How do you deal with drowsiness?

4PurposeLiving · Dec 8, 2012

push ups. 10 wakes me up pretty good

ammo · Dec 8, 2012

Quote from Sergio77:

I'm allergic to caffeine and often feel drowsy during the day when trading. Any suggestion how to deal with that without caffeine or its substitutes?

jog if you can,if not a bike ride ,even a mile ,in the morning or a brisk walk gets the juices flowing

nkhoi · Dec 8, 2012

Quote from zdreg:

'"sometimes talking to somebody, especially a woman, will wake you up "

false, told wife I don't need any distraction

zdreg · Dec 8, 2012

Quote from nkhoi:

false, told wife I don't need any distraction

Quote from zdreg:

'"sometimes talking to somebody, especially a woman, will wake you up "

never said the above.

athlonmank8 · Dec 8, 2012

Quote from oraclewizard77:

Meth

Good idea. What's the RDA?

spd · Dec 8, 2012

Quote from atticus:

1,500mg acetyl carnitine, 600mg alpha lipoic acid and 500mg CoQ10; twice daily.

Thats pretty good advice. I would throw in some iced green tea with a little bit of sugar as well, mostly because I think its delicious.

clearinghouse · Dec 9, 2012

Quote from oldtime:

Get checked out for sleep apnia. If you have it, when you are sleeping, you are not really sleeping. They have a machine you can sleep with at night (a face mask,) People who have it get very drowsy during the day.

none of the tricks work, not caffeine, not drugs, not snacks not driving with the window open, not walking around, but sometimes talking to somebody, especially a woman, will wake you up. We use to do on the cb, but I suppose now they do it on cell phone.

Good post, oldtime.

Laissez Faire · Dec 9, 2012

Cocaine or speed.

If not up for that, consider a healthy lifestyle:

1. Sleep well in a dark room. Try to follow the circadian rhythm. Getting checked out for sleep apnea is not bad advice.

2. Eat well. I recommend Paleo or Primal Blueprint. At least eliminate processed foods and eat more organic foods. Vegatables, greens, fruits, etc.

3. Exercise. Weights are good. Intervals are good. Brisk walks are good. Just do something and use your body daily (even if only a brisk walk on rest days), but don't overdo it.

If this does not help, maybe there are other issues you should consider like hormonal problems. Not sure how serious your problem is.

Caffeine never did much for me and I now quit it since I had high cortisol. Strangely, I feel more awake without, but I really miss a good cup of Joe.

atticus · Dec 11, 2012

Quote from spd:

Thats pretty good advice. I would throw in some iced green tea with a little bit of sugar as well, mostly because I think its delicious.

You're lucky. I get acutely nauseous whenever I drink GT. I can drink black tea, but cannot touch GT. I get eGCG from other sources.

riskaddict · Dec 11, 2012

Get some kick ass speakers on your computer and blast some Metallica or whatever gets you fired up. I just got one of those wavemaster movable heavy punching bags for the basement/office and that gets your heart pumping. Only problem is I totally jacked up my shoulder because it wasn't warmed up one day :mad:

You could be jerking off to much that tends to make me tired.