# Can't sleep thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663 "2003-11-17T08:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/1 "2003-11-17T08:13:46Z")
Well its one of those nights. I had to work and was sent to a different job. Now, 4 hours after getting off work, I can’t get the damned job details out of my head. I just made myself a cup of cammomile tea and got to thinking about what dad used to do when he couldn’t sleep or felt lousy. I guess it was his comfort food. Sort of a “it’ll cure what ails ya” kind of thing. Milk toast is what he called it. Put 2 slices of buttered toast in a sauce pan pour in about 8 oz. of milk, heat it to almost boiling.He used to lean over the kitchen counter and eat it out of a serving bowl. I never really got off on it myself but it seemed to work for him. So how about it. Do you have a favorite bedtime ,or in the middle of the night, snack food? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/2 "2003-11-17T09:03:57Z")
Ice cream. Puts me right down. That and a cold Anchor Steam to chase it down. That and frozen chocolate chip cookies with a cold coke. Mmmm. Excuse me, I need to go look at my fridge… ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/3 "2003-11-17T09:10:03Z")
every year my sleep pattern gets worse. Some days I push 8 hours of staying in bed with no sleep. What gets me to sleep? Doxylamine Succinate. Even half a tablet is enough to get my freaking mind to shut off and let me sleep. Even better it’s over the counter. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/4 "2003-11-17T10:32:34Z")
Last night was one of those nights. I nap for one hour in the afternoon and I end up tossing and turning for five bloody hours before I was able to squeeze in an hour and a half before waking up again for classes. I tried everything, reading, counting, warm milk and every kind of sodding alphabet game imaginable but nothing worked. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/5 "2003-11-17T10:49:41Z")
Benadryl is not exactly snack food, but it makes me drowsy… ---
**Author:** ![thumbupmybum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@thumbupmybum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thumbupmybum)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/6 "2003-11-18T06:17:51Z")
I’'ve been having the same problem. The air mattress I borrowed worked for awhile, but now it seems somehow to be making the left side of my ass hurt. The marijuana, after not working the first two times, worked the third time, but I threw out the pop can I was using for a bong, and I don’t have another one, and I can’t roll properly. Tonight I’m trying some tylenol cold medication, but I can only use it when I actually have a cold (like now), cause to use it at other times would be wrong Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/7 "2003-11-18T11:58:01Z")
Death is the Sandman that you can always count on. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/77aa72/32.png) [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/8 "2003-11-18T22:50:25Z")
Nothing worked for me for years until I tried Gaia’s Sound Sleep. It works amazingly well for me. Of course, YMMV, but I urge you to try it. It’s kind of expensive, but I think they sell trial packs and to me the expense is definitely worth it!!! > **[Gaia Herbs® Official Site: Herbal Supplements & More](https://www.gaiaherbs.com/)** > > Connecting plants and people since 1987. Shop a leading herbal supplement brand, focused on organic farming from soil to shelf. FREE shipping over $49. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sleep-thread/213663/9 "2003-11-19T12:18:47Z")
lol, get sick… I went to bed at 6 last night and woke up at 5:45 this morning