What do you do to combat drowsiness at work?

[darkxshade]

I don't know what's wrong with me today, I had at least 7 hours of sleep last night but I'm dying here to stay awake for no reason. I've already had 4 cups of coffee and it's sending me to the bathroom every 10 minutes but my eyes are still begging the lids to close. It could be because AT was down all morning so I had all my work done early and now I'm just in a work coma. :'(

What are my options?

 

[zebano]

nef.

 

[BrownShoes]

You could go outside to your car and sleep it off.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Stand-up and take a walk.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

the only thing that ever helped was getting enough sleep. Also I don't eat crappy lunches that cause rapid spikes in blood sugar followed by strong insulin response.

 

[slackerinabox]

One of the main reasons I used to smoke, actually. But that's awful advice.

 

[darkxshade]

You could go outside to your car and sleep it off.

I walk to work.

Stand-up and take a walk.

Like to the bathroom every 10 mins?

 

[moshquerade]

excercise, run around, do some jumping jacks

 

[DangerAardvark]

You could hit on Fat Marge at the help desk.

 

[EvilYoda]

Take a nap.

 

[meltdown75]

i lay my head back and have a nap.

works wonders

 

[fulltilt39]

Get some of these...

 

[40Hands]

Get up and move around + drink some caffeinated tea. I started drinking at least 2 cups of green tea a day and it works great. Good for the body as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_tea

 

[Mr Smiley]

Large quantities of caffeine and spicy food.

 

[krylon]

Have an affair with someone at work.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Get on the forklift, pickup a couple credenzas, and drive as fast as I can through the warehouse.

 

[Lola]

If coffee doesnt work, I will try to take a quick walk outside. That seems to help.
That or I run my wrists under cold water.

 

[EvilYoda]

If coffee doesnt work, I will try to take a quick walk outside. That seems to help.
That or I run my wrists under cold water.

Whoa...I had no idea you were a super-moderator.

All hail the powerful Wiz's.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

You could start freebasing crystal meth, but I wouldn't recommend it. 5 Hour Energy shots usually do wonders for my attentiveness and focus regardless of how tired I am.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Work

 

[DrawninwarD]

Seven hours isn't always enough.

I slept 7-8 hours last night, but I felt really sleepy all morning and still feel a bit sleepy.

 

[edro]

Nyquil

 

[Occ]

Try a 15 minute nap on your break. I tend to take one most days. Does wonders for my alertness.

 

[darkxshade]

I was planning on going to the gym after work for my routine cardio but I think I'm just gonna go home and crash... 1 hr 15 mins to go

 

[slackerinabox]

5 hour energy does help sometimes, but sometimes i just get more tired and a massive headache.

Cocaine.. Outstanding.. but i'm too old for that shit..

Soda made out of real sugar works for me at times.. I crash faster on HFCS