# Knock me out! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140 "2000-10-24T17:47:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/1 "2000-10-24T17:47:15Z")
For whatever reason, I’ve been unable to sleep the last two nights (well, sum total of maybe four hours). I’m beat. And I’ve got a flyday tommorow - i.e., I’ve got to get up way early and catch a plane to go work in a partner company’s office all day and then fly home. Man, I _have to_ get some sleep tonight. So, my plan is to whip up a dinner that is designed to put me under. No booze tonight; that would probably aid the entrance to snoozeville, but it might impede the 4:30 AM awakening. What would y’all suggest? I’m presently considering a good old mega dose of protein and carbohydrates as in barbecuing a steak to have with pasta and bread. But if any one of y’all has a pretty sure knock out meal in mind, Id like to hear about it. Remember my current condition - I’m not really up to a culinary _tour de force_ today. Thanks in advance. I must leave now, but I’ll check back in when I’m leaving the office for good ideas to fetch from the store on the way home. Regards all, beatle ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/2 "2000-10-24T17:50:58Z")
Turkey. Good ol’ Triptophan, or however you spell it. Eat enough, and it’s goodnight, beatle! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/3 "2000-10-24T17:55:03Z")
You can’t forget a nice hot bath or shower. Relaxing is the key here. Spagetti, lots of it, does the trick for me. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/4 "2000-10-24T17:56:51Z")
I find melatonin relaxes me enough to drop off. I’ve heard from some sources that it may be nothing more than a placebo, but it helps me. Then again, a single glass of wine knocks me out… I’m such a wuss… ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/5 "2000-10-24T17:58:28Z")
Two melatonin caps 4 hours before intended bed time. No morning “Hangover” feeling either and its still easy to get up. ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/6 "2000-10-24T17:58:31Z")
Swift kick to the head? Just kidding… Spaghetti always does it for me too. Or you can always take Nyquil. The nightime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, what the hell am I doing on my kitchen floor medicine. ---
**Author:** ![Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/779978/32.png) [@Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zumba_The_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/7 "2000-10-24T18:00:17Z")
I don’t know that you need to completely give up the booze. I have found that one glass of red wine before bed time helps me sleep. And you hardly have to worry about a hang over from one glass of wine. I would also second the turkey. I know that it is said to help you sleep. I have never noticed an affect though. Finally, I would try taking a nice long hot bath or shower before bedtime. It will help you relax. And the hot water always makes me sleepy. Definitely try not to focus on sleeping too much. I have found that when I worry about trying to sleep I have a much harder time falling asleep. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/8 "2000-10-24T18:01:30Z")
Damn you FairyChatMom!! DAMN YOU TO HELL!! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/9 "2000-10-24T18:04:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Whammo \* > \*\*Damn you FairyChatMom!! DAMN YOU TO HELL!! \*\* Maybe you should limit your caffeine intake? This seems just a _bit_ of a over-reaction… hehehehehe ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/10 "2000-10-24T18:06:25Z")
I’ll third the turkey. If you don’t feel like cooking up turkey parts, try sauteing some ground turkey and adding to a sauce to use over pasta. ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/11 "2000-10-24T18:37:38Z")
I was going to suggest the ground turkey meatballs and pasta dinner, but Sue beat me to it. With a glass of red wine and a dose of melatonin, then a hot shower right before beddy-bye time, maybe some white noise in the background to soothe and distract you as you hit the sheets, you should be out like a light. Then, awake feeling refreshed and rarin’ to go! ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-me-out/38140/12 "2000-10-24T21:34:39Z")
Hey, thanks everyone! I’d thought about spaghetti; it just seemed like a little more effort than I’d like to make tonight. But now I’m off to the grocery store to shop turkey.