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Still can't sleep. I know, I know. I should be doing something constructive. Meh. I'm stalled with my writing project, and I find my fingers move easier than my legs right now. I think it's because they're smaller.
I can't handwrite worth a damn. I taught myself to write before they shipped me to school. When they tried to "teach" me the "right" way to write, I'd already had it physically ingrained. So yeah, I'm pretty much hopelessly doomed to grabbing the pen in this caveman-like grasp and scribbling like a pre-literate. Just saying.
Fine. I'm taking an Ambien. I'm supposed to be using them sparingly, I guess like the smart bombs in "Defender" or something. I figure when I get this bloodshot and desperate I can fall back on my 10mg little friend.
I've been able to delineate the differences between Sominex, Unisom and Ambien.
Sominex is, at best, a mild suggestions to sleep. I would almost go so far as to say -- at least on my system and its inherent resistances -- it just doesn't work. Maybe it makes sleep better somehow. Wouldn't know.
(I'm taking the Ambien now. Be prepared.)
Unisom is the brute-force approach. A few minutes after taking it, the subject feels drowsiness kicking in. This can be anywhere from five to 20 minutes, though, and under duress, the subject can even cling on to useful consciousness for a full 30 minutes. Any longer, though, and the subject risks shaking off its effects and just being drowsy (and, I must note, cranky) all day. Without prior dosage, it can put a person down for a good half of a day. As it is, it does keep yours truly out for a good eight hours, but it also robs two-three hours of useful consciousness afterwards. I find myself sitting down staring at things for a while afterwards. Let's not address driving at this juncture.
Ambien -- everything good about Unisom without the residual drowsiness/disorientation. This is what you're looking for. There are only two downsides I can find, and one's just amusing. First off, obviously, it's prescription-only. So I'm a lucky little critter. (Doubly so for having health insurance.) Secondly, whereas Unisom's effects descend with what can best be described as cognitive dissonance. Thoughts break down. The first time this happened I was trying to copy files from one window to the other. And suddenly I forgot how to do it. (Windows XP isn't that baffling, really.) The mouse wheel baffled me. What is this for? Where did my feet go? Why can't I walk? Sleep good, I sleep now. There's something to be said for having the futon right in front of the computer....
Okay. Typing bad. Sleep now.
I can't handwrite worth a damn. I taught myself to write before they shipped me to school. When they tried to "teach" me the "right" way to write, I'd already had it physically ingrained. So yeah, I'm pretty much hopelessly doomed to grabbing the pen in this caveman-like grasp and scribbling like a pre-literate. Just saying.
Fine. I'm taking an Ambien. I'm supposed to be using them sparingly, I guess like the smart bombs in "Defender" or something. I figure when I get this bloodshot and desperate I can fall back on my 10mg little friend.
I've been able to delineate the differences between Sominex, Unisom and Ambien.
Sominex is, at best, a mild suggestions to sleep. I would almost go so far as to say -- at least on my system and its inherent resistances -- it just doesn't work. Maybe it makes sleep better somehow. Wouldn't know.
(I'm taking the Ambien now. Be prepared.)
Unisom is the brute-force approach. A few minutes after taking it, the subject feels drowsiness kicking in. This can be anywhere from five to 20 minutes, though, and under duress, the subject can even cling on to useful consciousness for a full 30 minutes. Any longer, though, and the subject risks shaking off its effects and just being drowsy (and, I must note, cranky) all day. Without prior dosage, it can put a person down for a good half of a day. As it is, it does keep yours truly out for a good eight hours, but it also robs two-three hours of useful consciousness afterwards. I find myself sitting down staring at things for a while afterwards. Let's not address driving at this juncture.
Ambien -- everything good about Unisom without the residual drowsiness/disorientation. This is what you're looking for. There are only two downsides I can find, and one's just amusing. First off, obviously, it's prescription-only. So I'm a lucky little critter. (Doubly so for having health insurance.) Secondly, whereas Unisom's effects descend with what can best be described as cognitive dissonance. Thoughts break down. The first time this happened I was trying to copy files from one window to the other. And suddenly I forgot how to do it. (Windows XP isn't that baffling, really.) The mouse wheel baffled me. What is this for? Where did my feet go? Why can't I walk? Sleep good, I sleep now. There's something to be said for having the futon right in front of the computer....
Okay. Typing bad. Sleep now.
