Minor victory thread

[Cheesy1]

I've been having trouble sleeping lately. I'll either get MAYBE 6 hours sleep if I'm lucky, but I'll often wake in the middle of the night.

So last night, I took 1 mg of melatonin.

I slept right through the night and got 8 and a half hours of sleep. I woke up today actually feeling rested for the first time in ages.

Yeah, I used to have really bad insomnia all the time before I started taking melatonin.

Just make sure you give yourself a week off of it if you use it continuously for two weeks. It can have some bad effects on the body if it builds up in your system for too long, and it'll also stop being as effective. I've starting only using it every other night during the work week, using Tylenol PM on the other nights. And then just dealing with insomnia on the weekends when I don't have to work the next morning and I know I can sleep in. Gives the melatonin time to leave your system and still work like it should when you need it too.

Addendum:
Also, taking a magnesium supplement before bed can help.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Yeah, I used to have really bad insomnia all the time before I started taking melatonin.

Just make sure you give yourself a week off of it if you use it continuously for two weeks. It can have some bad effects on the body if it builds up in your system for too long, and it'll also stop being as effective. I've starting only using it every other night during the work week, using Tylenol PM on the other nights. And then just dealing with insomnia on the weekends when I don't have to work the next morning and I know I can sleep in. Gives the melatonin time to leave your system and still work like it should when you need it too.

Addendum:
Also, taking a magnesium supplement before bed can help.

Me: Oh, well I'm sure it'll still work tonight
Also Me, waking up at 2 AM: Fuck.