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Posted 1/19/2017 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hello my lyme friends. I turn to you once again, when the medical community becomes neglectful.

I can't take RX sleeping aids for the rest of my life, so I'm moving over to natural sleeping aids.

I have my eye on Passion Flower. Has anyone had any experience with Passion flower? How well did it work for you? In what form did you consume passion flower? Which form is "best"? What brand do you use?

Any other natural sleep aid recommendations are welcome. And when I say sleep aid, I don't mean weak stuff like melatonin supp you get at Walgreens, I mean a sleep aid that helps sleep issues caused by lyme. Not something for normal people that have some trouble sleeping here and there. But something effective enough for us lymies.

Also when I say sleep aid, I'm not looking for diet or nutrition recommendations but a true "aid".

Thank you.
Posted 1/19/2017 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
Melatonin isn't 'weak stuff'. I'm assuming you've tried it and it didn't work?
It doesn't work for everyone, though.


Someone mentioned Passion flower on here a few days ago...I'll see if I can find the thread.
Posted 1/19/2017 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
Here's the thread:

www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3774332
Posted 1/20/2017 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
I am using Frontier Coop brand purchased on Vitacost. I think I got a pound of the stuff. I steep it in hot water and make tea.

One heaping teaspoon relaxes me and takes the edge off. Two of them will make me tired. I imagine if I used it daily I would build a tolerance.

I do not have much experience with this herb. I do find it stronger than Valerian and on par with Xanax strength wise.
Posted 1/20/2017 2:46 AM (GMT 0)

Girlie said...
Here's the thread:

www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3774332

Thank you Girlie.

No, melatonin didn't work for me. I think because for me it's not simply I need to be more "sleepy". For me it's more anxiety and can't shut my brain off, issue. The part that sucks sometimes is I AM sleepy. But can't relax and turn off the brain.

Passion flower and St. John's wort are both on my radar but I want to try the passion flower first. St. Johns kind of helps with sleep by relieving the feeling of depression (not something I deal with).
Posted 1/20/2017 3:01 AM (GMT 0)

dacarte3 said...

Girlie said...
Here's the thread:

www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3774332

Thank you Girlie.

No, melatonin didn't work for me. I think because for me it's not simply I need to be more "sleepy". For me it's more anxiety and can't shut my brain off, issue. The part that sucks sometimes is I AM sleepy. But can't relax and turn off the brain.

Passion flower and St. John's wort are both on my radar but I want to try the passion flower first. St. Johns kind of helps with sleep by relieving the feeling of depression (not something I deal with).

One of the herbs Traveler recommends is Tryptophan.


Personally, I turn the tv on something boring and that does the trick. I'm pretty bad about going to bed even if I'm nodding off at the keyboard.

I'm guessing it's that human connection I don't want to lose, long after everyone else has gone to bed....so the tv does the trick, plus it makes it impossible for me to think too much.
Posted 1/21/2017 2:45 AM (GMT 0)

julymorning said...

dacarte3 said...

Girlie said...
Here's the thread:

www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3774332

Thank you Girlie.

No, melatonin didn't work for me. I think because for me it's not simply I need to be more "sleepy". For me it's more anxiety and can't shut my brain off, issue. The part that sucks sometimes is I AM sleepy. But can't relax and turn off the brain.

Passion flower and St. John's wort are both on my radar but I want to try the passion flower first. St. Johns kind of helps with sleep by relieving the feeling of depression (not something I deal with).

One of the herbs Traveler recommends is Tryptophan.


Personally, I turn the tv on something boring and that does the trick. I'm pretty bad about going to bed even if I'm nodding off at the keyboard.

I'm guessing it's that human connection I don't want to lose, long after everyone else has gone to bed....so the tv does the trick, plus it makes it impossible for me to think too much.

I do the tv trick for the exact same reasons. I do white noise. I do soft calm sleep aid music. They all help collectively to a certain extent. 6 hours of sleep is my average, but I'm hoping to get it to the healthier 8+ hours. And then of course the quality of sleep, which is not the same as just the number of hours.
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