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Post by The Captain on May 11, 2015 11:05:15 GMT -5
So after two more horrible nights of sleep (not really accurate, as I didn't sleep enough to call them "nights"), I contacted my doctor through his webportal to ask if there would be any reason he could think of that I shouldn't take melatonin. He got back to me less than 90 minutes later and said that he saw no reason not to give it a try, so I will be hitting the store after work this afternoon to pick some up (along with waffles, which my kids eat by the truckload, but that's not really part of this story).
Hopefully by the end of the week, I can get 6 straight hours in a night, although at this point, I would consider 5 straight a big win.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 12:58:18 GMT -5
I slept pretty decently Saturday night. Last night, not so much, though that's probably mostly because the cats decided that 5 a.m. is the new 6:25 (when I normally get up) or thereabouts.
Back in the office today for the first time since the break-in, though I'm not getting much done. Too much IRL stuff still to take care of. Seeing a lawyer (got his name from a lawyer friend of mine who handles different matter) Friday, a new physcian tomorrow (love the one I've had since I moved here, but apparently Blue Cross Blue Shield doesn't ... he's no longer on their preferred list), looking for a shrink (along with bipolar disorder, which of course is always with me, after the events of last week I swear I can see some variation of PTSD looming around the bend). Etc. etc. etc.
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Post by Rob Allen on May 11, 2015 15:23:29 GMT -5
My wife takes melatonin. She has three dosages and alternates them - one night 3mg, next night 5mg, next night the 10mg time-release. Her body doesn't like taking the same thing every day.
I haven't needed melatonin so far. When I do find myself not falling asleep, I focus on slowing down my breathing. The trick is to wait a bit before inhaling, but not to wait so long that your body is triggered to take a big, deep breath. I'm usually asleep about 10 minutes after I start slowing my breathing.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 16:05:51 GMT -5
I'll have to try the varying dosages thing. I gave it up for a few months late last year & earlier this year because it seemed not to be doing much. Or, rather, I seemed to be having somewhat satisfactory results whether I took it or not.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 16:39:45 GMT -5
My wife takes melatonin. She has three dosages and alternates them - one night 3mg, next night 5mg, next night the 10mg time-release. Her body doesn't like taking the same thing every day. I haven't needed melatonin so far. When I do find myself not falling asleep, I focus on slowing down my breathing. The trick is to wait a bit before inhaling, but not to wait so long that your body is triggered to take a big, deep breath. I'm usually asleep about 10 minutes after I start slowing my breathing. Does it work well for her? Is it a prescription or one of the supplements available at a health food store? |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 16:49:44 GMT -5
Mother of god. An FB friend's bf's house was broken into today. Her cats stay there; they're utterly traumatized, & one won't come out from behind the water heater or something, so she's not sure if he might've been hurt. About 2 miles from where I live, in a worse area of town -- Drug House Central, basically. Four minors, the cops said, & they also told the guy that if he presses charges, they'll (a) be back on the streets before long (b) probably come back & (c) kill the cats.
I dunno. I'm as lefty as they come, but at some point I'm starting to wonder if subhuman scum doesn't just need killing, or at least beaten even more brainless. I mean, we kill mad dogs because there's nothing else to be done ... I just don't know.
And of course this being a smalltown masquerading as a big city, the bf is of course the ex-husband of my most recent gf here. They were separated before we ever took notice of each other; I've never met him.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 11, 2015 16:51:00 GMT -5
I've never had much of a problem using meletonin. I take one pill, same dosage 3mg, when I need it and have had very rare instances of it not working. I usually only have to take it when I abstain from alcohol on the nights I'm on call for my job, so I can fall asleep on a schedule. Being that I have the drinking habits I do, I usually don't have any problem sleeping any other nights.
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Post by spoon on May 11, 2015 16:59:39 GMT -5
First, I haven't posted in this thread in the last week or so when so much has been happening. Dan, you have my condolences regarding Winston. I hope you're doing okay. It's good to see that people are willing to help with things like the GoFundMe page.
Second, I arrived in Copenhagen today. As I noted upthread, I've actually never been outside the U.S., so I have more adjusting to do then more seasoned travelers. My flight got in around mid-day local time. By time I checked into my hotel and showered (because I was on an overnight flight), it was almost 3 p.m. So I didn't do much today. I just walked around and tried to get acclimated. I actually slept from around 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., so I just picked up some snacks from 7-Eleven. That's the one U.S. business that seems to be ubiquitous. I've seen about 4 of them.
One thing that's confusing is that the urban planners sometimes seem coy about telling you what street your on. I have trouble finding street signs at some intersections. Tivoli Gardens, the amusement park, is plunked right down in Central Copenhagen. I'm walking around and suddenly it's right there. Most people speak English well and are willing to help a tourist. I didn't ask a question of an older man who didn't seem to understand me. The funny thing is, not all of them turn out to be Danes. I started talking to the passenger next to me on the plane, and it turns out she's from Malmo, Sweden, just across the sound. Then I ask a question of someone on the Metro and turns out she's a student from Norway studying in Denmark. Then, the person at the ticket desk of a museum speaks to me in "unaccented" English (meaning she sounds like people from where I live). Turns out she's Danish, but has an American mother.
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Post by Rob Allen on May 11, 2015 17:08:08 GMT -5
My wife takes melatonin. She has three dosages and alternates them - one night 3mg, next night 5mg, next night the 10mg time-release. Her body doesn't like taking the same thing every day. I haven't needed melatonin so far. When I do find myself not falling asleep, I focus on slowing down my breathing. The trick is to wait a bit before inhaling, but not to wait so long that your body is triggered to take a big, deep breath. I'm usually asleep about 10 minutes after I start slowing my breathing. Does it work well for her? Is it a prescription or one of the supplements available at a health food store? It does help her sleep, and they are all from the store - no prescriptions. She does say that she has about a 20-minute window after taking the melatonin - if she takes it too early in the evening, the effect wears off before she's ready to go to sleep. And my breathing exercise is a simplified version of the Buteyko method, which was created for asthmatics. I've never had asthma, but I found that this helps me sleep. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteyko_methodwww.buteyko.com/ |
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Post by Crimebuster on May 11, 2015 18:10:54 GMT -5
One thing that's confusing is that the urban planners sometimes seem coy about telling you what street your on. I have trouble finding street signs at some intersections. You may have discovered this already, but one thing I noticed in my time in Europe is that a lot of cities have their street signs up on the sides of buildings. Not always, but try checking the nearby buildings, you may find some street signs that way. Like so:  |
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Post by wickedmountain on May 11, 2015 18:31:13 GMT -5
This pollen can go to HELL. My air purifier and ionizer broke, and that is usually how I survive spring.  so sorry |
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Post by spoon on May 11, 2015 18:38:53 GMT -5
One thing that's confusing is that the urban planners sometimes seem coy about telling you what street your on. I have trouble finding street signs at some intersections. You may have discovered this already, but one thing I noticed in my time in Europe is that a lot of cities have their street signs up on the sides of buildings. Not always, but try checking the nearby buildings, you may find some street signs that way. Like so: Yes, they do have something like that at some of these intersections in Copenhagen. But some of them are even more inconspicuous. Instead of a strong color contrast like that blue background, the words are by themselves on the brick/stone surface in writing that's very close in color to the color of the building itself. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 20:18:18 GMT -5
TV news interview with me about the theft, originally planned for Friday night, apparently airs at 10 tonight instead. Lord. I will proceed, I'm sure to prove to an entire city that, as I've maintained for most of my adult life, I have a face for radio & a speaking manner for print.
I'll be interested to see if the footage the reporter took of the 2 grocery bags of stolen Showcase Presents TPBs is included. That's assuming I can bear to look at all after it shows up on their website. (I don't get TV reception.)
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Post by Icctrombone on May 11, 2015 20:42:17 GMT -5
What's the website? I would like to see it myself.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 20:49:53 GMT -5
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so sorry
