Tired.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by starmac, Jun 9, 2019.

  1. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    You just may be on to something there. lol
     
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  3. VantaiTatted

    VantaiTatted Light Load Member

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    I run nights I am always tired lol.
     
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    Take a UNISOM, get drowsy in about 20-30minutes, need to sleep about 6HRS minimum and no lasting side effects. Not addictive & easier on your liver than Alleve or Ibuprofen. Tried & tested for 20 YRS, not every day, but often.
     
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  5. Intothesunset

    Intothesunset Road Train Member

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    I've been parked for 3 hours trying to sleep. Went potty, had some PB sandwiches, drank water, walked dog.
    I wish I had money I'd buy a 6 pack. I need to be driving by 11pm for 11 hours. I am very difficult to get to sleep. Unless I am tired of driving and pull to the next ramp kind of tired than I sleep good. I don't know what has been going on but for the last few days things have been difficult for going to sleep in the day time.
     
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  6. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    When I was younger and worked a lot of hours and drank too. I would sometimes be too tired to sleep, when that happened, one cold beer would put me to sleep, maybe I should start having a beer when I get home. lol
     
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  7. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    I would not recommend it.

    Your body is at war with the industry on the day night sleep cycle. We humans are hard wired to sleep after a certain amount of wake time.

    You can eat a thousand pounds of uppers or drink a thousand bottles of JD or beam ro whatever. But within a week you will fall asleep at 70 mph eyes open. And that will be that.
     
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  8. x1Heavy

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    Repeat lying in bed three words in your mind.

    Do not think. repeat it might take you about a certain time but eventually your brain quits running circles and working and becomes locked on that one pattern. Boom sleep.
     
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  9. Intothesunset

    Intothesunset Road Train Member

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    Honestly I could drink a few beers, or or strong hooch drinks. Go to bed and wake refreshed for the night hours until right before sun up when the melitonin is pumped like mad making me sleepy.
     
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  10. Intothesunset

    Intothesunset Road Train Member

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    Drink a beer.
    Drink a beer.
    Drink a beer.
    Had a Homer Simpsons flashback.
     
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  11. Intothesunset

    Intothesunset Road Train Member

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    When this flys over it is not relaxing.
     
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