to drink coffee and other caffeinated beverages to stay alert, as my shift is usually doubled and often changing. I found that after a while I needed more and more caffeine to stay awake, and realized this was actually an addiction. Upon removing it from my diet I suffered headaches due to the prior restriction of the blood vessels in the head. Caffeine withdrawal can actually lead to a psychiatric disorder, fortunately I escaped that. I then turned to meditation after discussing my symptoms with a colleague who had studied acupuncture in China. He suggested giving it a try, and wrote up some literature for me to follow. It really worked for me. I had listened to people talk about it for years, and even studied the effects, but never saw myself as the " meditating type. " Once I started I felt very calm and sleeping was much easier, thus making me feel more rested during my waking hours. Sometimes when I get a minute or two I will go where i can be alone, even if for five minutes, even if it is the restroom, and meditate. It's effects have proven to be better for me than any drug. I will still indulge in a coffee or espresso, or cappuccino, but not on a regular basis, and only for the taste of it. Ron ranmalover2005 wrote: I am a certified nursing assistant. coffe does not keep me up and it does not put me to sleep either. i have been known though to go on the way home and buy a quad shot of espresso and then fall right to sleep when get to bed. coffee is good to drink though before a rigorous workout. i am working tonight from 11p - 7a then come back to work at 3p - 11p maybe even stay till 7 a but have not decided yet. i spoke with a doctor about this buthe said sleeping aids would not help because if taken i need to make sure i have 8 hours to rest. instead he reccomends modanifil (thats the generic name) to take while awake to help stay awake on the days following little to no sleep. it is an expensive drug and my insurance will only cover it if i had narcolepsy so i buy it from an internaional pharmacy for 67 bucks delivered. it works ok but i noticed it makes my alergies more sensitive a day or two later. i do not use it often but when only had 1 hour sleep and have to work a 16 hour shift it sure comes in handy. matt purplepassion <thelilacflower Sun, 9 Oct 2005 20:36:25 -0700 (PDT) Re: re: Hi Matt Hi Matt, what type are you in at the hospital? Here's the strange thing. If I drink black coffee it makes me tired. My older nephew is the same way,. up all the time, nervous energy, etc. Drinks black coffee to unwind. Does it do that to you? I've had surgery in the past and I hardly hit the recovery room and I'm up and off the bed. My doc couldn't believe it. My mind is always racing. Was like that as a kid, I needed a seatbelt to stay in my seat..LOL Donna ranmalover2005 wrote: i knew that you were teasing but boy oh boy that dream brings back bad memories. i never heard od msg doing that but i have heard of chromium. i am a noted insomniac also due most recently to doing many different kinds of shifts while working in hospitals. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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