How do you stay awake?

[Cecily]

Sleep is the enemy for us progamers. What's your go to line of defense?

[Ella`Ella]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbJABjVH-0k

[anonymous666]

I would never recommend drugs to anyone because they really aren't for everyone. Try these http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/05/15/17-drug-free-ways-to-stay-awake/

[pharmakos]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3%27,4%27-Methylenedioxy-%CE%B1-pyrrolidinobutiophenone

[jarshale]

meth

[Pheer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv2a-Yzzr_o

[FoxxHound]

Muff savage

[Erydan Ouragan]

Coffee for sure, but i like it 2 sugar and hazelnut coffee cream.

Sometimes a coffee-flavored Rockstar is good though.

[Colgate]

chortled at nirgon option

[Rararboker]

Pure willpower.

[11bangbang]

a better question is what do you use to go to sleep :/

[myriverse]

Lost this battle before EQ was a thing.

[Man0warr]

I've never really drunk Caffeine in any form since Soda as a kid, but definitely no Coffee/Energy Drinks/etc in my professional life.

Never had an issue staying awake as long as needed, so I chalk it up to not being caffeine dependent.

[Tulnavara]

a better question is what do you use to go to sleep :/

Had insomnia issues for years and tried everything. What's worked best for me is actually Trazodone. It's not actually sleep medication but an anti-depressant that relaxes me and helps me fall asleep more naturally than ambien ever did and I don't wake up groggy.

[Merekai]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3%27,4%27-Methylenedioxy-%CE%B1-pyrrolidinobutiophenone

Yeah go get hopped up on a shitload of cathinone, mephedrone, methylone and other stimulant/ MDxx derivatives. Never take these.

The only Methylenedioxy you should be taking is Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine. Use very sparingly.

I would suggest strong coffee, good sex, and exercise to stay awake.

Chev

[pharmakos]

yeah i don't really take any RC stimulants, just posted it for the "wtf?" factor.

p.s. i'm coming back for Velious, chev.

[loramin]

Had insomnia issues for years and tried everything. What's worked best for me is actually Trazodone. It's not actually sleep medication but an anti-depressant that relaxes me and helps me fall asleep more naturally than ambien ever did and I don't wake up groggy.

Trazadone is awesome and works great for me and several people I know ... but what's this about it not being a sleep medication? Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone) lists "insomnia" as one of it's main medical uses, and everyone I know of was prescribed it for sleep.

[Tulnavara]

Yes that is a main medicinal use but it was originally designed as an anti-depressant(SARI). Certainly works well as one though.

[Big_Japan]

Trazadone is awesome and works great for me and several people I know ... but what's this about it not being a sleep medication? Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone) lists "insomnia" as one of it's main medical uses, and everyone I know of was prescribed it for sleep.

trazodone gives me a horrific headache and next-day hangover, but it is uniquely stronger than antihistamines as a sleep aid. Clonidine is another good medication with off-label sleeping indications; prescribed as blood pressure med but lowers heart rate and cardiac output. It feels exactly like a not-fun benzo.

[Vandy]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Ffunny%2Fcomm ents%2F2q8sw4%2Fmaybe_shes_born_with_it%2F&ei=Sk8oVcTQHMTqgwTXwIP4DA&psig=AFQjCNFzRk6-WbXmTanUnbf4PCE2RrArXA&ust=1428791470535634

[Vandy]

told ya =P

http://i.imgur.com/euLN6PJ.jpg

[Jfertal]

meth

[Gustoo]

Good healthy meals, physical activity, positive outlook on life.

[FoxxHound]

Poop in a sock.

[Swifty]

Coffee, would love to get my hands on some of that ADHD meds tho (hook me up).

[Big_Japan]

u have fungi? i have big ole scrip

[caldiar]

Programming while tired never ended well for me. Instead, I write comments and leave half-written functions as a reminder for the next day after really studying whatever the problem is. I don't know what it is, but it all just kind of percolates in my sleep and I usually wake up with a solution or very close to having a solution.

[Maelfyn]

I once played classic EQ for 45 hours straight while grinding Butcherblock dwarves with my enchanter. At the time it was a fun challenge, but I wouldn't recommend it. Keep your sleep hygiene under control or it will backfire.

[applesauce25r624]

i crank up the amount of blue light coming out of my monitor

[Estolcles]

I smoke weed. It keeps me up.

Doesn't work like that for everyone, though...

[central scrutinizer]

Whiskey. It might sound counter-intuitive but after enough decades of practice, the creature appears to take a new form...

[Estolcles]

Whiskey. It might sound counter-intuitive but after enough decades of practice, the creature appears to take a new form...

If I were poetic, I woulda described weed like that.

[Pkewanay]

Whiskey and weed however doesn't work well.

[Estolcles]

Whiskey and weed however doesn't work well.

Maybe not together................

[Ahldagor]

Whiskey and weed however doesn't work well.

Oh, yes they do. Different creatures come around then.