Starting to get insomnia?

[Roaring]

I've never had a history of sleeping problems but lately i can't sleep for shit when I'm not high. Basically i could be up well into the morning before i hit the bed. But, When i smoke i just run for the bed to sleep Should i just keep tokin or go to a doctor about my sleep problems?

[Wasdwarrior]

make sure you have enough time to get sleepy before giving up sleep.

[Samanthamudgirl]

I've been an insomniac since I was a little kid and I had a hard time getting them to do anything about it. That said, I would go if you are getting bad, at least they can tell you about sleep so you can tell if you are doing things right, and they have a record of when you first complained about it so if it gets chronic they can further help you properly.

SAMMY

[tharedhead]

You could consider getting good workup/ sleep study and find out if there is some underlying medical cause of your insomnia.
Insomnia - MayoClinic.com

This is the bit you may wish to be concerned about ruling out, although I'm sure you're not ready for Alzheimer's (I think I am)

Medical conditions. Conditions linked with insomnia include arthritis, cancer, congestive heart failure, diabetes, lung disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), overactive thyroid, stroke, Parkinson disease and Alzheimer's disease. Making sure that your medical conditions are well treated may help with your insomnia.

[TheKiefChief]

Honestly, it sounds like you have a bit of an addiction.

[Ralta]

It depends what one calls insomnia, another would say it was not that serious. Please clarify, just how long are you staying awake for?

Ralta

[All You Need]

Sleep problems suck and can screw with every aspect of your life. Try exercise, I know it sounds cliche but it really helps. I have had on and off sleep issues all my life, mostly trouble falling asleep. With regular exercise I fall asleep like bruce willis in that little spaceship cabin in the fifth element. I know sometimes the anxiety of thinking that your not going to be able to fall asleep can keep you up at night, try not to let that stress you cause it will keep you up all night for sure.

[tharedhead]

Originally Posted by TheKiefChief

Honestly, it sounds like you have a bit of an addiction.

To sleep?

[TheKiefChief]

Originally Posted by tharedhead

To sleep?

No, but when one has been doing something so much that they can't function regularly without it, it's typically known as an addiction.

[biG_Green]

Originally Posted by TheKiefChief

No, but when one has been doing something so much that they can't function regularly without it, it's typically known as an addiction.

What if the sleeplessness has nothing to do with his weed use and he's just using it as a cure.. That is how I read it anyhow

[tharedhead]

Originally Posted by TheKiefChief

No, but when one has been doing something so much that they can't function regularly without it, it's typically known as an addiction.

Sorry, I was responding to the wrong post. Good point.
He could have a physical dependancy of some sort, however there is not enough info to tell if he using it before he started having insomnia, or is he using it to treat (self medicate) the insomina? At any rate, self medication without knowing the underlying cause of the problem can be a bad idea.
If its physical dependancy, stopping for several weeks and seeing if the insomina persists might be a worthwhile experiment.

[TheKiefChief]

That's just how I read it. No problem man. /\

And good idea.