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@whembley: I go through bad episodes of insomnia, and I've heard pot is a miracle for that. Honestly I haven't tried it since college. Ambien knocked me out, but made me wake up inside my car one time. Never again. Nothing else iv been prescribed works even remotely, and at this point, I've tried alot. It really pisses me off that I can't try something that might actually work for me without endangering my life, like ambien did.

And I also think it's ridiculous that people go to jail for it, when anyone who's ever tried it knows alcohol is like 100 times more potent and potentially dangerous.

 jasper76 wrote:
@whembley: I go through bad episodes of insomnia, and I've heard pot is a miracle for that. Honestly I haven't tried it since college. Ambien knocked me out, but made me wake up inside my car one time. Never again. Nothing else iv been prescribed works even remotely, and at this point, I've tried alot. It really pisses me off that I can't try something that might actually work for me without endangering my life, like ambien did.

And I also think it's ridiculous that people go to jail for it, when anyone who's ever tried it knows alcohol is like 100 times more potent and potentially dangerous.

Sorry bro...

I'd advocate trying that toostie roll, but I wouldn't do it if it can cost you your job.

Yep. I've been tested twice in three years at my present job. No weed for me! Why can't we have nice things?

 jasper76 wrote:
Yep. I've been tested twice in three years at my present job. No weed for me! Why can't we have nice things?

You're not high (up) enough

From someone in upper management: a LOT of people here smoke weed. A LOT.

 Sigvatr wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
Yep. I've been tested twice in three years at my present job. No weed for me! Why can't we have nice things?

You're not high (up) enough

From someone in upper management: a LOT of people here smoke weed. A LOT.

I know that at my job, alot of people smoke weed too, even though we do have random drug testing, and try to play the numbers in terms of when they think they could get tested, and 'partying' or whatever for a while after they've been tested. It's just a risk I'm not willing to take, because to make as much money as I'm making now, I'd likely have to sell my house and move if I lost my job (or up my commute from 20 minutes to 1.5 hours)...which is something I don't want to do because I like living in my area, and I love having a short commute. And honestly, I'm not so much interested in marijuana because I want to get high...I just want a good night's sleep.

Yeah, it's always better to stay safe and thus clean. Neither me nor my wife are doing drugs either. Except for alcohol, but in pretty rough limits, being parents and such. And at our age, you don't go partying anymore anyway. Usually.

Regarding sleep problems - those utterly suck and I feel ya. I don't know how it works in the US, but could you go to a doctor specialized in the topic? A good friend of ours had rough sleeping problems and he went to a sleep laboratory where they analized his sleeping phases etc., where he was given individualized advice on how to improve his sleep overall, sleeping manners and was, for a start, given meds to ease sleeping. If your insurance does not cover it, however, it might pretty expensive.

 Sigvatr wrote:
Yeah, it's always better to stay safe and thus clean. Neither me nor my wife are doing drugs either. Except for alcohol, but in pretty rough limits, being parents and such. And at our age, you don't go partying anymore anyway. Usually.

Regarding sleep problems - those utterly suck and I feel ya. I don't know how it works in the US, but could you go to a doctor specialized in the topic? A good friend of ours had rough sleeping problems and he went to a sleep laboratory where they analized his sleeping phases etc., where he was given individualized advice on how to improve his sleep overall, sleeping manners and was, for a start, given meds to ease sleeping. If your insurance does not cover it, however, it might pretty expensive.

It's covered by insurance here. I was tested in a couple overnight studies, and I don't have sleep apnea. It's probably something in my brain. I have quit all caffeine, been on umpteen different meds and such, and the only thing that has worked has been Ambien, but I had a very dangerous sleep walking episode where I woke up in my car, keys in hand, trying to get the key in the ignition, so I won't be using that medication anymore.

Hopefully, eventually I'll find something else that works for me.