[ForevrLuvinJah]

So i have found out after smoking for a while that is is very hard for me to sleep without medicating...a night with out a bowl can lead me to starring of into my ceiling for hours and not being unable to get any shut eye. then even if i take sleeping pills i get the worst sleep ...usually this problem dies down within 3 to 4 days in my brake from herb...so if any one has any say or advice or even if they are goin thru the same shit please put some input! thanks

Sincerely,
ForevrLuvinJah.

[spanky]

totally have the same problem without the meds before bed!

best advice is to stick with the meds! they work for a reason and without them it's just a different story, no sleep, tired next day and a bear!

stay green, stay clean!!!

[ForevrLuvinJah]

well the reason im not taking the greens no more is so i can lower my tolerance and get even higher the next time ....as for now would it be a better idea to take edibles before bed in stead of sleeping pills on my smoke break?

[MCA]

hello!
i guess problem is not in the quality of meds.i think you just need a little switch over!
try to read a book, turn on music or the TV with volume low after using meds, or drink warm tea with edibles (if you want)
read this, if you have a time. i thing it's knowledgeable:
http://marijuana-uses.com/essays/053.html

[KushMeister]

1. Pourself a nice cup of herbal tea (need not be medicated, but ok if you choose so).
2. While sipping tea, smoke a bowl of Afpak (topped with a nice Indica dominant full melt hash if desired).
3. Put on headphones, and pop Pink Floyd into the CD player.
4. Finish sipping tea, lay down, close eyes, and drift off to the music.
5. Wake up well refreshed and ready to attack your day, the next morning!

Go for an indica before bed,this helps a lot of people.Stay away from the sleeping pills,they can't be good in the long run

[4evaLuvinJah420]

juss take not being able to sleep for a while and youll be fine...after a night of not sleeping the next day you should be tired enough to sleep

[NewVoid]

Wonderberry was such a perfect sleepy indica for insomnia.

[PATIENTS AGAINST PAIN]

This kind of thing happens to me too, sort of. When i medicate before bed, immediately i'm ready to pass out! But then, it seems like about 4-5 hours later i'm laying awake in bed tossing and turning, wondering if i should just medicate a little more, but then decide not to everytime. In time i fall asleep. Lately i have stayed away from medicating right before bed, maybe a couple hours prior, watch a movie, read, or just relax, then when it's wearing off, i go lay down. I feel that i sleep better that way.

[SmokeOut]

Originally Posted by KushMeister

1. Pourself a nice cup of herbal tea (need not be medicated, but ok if you choose so).
2. While sipping tea, smoke a bowl of Afpak (topped with a nice Indica dominant full melt hash if desired).
3. Put on headphones, and pop Pink Floyd into the CD player.
4. Finish sipping tea, lay down, close eyes, and drift off to the music.
5. Wake up well refreshed and ready to attack your day, the next morning!

Very Good advice, especially the smoke a bowl of Afpak (topped with a nice Indica dominant full melt hash if desired). Or just any Indica dominant strain if u cant find afpak.

I myself have terrible insomnia and etc etc. A nice Indica dominant with full melt hash or wax or oil does the trick for me.

Peace and be well.
~SmokeOut~

[tomo7]

Originally Posted by KushMeister

1. Pourself a nice cup of herbal tea (need not be medicated, but ok if you choose so).
2. While sipping tea, smoke a bowl of Afpak (topped with a nice Indica dominant full melt hash if desired).
3. Put on headphones, and pop Pink Floyd into the CD player.
4. Finish sipping tea, lay down, close eyes, and drift off to the music.
5. Wake up well refreshed and ready to attack your day, the next morning!

This is also my exact remedy. Dark side of the moon is perfect execpt the part where the alarm goes off scares the crap out of me every time.

[Scratch1]

If you are trying to obstain because you want to decrease your tolerance, then edibles probably aren't the way to go. They will help you sleep but not do anything but increase your tolerance because, in my personal experience, I recieve more meds when eating them than I do with a little bowl. Try the tea's and quiet music. Do boring things that don't work the mind. That's usually our worst enemy when trying to get sleep. Our minds keep us awake, filled with the issues of the day. I hope you can find some relief. Sleep well.

[wallawalla]

My latest for the insomnia is a medicated green tea and some Durkle or another indica!!! Sometimes nothing will work that is just how are bodies function!!! I have bad insomnia due to a brain tumor!! :slaugh:

[silvercloud]

"Insomnia" became challenging after many years of psychoactive pharma therapy (lithium ,depakote ,xanax ,restoril) ... today ,each nite's regimen can take a different route ,structured relative to full/new moon ,biorhythm aggregate ... ie., every 2 days prior to/incldng moonphase requires additional support (restoril(15mg) ,180mg(3caps) KavaKava ,indica medible) or @ 20% of time ... 'non-moon' nites require combo ingrid ,bluedream ,a heavy OG (indica) ,Kava(3caps) ,indica medible ... sooo ,w/a little 'patience'/thought ,sleep is attainable for this *patient ...

psst* before over the counter Kava is used ,make sure physician is aware ... Kava is stored in liver like most ingested compounds

[The Urban Spaceman]

nothing works for me like 2-3 innings of a baseball game! i sleep like a freaking baby!
in lieu of baseball what works well for me is a home made medicated brownie (special thanks to Baby Boomer for the secret of how to!) about 2-3 hours before bed and about an hour before bed a nice bowl of some kinda purp (recently I have been using XXX God's Gift or GDP, but just about any good indica will work too for me.)
The brownie really acts like a "time release" sleep med for me and the bowls get me ready to sleep in the first place.
much love
spacey

[ladyknight]

Originally Posted by MCA

hello!
i guess problem is not in the quality of meds.i think you just need a little switch over!
try to read a book, turn on music or the TV with volume low after using meds, or drink warm tea with edibles (if you want)
read this, if you have a time. i thing it's knowledgeable:
http://marijuana-uses.com/essays/053.html

That story brought tears to my eyes.

[Greenbud]

Originally Posted by wallawalla

My latest for the insomnia is a medicated green tea and some Durkle or another indica!!! Sometimes nothing will work that is just how are bodies function!!! I have bad insomnia due to a brain tumor!! :slaugh:

Hope all is well with you, bro!

Peace and health to you!!

GB

[noab]

...I DO NOT sleep without a potent edible.

I almost went insane from sleep deprivation.

Out of desperation, I went to a doctor and I tried everything they had to offer...including combining real high does of various sleep medications...enough to put any healthy person to sleep, for days. no go. nothing worked. ...and I got sicker from the pharmaceuticals.

Longer story short, with the assistance of a few skilled caregivers, I experimented with edibles and smoke extensively.

Now? I smoke throughout the day, and right before I get into bed, I take a potent edible -- definitely not a pure sativa edible. Sativa edibles keep me up for at least 6-hours. Any smoke will do. If the smoke I have around during the day is too stony and make me sleepy, I'll take 2000mgs of Panax Ginseng and get incredible energy and clarity. Taking the potent edible before getting into bed extends my sleep period from that 4-5 hour smoke induced sleep to a 6 - 8 hours smoke and edible induced sleep. I use the smoke for he onset of sleep and I use the edible for longer sedation. I get the most blissful and restorative sleeps!!!

At first, I had a problem with consuming the edible before bed and not enjoying the effect... But, I feel so good the day after a potent edible immediately before bed, now...I luv it!

I hear/tell of some potent buddah and edibles around. Throw a dose of buddah into a glass of warm chocolate milk before bed and you'll see what I am talking about.

Since I've been doing edibles on a nightly basis, my hormones are in balance and I lost 52 lbs. of fat eating whatever I want and walking...building up a little at a time. Now, I can do a 10-mile walk, fast! Luv walking medicated too. The world is such a trip!

If that don't work, something else is wrong with your sleep. You may have nasal clamping or some other event that blocks your airway... If you have insurance, get a sleep study! Medi-Cal, Medicare, and most insurance companies pay for sleep studies.

Keep us posted. If anybody needs info about getting a sleep study done, lemme know. After I got my sleep study done, I discovered that I have severe obstructive sleep apnea. I got the respiratory device that works for me...with the meds, holly phucking . I get THE BEST sleeps of my life now!

[NorthridgeToker]

Smoke pure indicas or eat pure indica edibles before bed.

[Scheize]

Indica at night to fall asleep works great.

[sconaway]

I've had the same problems with restless sleep. I use coca tea to help get to sleep and it seems to work. Living in LA you'd think that finding it would be easy. I finally ordered it from a company in Peru online. they got it to me in about a week. It's called Mate de Coca and the brand name is Herbi. there is a customer service phone number (511) 354-5735 but I suspect you have to dial the country code first.

[for20]

These are all some great suggestion! Nice thread.

You also should have a "routine" that remains consistent. For example, every night at the SAME TIME turn off Tivo, read Weedtracker, turn off most of the lights, light a candle, take a warm bath, get into PJs, brush teeth, get into bed, turn on gentle, soft music, lay down and rest (don't worry about sleeping, just rest).

That being said, reducing stress, exercising, not eating within 3 hours of bedtime, spending the last part of the day "in the moment" rather then worrying about all the stuff you can't handle right then - these can help greatly.

Now, if I could just do all of these things myself, perhaps I could get a decent nights sleep!

I have insomnia if I do not medicate enough before bed-time . I also suffer from insomnia if I smoke a sativa dominant strain to late in the eve, or a strain that brings on creativity like third eye for example . It just seems to hit me at any moment the bad sleeping schedule and not being tired at night until like 4 or 5 am . I like to keep pills to a minimum , so sleeping pills have never appealed to me . Anxiety seems to be the main factor for me with insomnia . A joint of PURPLE GDP and a 1 glass of red whine is working good. I wake up refreshed now.

[jdam777]

I tried the Tylonol PM's I also tried Nyquil. They worked but with the Nyquil I would wake up at 4:00 in the morning "wired" I decided to stop the Medicine and try smoking weed.

I ran across this Bud called "UDUB" I do not know what it is, But after smoking it, I fall asleep within 20-30 min and sleep all night. You might try this type of weed if you can find it.

[OGHASHPLANT310]

Originally Posted by The Urban Spaceman

nothing works for me like 2-3 innings of a baseball game! i sleep like a freaking baby!
in lieu of baseball what works well for me is a home made medicated brownie (special thanks to Baby Boomer for the secret of how to!) about 2-3 hours before bed and about an hour before bed a nice bowl of some kinda purp (recently I have been using XXX God's Gift or GDP, but just about any good indica will work too for me.)
The brownie really acts like a "time release" sleep med for me and the bowls get me ready to sleep in the first place.
much love
spacey

Hey Spacey fellow insomniac here,I read your post about Purple Ice for sleep.Does NNCC carry Purple Ice?I would like to try that for my insomnia.Homemade brownie works wonders for me as well.I currently take Lunesta 3mg for sleep,and just went to Acupuncture the first time this morning for horrible Insomnia/Deppresion.Could you please help a fellow Insomniac out,that Purple Ice sounds like the answer for me.My favorite sleep med is OGHASHPLANT so far.Does NNCC carry XXX Gods Gift that sounds extremley sleep inducing as well.