Sleep? too much or too little?

[Nick L]

I can vouch for that Nick this morning..

 

You and me both!

When the going gets really tough a couple of Kapakes,alcohol and a bag of weed do the trick, I find. Wake up 12hrs later feeling crap tho'.

 

I believe cannabis is prescribed in some US states for insomnia! Certainly better for you than some of the crap in sleeping pills.

 

But with booze after a night out, I drift off easily, but will then wake up ridiculously early and struggle to get back to sleep. So I have the combination of a hangover and a lack of sleep!

Edited July 6, 2014 by Nick L

[laserguy]

 

 

I believe cannabis is prescribed in some US states for insomnia! Certainly better for you than some of the crap in sleeping pills.

 

 

 

Absolutely - and is why I cannot understand why so many folk indulge for 'recreational' purposes... all it does for me is induce an irresistable sleep. Though the descent into that is rather nice, I must say.

[lassie23]

Valerian! Stinks, but knocks you out!

[laserguy]

Valerian! Stinks, but knocks you out!

 

Used to have loads of that growing in the garden of our old drum. It's what they put in Nytol,as well as hops and summat else I can't recall. Whatever, it didn't do a damn thing for me. That's cos' I'm hardcore,me.

 

Edit: Lettuce is supposed to contain a soporific compound, but the day I start necking that before bedtime is the day I turn into Bugs Bunny.

Edited July 6, 2014 by laserguy

[laserguy]

 Lettuce, not heard that one LG, suppose it beats a dodgy kebab or full on sphincter stinging phaal.

 

Talking of which, I had the hottest curry known to all of humanity last night - my hair and teeth are still sweating. But that belongs in another thread and no, it wasn't conducive to sleeping last night. Ye lettuce and sleep - look it up...

[Nick L]

Lettuce is the swear filter replacing a stronger word for urine

[Mapantz]

A few years back, I used to sub-contract to a friend of mine, doing landscaping. I was on good money but I burnt the candle at both ends for about two years. I would work from 7am until 9pm in the Summer months, I would shower quickly and get to the pub for a few, then usually end up at a mates house until 2am. 4 or 5 hours sleep was fine until it got the better of me- ended up getting run down and developing pneumonia. About 6 or 7 hours is good for me now, unless there's a rogue party going.

[Cakie]

Lettuce (no swear filter) is supposed to have something in it that aids sleep so I recall. I think it's more in the stalks. Victorians used to make their kids eat it to aid sleep but then they did some weird things back then. Maybe worth a try.

I don't get much sleep in the summer. The light mornings and seagull (and commercial bin emptying across the road at 5.30am grrr) mean that I am up usually around 5-5.30. I reckon I get about 6 hours sleep at most but make up for it in winter. Maybe I should hibernate?

[Terminal Moraine]

Lettuce (no swear filter) is supposed to have something in it that aids sleep so I recall. I think it's more in the stalks. Victorians used to make their kids eat it to aid sleep but then they did some weird things back then. Maybe worth a try.I don't get much sleep in the summer. The light mornings and seagull (and commercial bin emptying across the road at 5.30am grrr) mean that I am up usually around 5-5.30. I reckon I get about 6 hours sleep at most but make up for it in winter. Maybe I should hibernate?

Aye it's laudanum, but from what I've read I think you'd have to eat a vast amount of it to make any substantial difference.

Years ago I used to eat the equivalent of a whole large lettuce a day ( at least ) throughout the summer.

Whether or not it made me more sleepy I couldn't say as, at the time, I was getting up at 1.30 a.m, cycling a 32 miles round trip to work, doing 12-14 hour days in a physical job and surviving on 4 hours sleep; I could easily have slept on a bed of nails whilst someone stuck pins in my eyes, lettuce or no lettuce.

[BornFromTheVoid]

I think it's pretty well documented that although drink gets you off to sleep easier, the quality of sleep is reduced. Which is why you tend to wake up knackered after a night out.

 

I think I read that after drinking, you wake up early due to a drop in blood sugar levels. So when you wake, you should have something sweet to help balance your blood sugars and you should fall back to sleep more easily. I always seem to have an orange juice craving when I wake up after drinking, which might be related.

[Nick L]

I think I read that after drinking, you wake up early due to a drop in blood sugar levels. So when you wake, you should have something sweet to help balance your blood sugars and you should fall back to sleep more easily. I always seem to have an orange juice craving when I wake up after drinking, which might be related.

 

I usually have a nice cuppa and a biscuit or two, goes down a treat!

[Jax]

I think I read that after drinking, you wake up early due to a drop in blood sugar levels. So when you wake, you should have something sweet to help balance your blood sugars and you should fall back to sleep more easily. I always seem to have an orange juice craving when I wake up after drinking, which might be related.

Apple juice is recommeded for the morning after (and a glass of water the night before when you go to sleep as it hydrates the body)

 

I usually have a nice cuppa and a biscuit or two, goes down a treat!

tea/coffee not as good as it may be a stimulant it also makes the body pass water rather than retain it when you need it the most.

[Nick L]

Apple juice is recommeded for the morning after (and a glass of water the night before when you go to sleep as it hydrates the body)

 

tea/coffee not as good as it may be a stimulant it also makes the body pass water rather than retain it when you need it the most.

 

Ah I see. Well sometimes I go for the cranberry juice option (love the stuff), might go for that more regularly instead. Always go to bed with water after a night out though! Otherwise death awaits in the morning

Edited July 11, 2014 by Nick L

[Jax]

Always go to bed with water after a night out though! Otherwise death awaits in the morning

And a very wise move that is too, but do you drink it