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Originally posted by Flash-LB:
If you aren't getting enough sleep, soon enough you'll essentially collapse and pay off your sleep debt. Problem solved.


Problem NOT solved! While your statement is partially true... "you'll eventually collapse and pay off your sleep debt", the "Problem solved" is totally untrue! I oftentimes go 2 and 3 days of no sleep before I finally "collapse", and I can assure you that the vast majority of that time is spent in a zombie-like state where I cannot function due to lack of sleep! Driving a car under those conditions feels like driving drunk, and is equally as dangerous as I've found out the hard way. Does that sound like my "problem is solved"? No, I live most of my life as a very dysfunctional person these days and rarely leave home any more because of it.

So regarding sleep medications, both Rx and OTC, nothing truly helps for me, and I've been battling insomnia for over 5 years now. I even lost my last job over it because I couldn't safely drive a car every day I was scheduled!

Bill R.
North Alabama