[Pack66Dad]

Try 1 mg of melatonin about an hour before you go to sleep :thumbsup:

 

[JimFromMD]

How's this for a sleep killer....I've now got 3 days to prep a home for a photo shoot for Better Homes and Garden and Southern Living!!! The homeowner forgot to call us, nothing like a little pressure

Are you a photographer? Stager?

 

[SCORPIO]

I actually sleep better on the boat (at the slip) than I do at home. The slight aft pitch to the master berth keeps my reflux at bay and the gentle rocking makes for a very comfortable nights sleep.

 

[floriduramax1]

Zanex!

 

[The Bill Collector]

The mind is a very mysterious mistress.... I think the best thing for you is to double check everything before bed, have safety alarms in place, a loaded 45 helps me and MORE nights on your boat so you get used to it. In the meantime melatonin and benadryl are my friend (plus a vodka martini). Your results may very.....

 

[saopm]

After spending the day on the water with a 2 and 3 year old I pass out like the do. After a few more weekends out I but you will start sleeping better. If not muscle relaxers tend to knock me out like the kids.

 

[AMFM3]

I'm a life long insomniac. I'm lucky if I get more than 3-4 hours in a row at a time. I get out of bed at 2:30 in the morning after having hit the hay at 11. A couple of hours reading or watching the tube and I'm down for an hour or two. It truly sucks. Plus the further up the food chain in the career and it gets worse.

I have to "re-set" myself weekly with the help of Zoplicone. Not ideal but keeps me sane.

Here's the weird thing...on AMFM...NO issues. I get 7 hours without an issue. If I could, I'd live on the water year round!

Zoplicne is the other blue pill...not addicting and it works. It shuts my brain down.

Mark

 

[rcon]

Zoplicne is the other blue pill...not addicting and it works. It shuts my brain down.

Zopiclone?

 

[The Bill Collector]

Lunesta

 

[kaguilar]

I've never taken any drugs to help sleep. I do occasionally have a hard time sleeping. I find in my case, it's generally because I drank caffeine or ate too late (usually after 7PM). So, I find that if I stay physically active during the day and stop eating after 7PM, I can fall asleep pretty regularly. If work or life is especially stressful, I need to counter with extra physical activity. It's a matter of the body forcing the mind to sleep.

 

[AMFM3]

Zopiclone?

sorry, typo. "Zopiclone". Not addictive with no side effects (Lunestra) and the top,sleep aid as far as I've read.

Mark

 

[ZZ13]

Something that helps me is running a fan for static noise. It helps break up the different sounds that you may encounter. I sleep better on the boat then at home.

You might be on to something here. The one night I slept normal we had a power outage at the dock and ran a 12V fan to cool us that entire night. I also have similar sleep problems in a new to me hotel and turn the house fan on to help there as well. Going to try the fan and test it out by sleeping on the boat tomorrow night.

 

[Pyrojodge]

Bill, good luck and i hope it works.

 

[IanBat]

You might be on to something here. The one night I slept normal we had a power outage at the dock and ran a 12V fan to cool us that entire night. I also have similar sleep problems in a new to me hotel and turn the house fan on to help there as well. Going to try the fan and test it out by sleeping on the boat tomorrow night.

I have seen white noise tracks on the iTunes site. Similar idea, background noise to aid sleeping.




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[BritLady]

We always run a fan as well as the A/C (mainly because in FL we really need it) which does help with the static noise when we are on the boat. Fortunately, never had to resort to pills as a sleep aid. However, a Doc friend once told me the best way to get to sleep if you are having difficulty is the following (once you have doubled checked the anchor, lines etc., if on the boat): silently, start at the number 500 and count backwards deducting three every time......I have yet to get into the 300's and I do this every night If you do ever finish (he reckoned very unlikely) start again at 1,000. Just try it and see if it will work for you, good luck!

 

[floriduramax1]

We always run a fan as well as the A/C (mainly because in FL we really need it) which does help with the static noise when we are on the boat. Fortunately, never had to resort to pills as a sleep aid. However, a Doc friend once told me the best way to get to sleep if you are having difficulty is the following (once you have doubled checked the anchor, lines etc., if on the boat): silently, start at the number 500 and count backwards deducting three every time......I have yet to get into the 300's and I do this every night If you do ever finish (he reckoned very unlikely) start again at 1,000. Just try it and see if it will work for you, good luck!

That would not be good for a type A personality...lol I wouldn't stop till I had it right!!!

 

[susanandlance]

That would not be good for a type A personality...lol I wouldn't stop till I had it right!!!

:lol: That's good stuff Donnie!!!

 

[Steve500dancer]

I know this is going to be hard to believe. Yes I too have a sleeping problem. I have used Lunesta for years. My brain doesn't stop at night. If I don't take my Lunesta I usually get about 3 hours sleep and feel hungover all the next day.

Here is the thing....I sleep like a lazy teenage girl when I am on the boat. I had a custom made mattress and keep the temp as cool as the warden (wife) will let me keep it. I am not sure if it because it is a get away from work or I work myself to near death when I am on the boat. Either way, I sleep great.


Steve

 

[CV-23]

We've slept on the hook and in the slip. The AC turning on and off wakes me up in the slip....people walking & talking also. On the hook we seem to sleep better and always put two anchors out bow & stern. On the hook we also raft up with another couple/friends and have breakfast together often. Nice to have company but on seperate boats! We also moved to the Midcabin vs. the V-Berth. Less noise and boat movement. We also learned to put the Camper Top up to keep all the dew and wet bugs out of the cockpit. A real mess in the morning without it. My wife sleeps better at home but we love the boat and staying out late hanging with friends. We have GPS tracking but no radar yet to run on moonless nights.

 

[1990-270-da-lover]

I sleep pretty well on the boat, we rarely stay at marinas, and anchor out, so I am concious if the wind picks up at some time during the night and will usually check the anchor if it picks up or shifts. I have on occasion come up on deck in the morning and found that we have moved a bit, but never far or into any shallow water. I did have a sailboat drag into me one night which was worse for him than me since we were in 6' of water at high tide, and I think at low we were about 4 1/2' He actually was grouded next to us but the wind shifted and we swung away from him. He spent the next hour or so working himself off the shallows, I finally got too tired watching him and moved farther away. He ws back in deep water in the morning. You would think I'd stay awake worrying about things like this, but the boat is a great place to sleep.