I am looking for an alternative sleeping aid to marijuana, that wouldn't fuck me up much (and wouldn't cost way too much). So far I am thinking codeine - any better ideas?
Alternative to marijuana for sleep aid?
I am looking for an alternative sleeping aid to marijuana, that wouldn't fuck me up much (and wouldn't cost way too much). So far I am thinking codeine - any better ideas?
[62 Points] cactuzx:
[25 Points] None:
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[19 Points] pappushina:
Hmm i would rather be stuck with a weed habit, than a benzo habit. The quitting and withdrawals from a benzo habit can potentially kill you
[14 Points] None:
Regular old goddamn benadryl.
Knocks me out as fast as xanax. Non addictive. Can be habit forming.
I don't how how the fuck people use it for an antihistamine.
[8 Points] Heroic-Dose:
Ive struggled with insomnia for basically my entire life, and ime there is nothing that will ever hold a candle to first better improving sleep hygiene, and if nothong else works restructuring your life to fit your natural schedule.
You can drug yourself to sleep for decades and be good enough, but you really wont realize the change til you take the correct changes to your lifestyle
[4 Points] Vap3r123:
Ive had insomnia my whole life. Melatonin is the only thing that has ever worked, and it works great. Its cheap and can be got anywhere that sells vitamins. I buy the capsules so i can open then up and take a super small amount of the powder -you really only need like .5mg for it to work. I take it nightly and have noticed no adverse effects in the 4 years ive taken it. Trust me -its a godsend for those who cant sleep.
[4 Points] sinn0304:
Codeine will keep you awake. Doctors prescribe benzos to opiate users in order to help them sleep at night.
How about Ambien, or Restoril?
[4 Points] None:
Kava kava. You can get it online or at an herb shop and make it into tea. It'll knock you right out, although you will definitely be a bit intoxicated.
[2 Points] damnmachine:
I would try a natural remedy. Some combination of the following: L-Tryptophan, GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid), Scullcap Extract, Ashwagandha Extract, Bacopa Monnieri Extract, Valerian Root Extract, Passion Flower Extract, Hops Extract, Chamomile Extract, Melatonin, L-Theanine I've had great results with no grogginess or anything the next morning.
[2 Points] DaHotniks:
Zopiclone
[2 Points] ThislsMyRealName:
Magnesium works amazingly well. Look into it.
[2 Points] bigbawlzxm:
Please don't start taking benzos just to go to sleep. If you wanna take them to get fucked up sometimes, cool. More power to you. But making yourself dependent on benzos, which can kill you, to make yourself sleep, which is necessary to life, seems like a bad idea.
[2 Points] AlprazoTheLamb:
Heroin -_-
[2 Points] honestlyhardworking:
just beat off and youll be good
[2 Points] FrozenMCVegetableCok:
White people have had this issue sorted out for ages.
It's called a box of wine. You drink the entire thing, then you can blow up the silver bag inside and use it as a pillow.
[2 Points] therealvladpoot:
i recommend russian made vodka
[1 Points] zouloum:
Cyproheptadine works better than diphenhydramine (benadryl) imo. I've been using it for years, it costs like 50 cents per pill and I only need 1/4 sublingually and I feel great when I wake up.
I think you need a prescription for it in the US though, but doubt you'll have any problems getting one as it's not a scheduled drug.
[1 Points] mandasloth:
Drinking does it for me
[1 Points] HypothermicPenis:
Diphenhydramine works great for me, if natural stuff like Melatonin doesn't work. It's OTC, the active ingredient in Benadryl. Doxylamine Succinate also works great. It's also OTC but a little less common than Diphenhydramine.
If you are coming off drugs you will need much heavier duty non OTC stuff like Xanax.
[1 Points] Molly-Cyrus:
Lots of really good "exercise" before bed time ;);)
[1 Points] drugs_throwaway_876:
6mg Diazepine and a double of whiskey will knock me on my arse.
[1 Points] None:
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[1 Points] None:
Try Deez Nuts
[1 Points] 2llamas:
If you're talking prescription meds, try trazodone. It's an antidepressant but it's commonly used for insomnia because of its sedative properties. Not addictive, & you don't build up a tolerance. Been prescribed it for almost a year now and it's worked like a charm every time.
[1 Points] thascarecro:
Nothing will be more effective and cheaper than Marijuana. If you have to then just take one bong rip or one dab right before bed. YOu dont need to knock yourself out. Codiene will get you addicted(also NOT cheaper than weed), same with cough syrup.
If you go the legal homeopathy route then just watch this. Stick with weed. Maybe you'll have to get a hookup locally. It will save you a bunch of money rather than ordering DNM.
[1 Points] lordredvampire:
Onnit sells it for $19.99. And Infowars sell one too for $29.99 ("Knock Out").
[1 Points] dasdatsherm:
[1 Points] None:
Xanax. If you take 0.5mg doses you will not be fucked up (even my 100lb gf with no tolerance wouldn't be "fucked up" off that). You will however, get really sleepy at that dose if you have no tolerance (if you wanted to take it for "fun" and not feel sleepy I'd recommend 0.25mg or 0.125mg, redosing every couple hrs).
I keep 1x 2mg bar on hand at all times, just in case I have a week where I have to be up really early (and therefore in bed really early). I'll take 0.5mg per night and be out in 15mins if I don't try to fight it. I'm out so quick my gf says I'm roofie-ing myself lol.
If you start to build a tolerance to 0.5mg though, quit. You don't want to mess with doses bigger than that and the need to taper down if you want to quit at those doses.
[1 Points] hulksmokintrees:
try salvia officinalis tea(use very much) with a spoon of honey an maybe some metaxa...ancient recipe trust me. you could mix it with valeriana,i smok a joint with it.
[-1 Points] whyohwhythedoily:
I remember reading marijuana shouldn't be used as a sleep aid since it greatly reduces REM sleep. I've always found a small dose (5 mg) of diazepam to work great.
[-2 Points] None:
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[-4 Points] powerman15:
Xanax.
[-8 Points] Ghostfeind:
Alprazolam powder.
It costs like $40 for 250mg.
A few milligrams and you'll be out like a light.
Just be careful, it's pretty easy to go nuts when you first start benzos because it really doesn't feel like you're super fucked up on them, but you are.
Lots of times people get a hold of benzos and their first week or month or more is a blurry mess.
Some end up in jail, DUIs, relationship strains and just a general fucking up of life.
I was no exception.
I thought I would be. I said i'd be really good about using volumetric solutions, writing down dose/time information etc etc.
It didn't take long for that first baggy of powder to disappear.
Stick to a 2-3mg dose for sleep and only for sleep and you should be fine.
Don't be like me and take 5mg scoops all day errday and fuck your shit up.
You don't need drugs. You need a life style change. Exercise is the best drug for sleep.