Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
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Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby vince » Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:59 pm
No matter what time i go to bed there it is 330.
No matter what room, what bed or lounge,
I have no problems getting to sleep at all head hits pillow, zzzzzz. I may doze very briefly between wake up and my required 530 wake up.
it's driving me nuts constantly being tired. any suggestions will be truly appreciated
thanks
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby ZepinAtor » Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:06 pm
Seriously though I have exactly the same thing happen to me on a regular basis. I think the time on my clock is something like 3.20am usually.
I soon fall back to sleep only then to be woken by the intended alarm at 4.50am which feels like only 2 minutes later ??
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby jacks1071 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:42 am
Have you tried doing a solid ride either before or after dinner to try and wear yourself out so you are tired enough to sleep at an earlier hour?vince wrote:Does anyone have any drugless suggestions for someone who is so tired (no pun intended) of waking at about 330am almost everyday?
No matter what time i go to bed there it is 330.
No matter what room, what bed or lounge,
I have no problems getting to sleep at all head hits pillow, zzzzzz. I may doze very briefly between wake up and my required 530 wake up.
it's driving me nuts constantly being tired. any suggestions will be truly appreciated
thanks
Vince
If that works for you - after a few days your sleep pattern may re-arrange itself.
Also stay off anything that has caffeine in it from like early afternoon onwards.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby biftek » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:18 pm
drug version , over the counter called RESTAVIT ,
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Postby vince » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:26 pm
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby Tim » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:32 pm
Sometimes wake around 3.30 am with a tense start, or even a cold sweat if I am particularly worried about something.
Other times wake in a pit of morbid, black thoughts if going through a rough patch. Often after vivid, unpleasant dreams.
Either way I seldom get back to sleep and the rest of the day ain't fun.
Calm and happy, I sleep soundly. Cycling is just one of my strategies for peace and happiness.
On a different note, overtraining can play havoc with sleep patterns too.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby jules21 » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:25 pm
i'm amazed at guys like Lance Armstrong, who can win 7 Tours in a row (let's discount the drugs for a moment) - some people are now saying he shows signs of being a sociopath, which may help explain his coolness under pressure. me, i would be waking up in a cold sweat, worrying about how i was going to handle the next day's stage.
a key factor in getting good sleep is to have peace of mind. if you're worried about losing your job or your marriage, these will impede that. there are techniques for dealing with stuff - like writing lists of things to do the next day, the evening before. this can help compartmentalise difficult issues that may otherwise keep you awake, worrying.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby Parker » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:33 pm
And if you've got nobody to have sex with, then perhaps you could substitute with masterbation... I'm not taking the piss either. I'm being serious.gorilla monsoon wrote:Sex is good to make you sleep. A good 45 minutes or so and away you go, into the Land of Nod. You wake up in a good frame of mind too.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby jules21 » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:34 pm
WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?!Parker wrote:And if you've got nobody to have sex with, then perhaps you could substitute with masterbation... I'm not taking the piss either. I'm being serious.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby Parker » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:34 pm
Hey, it helps me sleep when I can't get to sleep. Out like a light.jules21 wrote:WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?!Parker wrote:And if you've got nobody to have sex with, then perhaps you could substitute with masterbation... I'm not taking the piss either. I'm being serious.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby Tim » Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:51 pm
You'll go blind.
Damn, I just sat on my glasses.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:19 pm
Has never worked for me, just makes me more hyper.gorilla monsoon wrote:Sex is good to make you sleep. A good 45 minutes or so and away you go, into the Land of Nod. You wake up in a good frame of mind too.
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:39 pm
OMGosh!!!... This is like seeing a ghostKillerHeadWind wrote:I wake up at 3am every morning and just jump on the trainer and have nanna naps later
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby KillerHeadWind » Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:54 pm
Yes I am here the only time I'm on here is when I'm sicktoolonglegs wrote:OMGosh!!!... This is like seeing a ghostKillerHeadWind wrote:I wake up at 3am every morning and just jump on the trainer and have nanna naps later
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby cyclotaur » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:03 pm
If you do wake up, keep your eyes shut and don't move (except to get more comfortable) ..... take a few steady, deep breaths .... and ....relax .... you are getting sleepy..... .... z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z......
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Re: Sleep.............or better yet, lack of
Postby gorilla monsoon » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:15 pm
Sex or the trainer. You are still getting your leg over.KillerHeadWind wrote:I wake up at 3am every morning and just jump on the trainer and have nanna naps later
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