How about the almost constant brain fog? I wonder if comes from the awful big city air around here, or if it’s just a feature of being an adult.
All of which are pitfalls of modern living.
Lack of mobility = back pain
Anxiety = Financial security, work/life balance
Can’t sleep = Looking at a screen all day.
This should not be assumed at the expense of a thorough evaluation at onset but so much of this is by design with our current way of living.
Potential remedies once more serious conditions have been ruled out is regular walks, reconnecting with nature, decreasing screen time and embedding oneself in a sense of community (which will mean different things for different folks).
Humans simply don’t live a balanced lifestyle anymore (especially when it comes to caloric intake and activity). Restoring that balance should be the first step before we start throwing pharmaceuticals around.
Ehh, when it comes to sleep, it probably isn’t so much the screens, as it is the aforementioned back pain and anxiety. The obligatory caffeine taken late at night to stay up and work more and the optional nicotine vape or zyn probably doesn’t help either.
The anxiety is what makes me stay on my screens which allows me to go to sleep. blargh
Back pain, anxiety, and insomnia all predate modern times by a lot. Not that it isn’t worth being conscious of modern balancing efforts.
“Aren’t we all?”
This ailment is called “being over 40.”
And the cure is…?
Death
Welp, see you next time around.
btw Cowboy Bebop is 27 years old.
you’re welcome
What’s that you say? A hip new anime just released called Cowboy Bebop and times are good?
If you can’t sleep well then it’s worth getting a sleep study done. I did one and was diagnosed with both sleep apnea and insomnia. I was prescribed a CPAP machine for the sleep apnea and Trazodone 100mg for the insomnia and it’s helped a lot. I sleep so much better now.
Edit: Trazodone isn’t the best solution for everyone, and can have potential side-effects, but it works very well for me. My point is that you should get a professional diagnosis from a medical facility that specializes in sleep.
Jumping in to say that drugs affect different people in different ways.
If you’re given a new drug, it’s a good idea to keep a log of all your responses, even things that seem minor.
Good advice.
I also tried just the CPAP without the Trazodone for a while, to see how much it would help by itself. I generally don’t like using medication unless it’s absolutely needed (I’m not anti-science or anything! I just think medications are overprescribed and sometimes there’s other, scientifically-proven, alternatives to taking pills for every ailment)
Jesus, I’ve only know trazedone as a dog tranquilizer that works half the time.
The original use case was as an antidepressant (for humans). Its usage for dogs and for treating insomnia are both use cases that came later on.
Trazodone was originally a medication for depression, but other antidepressants are more effective these days, and now it’s mostly prescribed off-label as a treatment for insomnia. It doesn’t work well for everyone, but it works great for me. I don’t encounter any side effects, and I can fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.
That’s good it works for you, Ive read some stories that it gave people severe nightmares
It makes you feel really drunk and dizzy do not recommend
Drinking alcohol makes me sleep like a baby, but my wife says it makes me snore,so I guess the trick is to steal someone else’s sleep power for yourself
Yeah it’s definitely not for everyone, but it works wonders for me. I sleep better (fall asleep quicker + stay asleep longer) and feel more awake in the mornings than I used to.
Same here, thought I was dying
Trazodone does wonders for me, knocks me right out
How’s your activity level?
I sit all day and get home and sit all night. Is that bad?
TFW you have to respect the fact we fundamentally aren’t suited to comfortably sit around all day
How the fuck did they get a sketch artist into my last checkup?
