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I did an accidental medical experiment on myself. On Sunday night, I got home late from a date, then woke up early to go to my employer's annual conference. I was desperately low on sleep, so I consumed at least double my usual daily intake of caffeine, and stopped doing so much later in the day than typically. Predictably, I couldn't sleep when blessed bedtime finally arrived. What to do when I'm in bed and can't sleep?
Bust out my new glass toy, Clara II*. Clara II's entire reason for being is that it usually (Foreshadowing!) takes me a lot of time and effort to get myself off. You may recall that all that bicycling has lowered my resting heart rate to not much above forty BPM. But I was caffeinated to the gills late last night, so my heart rate was, by my standards, annoyingly elevated. I speculate that this helped me reach a happy ending with remarkable speed, despite much such activity over the weekend. In other words, Starbuck's coffee helped me score a hat trick.
In circumstances like this I've said in the past that more research is needed, but I really don't want to mess with my sleep anymore. I'm reminded that the Tickler says that the best drug to be on for sex is Benadryl, and in light of the above that seems counterintuitive to me. Maybe it depends on the person.
Edited to add: Uncle Google says that Benadryl is a vasoconstrictor, as is caffeine. Will wonders never cease?
*The very first functional toy I made, plain old Clara, was made of Lucite.
Bust out my new glass toy, Clara II*. Clara II's entire reason for being is that it usually (Foreshadowing!) takes me a lot of time and effort to get myself off. You may recall that all that bicycling has lowered my resting heart rate to not much above forty BPM. But I was caffeinated to the gills late last night, so my heart rate was, by my standards, annoyingly elevated. I speculate that this helped me reach a happy ending with remarkable speed, despite much such activity over the weekend. In other words, Starbuck's coffee helped me score a hat trick.
In circumstances like this I've said in the past that more research is needed, but I really don't want to mess with my sleep anymore. I'm reminded that the Tickler says that the best drug to be on for sex is Benadryl, and in light of the above that seems counterintuitive to me. Maybe it depends on the person.
Edited to add: Uncle Google says that Benadryl is a vasoconstrictor, as is caffeine. Will wonders never cease?
*The very first functional toy I made, plain old Clara, was made of Lucite.
