(September 2, 2018 at 5:01 am)Aroura Wrote: Wow, that level of insomnia must be harder than hell to live with. Have you ever had a sleep study or anything like that done?
How much coffee are you drinking? If it's a cup or two, it's probably not interfering too much, if it's more, then I would definitely try and reduce your intake. This is a tricky one because you are going to suffer hard if you try and reduce or quit coffee, but if you already suffer from insomnia, then you should probably avoid stimulants altogether.
I don't know if you remember back when we met I used to suffer occasional insomnia. A few years before that, it was even much worse. I currently don't have it, despite my other stresses, very often, but I have cut out ALL stimulants. No coffee or tea, certainly no more tobacco, I don't have any sugar or chocolate past about 2 or 3pm. Not even fruit or bread, because I found that white flour is digested so quickly in our bodies that it is turned into sugar really, really fast, and has a stimulating effect.
It has helped me immensely, and I discovered that if I break my rule, I'm prone to be up until 3am.
I'm not saying this would fix your insomnia, yours could have utterly different causes. But it could be a few things to think about or give a try.
Likely your insomnia would be worse for a day or 2 after quitting coffee. It's really hard for some people to give up.
(September 2, 2018 at 4:51 am)Losty Wrote: The problem is, I can’t sleep at night even if I don’t drink coffee but I can’t function at normal human level during the day if I don’t drink coffee.How long have you ever gone without coffee and still had insomnia?
Wow that’s serious dedication.
I’ve had insomnia off and on since I was a kid. Back then I wasn’t allowed to drink coffee.
The longest time I’ve gone without coffee as an adult was about a year, but I was drinking alcohol pretty heavily at that time. Still you would think the alcohol would have helped me sleep. My doctor has suggested I do a sleep study, and I probably really should find the time to do that.
I complain about not being able to sleep, but I’ll admit I’m probably not doing enough of what I should be doing to help myself. It’s just so hard once you get to this point. You have to do what you can to get through the day. There doesn’t feel like there’s a choice there. I have to get up and do the things. I can’t just not do the things. So I have to find some way to be alert during those things.
As for how much...embarrassingly I probably drink like 8-10 cups of coffee a day.
