i've experienced microsleep: PLEASE PULL OVER WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPY

I have continued on absolutely dead beat tired slapping my self while hanging my head out the window with the stereo cranked while smoking mountain dew because I can't afford to stop and take a 6 hour break and catch some sleep because of the Stupid non- compromising 10 hour break requirement.

 

Worse.

You were asleep.

Literally a form of sleep walking. By gods grace you had no animal person, drunken car or any random interruptions to those two painted lines your mind followed.

I consider that the most dangerous kind of sleep driving. I once was asleep dreaming about a red light following same. Whatever it did and whatever I dreamed about was nothing to do with trucking. Just that red light in some form.

A shadow came over me when the one left of me that was pacing for a hundred miles 2 feet from my drivers door in the rocking chair while I followed another in front his trailer light. I jerked awake really fast back to reality as if god slapped me. CB radio said, ah there you are. Get off here, you be in Salinas Kansas. Your head was unnatural since Missouri.

That was one of the last times I would do that. And thank god I had some help. Its a wonder how she stayed in that top gear that heavy on the big horse engine across there.

You get plenty of warning early onset white line fever and sleep. Obey them. Life depends on it.

To this day I absolutely refuse and bullheaded dispatch telling me to mush. He can fire me (And does...) that's ok, any company stupid enough to yell mush to sleepyhead should be burnt.

To this day Ive had a form of love for Salinas, the main truckstop there. It's not a bad place for good eating some nights.

 

Bad advice. Now some knucklehead truck driver is gonna use it, and possible get hurt. Always speak to a doctor about this. Don’t just prescribe yourself drugs. Besides, if you need to use these drugs, you aren’t fixing the problem—which is lack of sleep. You are only patching it up. You can possibly damage your body and brain.

“This medication does not cure these sleep disorders and may not get rid of all your sleepiness. Modafinil does not take the place of getting enough sleep. It should not be used to treat tiredness or hold off sleep in people who do not have a sleep disorder.”

Side Effects

“Headache, nausea, nervousness, dizziness, or difficulty sleeping may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.”

“Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.”

“Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat, mental/mood changes (such as agitation, confusion, depression, hallucinations, rare thoughts of suicide).”

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