is it bad to take sleeping pills at night and then take caffeine pills during the day?
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at
6:00 pm
So I can’t sleep at night… so I take sleeping pills … but then in the morning I feel groggy so I take a bunch of caffeine pills along with coffee and alcoholic energy drinks… Is this bad? You know to basically be taking uppers then downers then uppers then downers over and over again? If so why is it bad?
But it’s better than snorting heroin at night and snorting coke in the morning right?
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This is not good for your body or your brain. Taking "uppers" and "downers" is going to make things even worse for you in the long run. Any drug that has an effect on you like uppers and downers is messing with neurons (brain cells). It damages them and makes them unable to produce the effects without the drugs.
Instead of covering up these symptoms you are showing (lack of sleep and groggyness in the morning), try correcting the cause. Get off the sleeping pills, caffeine, alcohol, etc.. just avoid anything that alters your mood. It may be rough for a week or two, but after a few weeks have past if your sleeping schedule is still wrong, go see a doctor who can advise you better because you may have a sleeping disorder.
Yes, you are completely screwing up your system, and the caffeine can cause your blood pressure to go up. You can also develop a physical addiction to caffeine and when you try to stop you will develop severe headaches.
I don’t know what you are taking for sleeping pills, but it sounds like you have completely messed up your body’s Circadian rhythm. It will probably take about 2 weeks to get straightened out again, but you will have to stop using all these artificial ways to get to sleep and then stay awake. Drink lots of water to help flush your system out. Go to bed at the same time every night. You might try using a fan or a white noise cd to help you fall asleep. I used this trick when I worked nights for two years. I would lay flat on my back and imagine my body relaxing, starting at my toes and slowly working my way up. I finally got to where I could put myself to sleep. My doctor told me later it was form of self hypnosis. During the day, stay away from lots of sugars and carbs so you don’t have the sugar rush and then the big drop afterward. If none of these things help, you may need to go see your doctor and have your blood sugar and thyroid checked. Good Luck!