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ASU2003 · 06-09-2009, 08:40 PM

By June 27, I need to be on a 7pm bedtime, 3am wakeup sleep cycle. This seems like an impossible task. I usually get home from work at 6:30pm (although if I got to work at 5-6am, I would be able to get home earlier). I am on a 2am bedtime, 8-9am wakeup time schedule currently.

Do you have any advice on how to force your body into changing? Are there any legal over-the-counter sleep drugs that work? One thing I have done before is stay up all night the night before, and then you will be tired the next day at 7pm. The problem is that it doesn't stick and I get into this 36 hour awake, 8-12 hour sleep cycle.

I have taken Ambien before and that will work, but I can't go to Mexico to pick up some Ambien, and since we don't have socialized medicine here, I'm not paying $80 for a 5 minute office visit for my doctor to write me a prescription*. Plus the $$ a bunch of pills cost.

Benadryl sometimes makes me tired, but it seems to only work if I take it at 10pm (I will fall alseep by 11). If I take it a 6pm, it won't do anything to make me sleepy. (I think they have changed it a little since the early 90s).

I have never taken Tylenol PM, or something like that, but it seems to be something I would be willing to try. But, I will need to be able to wake up the next day and not be tired or anything.

If anybody has any tips or suggestions, I would like them.

*I already called my doctor about Ambien and was told to try over-the-counter stuff first. But, I would need to make an appointment to get a prescription.

06-09-2009, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	Adjusting your sleep cycle By June 27, I need to be on a 7pm bedtime, 3am wakeup sleep cycle. This seems like an impossible task. I usually get home from work at 6:30pm (although if I got to work at 5-6am, I would be able to get home earlier). I am on a 2am bedtime, 8-9am wakeup time schedule currently. Do you have any advice on how to force your body into changing? Are there any legal over-the-counter sleep drugs that work? One thing I have done before is stay up all night the night before, and then you will be tired the next day at 7pm. The problem is that it doesn't stick and I get into this 36 hour awake, 8-12 hour sleep cycle. I have taken Ambien before and that will work, but I can't go to Mexico to pick up some Ambien, and since we don't have socialized medicine here, I'm not paying $80 for a 5 minute office visit for my doctor to write me a prescription. Plus the $$ a bunch of pills cost. Benadryl sometimes makes me tired, but it seems to only work if I take it at 10pm (I will fall alseep by 11). If I take it a 6pm, it won't do anything to make me sleepy. (I think they have changed it a little since the early 90s). I have never taken Tylenol PM, or something like that, but it seems to be something I would be willing to try. But, I will need to be able to wake up the next day and not be tired or anything. If anybody has any tips or suggestions, I would like them. I already called my doctor about Ambien and was told to try over-the-counter stuff first. But, I would need to make an appointment to get a prescription.