What do you do while you have insomnia?

[Chris]

Since I have insomnia and don't go to bed till he next day after 10 am,  thought popped in my head.

If you have insomnia, what do you do to deal with it/spend time while not able to sleep?

As you can see, I'm here posting, or in the chat room ith other insomniacs. Otherwise I have the tv on and do other things on the laptop to get old files to new laptop.

Edited: Fixed subject line-Boxman,Moderator

[Joe Paul]

I go fishing on my Daughters wii. Fishing master world tour is cartoonish, but it does pass the time 

[Chris]

My luck, if I put Need For Speed Underground 1 and 2 on Vista, it will have a s%^$ fit. Probably will happen to the 6 games I do have.

[Wattle]

I have to just lay there attached to my machine. Lately I have become attached to playing Tetris on my daughters DS.   


My mother-in-law does the ironing!   

[MandaMe1986]

I read or paly Oblivion on my boyfriends ps3

[nursewratchet]

TV,  Computer, if it's really bad, I go to work.  I have been in the clinic in my PJ's several times.  I leave at 5, when pts come in.  Have to go home to get ready for work!!!!

[Wenchie58]

I chat with Chris!  Read, play computer word games, post to IHD and eat!  All while watching
various auctions on tv...they sell EVERYTHING on tv....except kidneys of course, but I will keep checking on that! 

[kitkatz]

I sometimes have insomnia at the dialysis center fro 8p.m. to 4p.m. Informercials can be entertaining and late night talk show hosts can be funny. I also read a book..

[paris]

On really good nights, I chat with Chris, RichardMel and Wenchie!!  I am visiting my sister this week and it is hard to be in another's house anymore.  Last night I was up throwing up at 12, back to bed, up again, back to bed; finally went downstairs and walked around and then read until 4.  All that with Ambien and pain killer.  I think I understand how some people overdose on sleeping pills. It would have been easy to take more just to fall asleep.   Instead, I rely on cable tv and my computer.   

[kitkatz]

Some of my best friends are in my computer late at night!

[MiSSis]

I have a lot of sleepless nights and find myself spending most of the time on my computer.  Pogo.com is one of my favorite sites for passing the time.  I just can't stand being hooked up to my machine and not being able to sleep.  It just seems to compound the problem.  Insomnia sucks!

[Sunny]

When I can't sleep I read books, use the computer, design my dream house (in my mind),worry, fidget with my legs. I try to be very quiet because my house lay-out makes it easy for my husband or two teens to hear and I don't want to wake them.If things get really bad I take an Ambien or pain killer.

[Chris]

So far today, well since yesterday without sleep, Laundry, clean house, be on computer. Do I know how to have fun or what?

As of right now, I feel I can't rest, not tired.

[G-Ma]

Same here...ambien, benadryl, bed, sleep my 2 hours, walk, read, tv, pc, talk to myself, IHD, bed, sleep 1 hr, 2 if I'm lucky, forget it, get up and do another day.  I'm so overtired but not sleeping.
Ann

[mikey07840]

I watch TV, spoil His Royal Highness King Leon, surf the net. Hope you can get to sleep real soon.

[MiSSis]

Since I'm a PD patient, once I hook up I pretty much there to stay for the night.  And if I can't sleep or if I get the fidgets, I start feeling so trapped!  I take Clonazepam most evenings to try to shut down my overactive mind down but some nights it's just not enough.  I haven't even started to dialyze tonight because I'm just too keyed up and I know I won't be able to get to sleep.  I like to read and have a small reading light that doesn't bother my husband too much but it doesn't help if the legs get too restless.  Since it's going to be so darn cold tomorrow and I don't intend to be leaving the house for anything, I guess I have the option of doing manual exchanges for most of the day.  I don't normally like CAPD and prefer using the cycler but I guess it won't be so much of a hassle since I won't be doing much anyway.  I might even decide to take a break from the never-ending laundry and housecleaning.  Does anyone else play games on Pogo?

[paris]

Pogo is one of my favorite spots when I can't sleep.   

[MIbarra]

I have been known to clean out the fridge when I can't sleep. Anyone need their's cleaned?

Otherwise, I read or find old movies on TV. Or grade a stack of dusty papers.

[kitkatz]

Grading papers at night is dangerous! The lower the scores the more depressed you get.

[Wenchie58]

I LOVE pogo!  It's got so much variety...there's always something different to play.

[MiSSis]

Here I am at 12:40pm and no sleep in sight.  This is getting so aggravating.  Monday night I didn't sleep one bit.  My supplies were to be delivered sometime on Tuesday so when the sun started to come up, I decided I might as well get showered and dressed to wait for my delivery.  I hadn't dialyzed at all that night as I didn't want to be going in and out of the bedroom disturbing my husband.  My delivery was later than normal so once my husband Dan was up and about, he volunteered to wait for the delivery and check to make sure it was all as I had ordered.  Although I use a cycler and it was all set up and ready to go, I ended up using it as more of CAPD exchanges that day, in that I would hook up, drain, fill and unhook again.  I started getting pretty tired about mid-afternoon but decided to try and avoid any napping in the hopes that I'd get a good nights sleep on Tuesday.  I guess I did because I apparently was noisy enough to chase my husband out to the couch about 6am this morning.  He says I was snoring but I know for a fact I DON'T SNORE!!!  It must have been Percy, the cat. 

So for now I'm floating between MYSPACE, IHD and POGO (I'm a badge freak!) ... my three favorite sites to while away the time when I can't sleep.  Tonight I'm going to give sleeping my best shot and try some Tylenol PM.  If that doesn't work, you might find me back here sometime later on.  Hopefully it'll work though.  Too many sleepless nights and I have a tendency to get even crankier than normal.  Just ask my hubby! 

Night all and if you're ever on POGO, feel free to look me up.  My name there is MiSSis54 (go figure!)

[paris]

Some of us late nighters are in chat right now.  Join us!

[Chris]

I finally had 2 hours sleep after 8 Wed morning, but now wide awake still and in chat still. Have to go out again to get things done. Sleep is an elusive act for me.

[MiSSis]

I've never ventured into the chat area.  Can someone tell me how it's different from here?

[willieandwinnie]

I'm not even the patient and I have had trouble with insomnia since Willie had he's surgery December 16th. I'm a very light sleeper and that doesn't help any but if I get about 2 hours straight and then wake up, I'm done. My body thinks it is time to get up. I told Len that I am taking a hammer to bed with me tonight.  Myself in the head and maybe get sleep that way.