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CDog CH.com Veteran Offline Posts: 163 Rockies Gender:	Sleep (or lack thereof) Apr 20^th, 2012 at 12:58am When in cycle, how much sleep do you typically get? I sleep about 4 hours (if I am lucky) then am up for three or so hours, then back to sleep for a couple hours, then off to work. I am currently working the graveyard shift.
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Re: Sleep (or lack thereof)
Reply #1 - Apr 20^th, 2012 at 8:33am

Sleep? What's that? Nah, sleep rocks and lack of sleep doesn't. We've established that even chronics like me have high and low chronic cycles...weird that...and in high cycle I'm getting hit every 45 minutes usually between 10PM and 3AM. I have an abortive progression I follow, ramping things up if I can't chase away the beast by the end of the 2nd hit. I used to just stay awake as you do, but I've learned to maximize what sleep I can get in between the hits. Blessings. lance

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tachead CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 93	Re: Sleep (or lack thereof) Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 4:19am Sleep is for pussies. tachead
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Re: Sleep (or lack thereof)
Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 9:02am

tachead wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 4:19am:

Sleep is for pussies. Wink

tachead

Seriously, sleep deprivation is the last thing you need when battling the beast. Have you tried melatonin? There was a thread awhile back that went into the differences between types of melatonin.

It was generally agreed that the "good stuff" is

n-Acetyl-5-Methoxytryptamine.

Some people take a combo of both the immediate release (to get to sleep right away) and the time-release (to stay asleep).

Start with 9 mg about 30 minutes before you go to sleep. Many can avoid the wake up hits that way.

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CDog CH.com Veteran Offline Posts: 163 Rockies Gender:	Re: Sleep (or lack thereof) Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 10:31am Yep, tried the melatonin up to 20mg and it didn't help. It was a combo, immediate release and timed release.
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: Sleep (or lack thereof) Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 11:39am CDog wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 10:31am: Yep, tried the melatonin up to 20mg and it didn't help. It was a combo, immediate release and timed release. well that sucks..
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Potter CH.com Alumnus Offline Team MOOSE DROOL Stinky Stuff on a Hook Prostaff Posts: 3600 Blgs.Mt. Gender:	Re: Sleep (or lack thereof) Reply #6 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 12:02pm tachead wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 4:19am: Sleep is for pussies. tachead Since you can't sleep you should fish at night. Fish fear him. Potter
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Sleep (or lack thereof) Reply #7 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 12:08pm tachead wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 4:19am: Sleep is for pussies. tachead Then I guess I'm a pu$$y. I feel much better when I sleep.
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Tara Ann CH.com Alumnus Offline It's always darkest before the dawn. Posts: 2719 North Carolina, USA Gender:	Re: Sleep (or lack thereof) Reply #8 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 12:58pm Potter wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 12:02pm: tachead wrote on Apr 27^th, 2012 at 4:19am: Sleep is for pussies. tachead Since you can't sleep you should fish at night. Fish fear him. Potter Good to know!
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Sleep (or lack thereof) Reply #9 - Apr 27^th, 2012 at 1:30pm I think that the lack of sleep (now that I have O2 and don't have to endure an hour of torture at a time) is the hardest part of CH.
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Re: Sleep (or lack thereof)
Reply #10 - May 21^st, 2012 at 8:15am

I'm an insomniac...so...lol none! I can't be much help on this one... I have a really crazy form of insomnia. I woke up during surgery...and remember. So i was conscious and alert...i have been given a mild anesthetic to help me sleep...or rest...because I was up for so long they thought it would help cut off the beast. Well it might have if it actually would've put me to sleep.

Anyway, this was in no way helpful...just know that with or without sleep, stick to you reg, keep fighting the good fight.

Just my opion...i would rather suffer a lifetime of sleeplessness than one second of a cluster!....and as I said before...insomnia...longest time up with no sleep, 6 1/2 weeks!...that's why they tried the anesthetic Wink

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