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Dustin.
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The last few months I've been having a little bit of trouble sleeping when I go to bed, but recently I started the hard core 12 hours of non stop studying and flying every day that comes with pilot training at it's peak. We show up at 630 and leave at 629. It's pretty tiring to say the least, but I get home, relax, eat dinner, the usual. Then I spend hours staring at the ceiling when I try to get my 8 hours.

During the day I'm so tired that I blink almost constantly just to keep my eyes alive, and around 2-4 I feel like I'm going to just fall asleep where I stand/sit/etc. It's getting pretty frustrating, but I'm more worried that it's gonna start catching up to my training. I'm kicking ass right now and it won't stay that way if this gets worse.

Has anyone had serious problems with this before? I work out regularly, I NEVER had this problem in college and I feel like I was more stressed then, I go to bed 9 hours before I want to get up and I try to do all the tips and tricks I've read without much success. It seems like I can't fall asleep before the 5-6 hour til work time mark and it's simply not enough rest for me, especially with these long days.

I'm curious if this could be a short term affect of stressing out with the new high stakes environment at work or if I should be more concerned. I know my commanders will send me to the doctor if I bring it up, but I really don't want to get behind my class and have to catch up or get washed back to the next class.
Dec 19 2011 11:33PM
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Rez4frederick
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I dont know if its something everyone goes through at some point or what. But a similar thing happened to me. For a month straight I could not fall asleep and get a good nights rest. Tried sleeping pills and other herbal remedies they did not seem to work. I actually tried Ambien once and it did help me get a good nights rest once but it was freaky ass shit and not exactly something I would recommend and not something you want to use all the time but it did help me get a little rest.

The only thing that did help me though honestly was an hour long massage from this lady that gave me a hardcore massage. I think my muscles were just so freaking tense in places that they wouldnt let my body relax and I couldn't sleep. After that massage I came home and just took it really easy, no sounds, just quiet and I actually fell asleep not long after into the good REM sleep. Someone accidentally woke me up like an hour later but after that I started to sleep better. Just eat healthily, dont drink caffiene past like 11 am. Sometimes drinking a few beers might help you get some rest.
Dec 19 2011 11:39PM
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EricaMN.
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go to your local store and look/ask for a bottle of pills called melatonin. your brain produces it naturally so no worries there. one pill will get you to sleep within an hour or so.

also

listen to that while going to sleep

Dec 19 2011 11:40PM
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EricaMN.
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oh and i forgot to add, do NOT use ambien
Dec 19 2011 11:41PM
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Rez4frederick
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Wats your reasoning? Also, i tried Melatonin too and it did not work.

The massage lady did give me this drink that has some herb that 'calms nerves', but I cannot remember the name of it at the moment. You could go to the local health food store and tell them the situation and see what they recommend. Dont go see a doctor in my opinion, not worth the cost. Things will go back to normal but it can take time.
Dec 19 2011 11:45PM
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MRoden
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I take melaltonin and that shit knocks me out and keeps me out.
Dec 19 2011 11:50PM
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EricaMN.
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gave me a crazy hangover effect every day. and melatonin may not work for everyone but i have had the best results with that.
Dec 19 2011 11:52PM
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Parks.
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Horse laxative really helps with my snoozin hours
Dec 19 2011 11:54PM
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TheHamburglar
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heavy indica?
Dec 20 2011 12:02AM
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statuswhitegirl
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advil PM does the trick for me
Dec 20 2011 12:10AM
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soulskier
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i was having a similar problem, then a couple samples of ambien got me back on schedule
Dec 20 2011 12:43AM
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Mr.Gaga
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Fap fap fap fap fap fap. But for real you get a huge down after you cum.
Dec 20 2011 12:44AM
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Daoust
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i take melatonin, cost me $5 or so for 100 pills. just take 1 or 2 about 30 mins before i want to sleep then head to bed and lights out
Dec 20 2011 1:57AM
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DIX~
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This. Fap, and go to sleep around the same time every night (including weekends).
Dec 20 2011 2:02AM
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El.Guapo
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newschoolers keeps me up at night
Dec 20 2011 3:01AM
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BITS
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Going to bed is probably recalls feeling if not being able to fall a sleep (an anchor). You mention that you feel really tired, so the problem is psychological and not physical. Try sleeping elsewhere, maybe in the sofa or move your bed around or something, to change up things, so those feeling won't appear.
And use positive suggestions. Instead of saying "I cannot fall asleep, I cannot fall asleep", say "I am gonna go to bed and sleep well". That will make your mind focus on falling asleep instead of not being awake, if that makes any sense.

I hope this will help :)

Dec 20 2011 3:45AM
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DOMESTICVIOLENCE
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this is actually really fitting considering the only reason someone would be looking at the nonski form is cause they cant sleep.
Dec 20 2011 4:00AM
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Gnarwall
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Get a girl to use your pillow. Then your pillow will smell like girl, which will make you be like mmmmm this smells like girl. girls smell damn near amazing, and the scent itself will lull you into a beauty sleep.

Cover up your eyes with something, and open them. The pitch black sometimes helps, and keeps you from focusing on closing your eyes.

Don't just lay there if you feel restless, get up and walk around, take a piss, etc. That might make your body realize its tired.

Reading/Sudoku/Crosswords can help, try to plow through a chapter or a puzzle, and force yourself to finish it before you go to bed, even if you feel sleepy. You'll probably conk out on top of your book. If its a good book, you'll fall asleep faster.

Whack ya noodle.

Dec 20 2011 4:59AM
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Mike-O
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Do you get enough iron and D-vitamin?
Dec 20 2011 5:08AM
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