Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=16155486'>posted</a> on 09/26/2012:

Quote Originally Posted by TheCentaur View Post
or you might end up like me last night. Popped a few xanax to help me sleep but took a detour to the 5Dimes casino. Stayed up until 8 am this morning and ended up -16k. Still struggling to wrap my head around it today.

Painkillers or anxiety medication + gambling=disaster

If we feel no pain or anxiety while gambling our natural defenses are down and we don't hear the alarm bells I think. Really hope I don't let this happen again. Disgusted with myself. Tony probably got a nice chuckle from it.
I wouldn't blame on the Xanax. You probably need Xanax to reduce the effect of caffeine and to slow down a brain tormented buy a gambling addiction. Make this experience a positive force to make you a better man. being unable to sleep is a sign to be taken seriously, as there is always a cause. Popping pill will only blind your capacity to see the root of your imbalance. Yoga, a healthy diet, positive thinking, physical exercise, mind and body cleaning through a good diet and a balanced mind plus a regular sleeping schedule will allow you a to have a nice sleep.