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Posted 10/8/2017 3:16 PM (GMT 0)
So I have had various sleep issues going on for the last five years(probably correlate with getting lyme) anyways fast forward and I have recently been diagnosed with lyme. I am a couple of weeks into the lyme diet and recently I have been waking up and unable to fall back asleep approx 4-5 hours from bed time. Obvious there is a greater cause at play but the more recent waking early issue is possibly related to the change in diet. One thing I have read is that it could be related to blood sugar getting low. So I was curious if anyone had any tips to share on the best foods to eat before bedtime to avoid this. Initial research suggests certain complex carbs for this issue but that conflicts with the lyme diet. Also any general tips related to getting a "good" night sleep with lyme would be great thanks.
Posted 10/8/2017 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
This happens to me too. I fell asleep early last night, woke up before 1 a.m., and never managed to get back to sleep. Ugh. I haven't tried anything with diet specifically for sleep, but the few good nights sleep I've managed to get happened this way: Epsom salt bath, take melatonin, get ready for bed and turn on air purifier for white noise. Good luck!
Posted 10/8/2017 4:13 PM (GMT 0)

Dahlias said...
This happens to me too. I fell asleep early last night, woke up before 1 a.m., and never managed to get back to sleep. Ugh. I haven't tried anything with diet specifically for sleep, but the few good nights sleep I've managed to get happened this way: Epsom salt bath, take melatonin, get ready for bed and turn on air purifier for white noise. Good luck!

Yep sounds like me, I have a white noise machine and black out curtains. I think ive tried every sleep aid under the sun to no avail, Epsom salt baths seem to help but one time I think the hot bath may have triggered a herx. Tonight im going to start measuring my blood sugar before bed and than again if and when I wake to see if theres any patterns.
Posted 10/8/2017 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
waking up early is a common issue. It's due to cortisol spike around 2-3am. This is normal, but if u have a higher cortisol to begin with, the spike will wake you up and you will have trouble falling asleep.

ashwagandha does work, it's one of the few herbs that has a double blind placebo controlled trial showing it works on this particular issue


"The treatment group that was given the high-concentration full-spectrum Ashwagandha root extract exhibited a significant reduction (P<0.0001) in scores on all the stress-assessment scales on Day 60, relative to the placebo group. The serum cortisol levels were substantially reduced (P=0.0006) in the Ashwagandha group, relative to the placebo group. The adverse effects were mild in nature and were comparable in both the groups. No serious adverse events were reported."

/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/

just make sure to stop it after your sleep returns to normal, dont take it for months at end, it can get your thyroid into over drive (temporarily).
Posted 10/8/2017 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
I used to have horrible insomnia, could only sleep 2 hrs at a time, always woke up 2, 3, or 4am.

The biggest cause was adrenals were struggling - this is most common and sometimes not easy to address. Took me two years. Others do fine on supplementation.

Also, it can be caused by a cortisol surge, which is part of the adrenal imbalance, but also a digestive issue.

Try eating a small amount of protein + complex carb right before bedtime ----like about 2 oz of chicken and some sweet potatoes. No sugar and nothing that has caffeine in it. This might help reset your digestive process and sugar metabolism that might get you through the night---helped me tremendously.

-p
Posted 10/8/2017 6:30 PM (GMT 0)

mpost said...
waking up early is a common issue. It's due to cortisol spike around 2-3am. This is normal, but if u have a higher cortisol to begin with, the spike will wake you up and you will have trouble falling asleep.

mpost - I was told (and read) that the cortisol should be spiking later than that - like 4 or 5 a.m. to wake you up for the day.

I also read that if you wake up in a panic..and can't get back to sleep, that is because of a spike in adrenaline (which can happen when we have adrenal issues) This is what my LLND told me.

joe - I also have read that low blood sugar can cause early awakenings too.
Maybe try some protein in the evening.
Posted 10/8/2017 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
Wow. I do tend to wake up and panic about things. Interesting.
Posted 10/16/2017 9:46 AM (GMT 0)
Im about a month into the lyme diet, is there any nutrition I could be lacking that would cause this? I tried a supplement called Cortisol Manager before bed. But have not seen any change yet.
Posted 10/16/2017 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
I had interesting experiences recently with waking after short periods of sleep.

I added a Magnesium dose (500mg Life Extension brand of mixed forms) when this happens and found that when I do this then I am able to get back to sleep for several more hours.

I now do this each time I wake prematurely and it has helped me get back to sleep for longer.

Is it possible our depletion of Mg has something to do with waking and not being able to get back to sleep?

I wonder but I am starting to suspect there is a direct or indirect relation to our depletion of Mg.
Posted 10/16/2017 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
Have you tried lavender oil when you wake up in the middle of the night? I know that it doesn't address the problem of waking up but it could help with getting back to sleep.

I have the same issues. I take a 1/2 of xanax every night just to fall asleep. Nothing else worked for me. It does not keep me asleep all night though. I have found the lavender oil to help to fall back to sleep sometimes.
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