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[SPINOZA]

I don't mean illegally - I'm not interested in that.

I mean what sleep-inducing drugs are available legally from the doc? what about Valium or the like?

Due to recent health problems, I'm having tremendous difficulty sleeping and getting back into my routine, following a month-long vacation. I've tried stupifying myself with alcohol but that's wildly ineffective.

I've got a couple more days before I start work and can go Itaewon or something.

Actually, once I start work again, I'll be fine before I know it. But I can't bear the long, sleepless nights, the boredom, the depression. I can't deal with my girlfriend or any relationships or function as a normal person. None of my close friends in my area even know I'm back. I feel asexual. I can't leave my apartment. I can't eat. I'm going insane.

[uberscheisse]

the doctor at the international clinic has given me ambien for flying. i like it alot.

[animalbirdfish]

[canuckistan]

You could always try a soporific (sleep inducing) herb--chamomile tea. Works like a charm for some people with none of the groggy side-effects of pharmaceuticals.
Don't use piles of it though because in giant quantities it's supposed to be bad for your heart.

Then there's always the Korean herbalists--they could easily mix a blend of soporifics for you to brew up as tea and drink at night.

Someone I know takes a couple of Gravol before bed--motion sickness medication--I've never tried it but my friend swears it knocks her out.

[Dev]

Hang out with your boss. That's a downer.

[eamo]

I wouldn't focus so much on getting a good nights sleep. When you're stressed about your sleeping pattern it's almost guaranteed you won't sleep well. Exercise can help one sleep at night. Take a long walk on a mountain or something each day.

[Milwaukiedave]

I have gone into a pharmacy and asked for sleeping pills and they give me over-the-counter ones. They are just a mild hypnotic that helps relax you.

The funny thing is, I told I a Korean doctor I take that over the counter ones from time to time and they told me not to (but of course didn't provide me any explaination why).

[Pericles77]

Try Zolimin, an over-the-counter sleeping pill available at almost any pharmacy. I've been taking them for the last week and they work great.

[SPINOZA]

[Thunndarr]

I've been having good luck with some melatonin I picked up at the airport. They're really nice actually. They don't knock you out like normal sleeping pills, and you don't feel groggy when you wake up. When you take one, it's like you just naturally start feeling sleepy. Good stuff. If I still have problems sleeping, I pop in the old ear plugs and that usually does the trick.

[Qinella]

You can just go to a pharmacy and request 수면제 (su myeon je) and get a standard otc sleeping pill.

[ariellowen]

How about diazepam, I've gotten heaps of it from the local GP over the last few months. It helps you sleep and is more or less the definition of "downer."

[Wangja]

[periwinkle]

My dad drinks hot milk to make himself sleepy- it has an enzyme that makes you drowsy. I add honey to hot milk, or you can add flavored syrups, if you have them, like vanilla or almond (somehow I doubt the OP has flavored syrups on hand... ^^). Get a milk frother and you can pretend you're at Starbucks drinking a steamed milk. Sleeping pills can be addictive, so if I were you, I'd try a natural remedy. Body needs calcium, anyway, so there you go ^~

[SPINOZA]