Sleep issues - what works best for you ?

dcd2103 said...
Sounds like a good list!!!!


I would add in some inositol on things to experiment with. I’ve been using taurine+inositol (2 grams) last 3-4 nights and I have to say, it makes a difference.

If you mouth tape I’d recommend reading the book Breath by Nestor, it’s really interesting, and use this product to tape:

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thanks, Dcd - as it happens i already have some inositol - and if you vouch for it i will certainly add it to my list to try
I did a bit of reading on it in the past but don't recall coming across anything that mentioned it helping sleep - but will do some more reading.

do you take it an hour before bed?

ItisLyme said...
I had terrible sleep issues forever, liposomal melatonin and phosphotydalserine made a huge difference for me. I can fall asleep in an hour or two instead of falling asleep half way through the night.
Regular melatonin just made me tired.

+1 on the TUDCA, lots of benefits

thanks for that itislyme

that's another interesting one - and I've not tried it as a sleep supplement myself before

however i do eat around 100g of mackerel most days with my lunch, and i also regularly eat offal, - so it looks like my intake of animal-sourced Phosphatidylserine will be somewhere like 2-3x the average intake of 130mg/day
and up near the supplemental dose ranges of 400-600mg a day

i have tried soy lecithin at around 10g a day and sunflower lecithin also at around the same dose - these are pretty good sources - and while i wasn't specifically looking for changes in sleep at that time, i dont recall any changes at all, and discontinued

i guess like a lot of nutrients - if you are low in them then adding them could make a big difference - but if you are ok in terms of having enough already then you may notice nothing at all.

it is interesting though - and anything that could help brain function is welcome so I may do some more digging

thanks for your experience

“ When I was broke Id say this was my 2 cents. Now Ill say its my 2 grand lol.“

Lol - perfect!

My BP was also temporarily elevated , which I used Proranerolo for (very old school BP med). Interesting that this calms the BP by lowering cortisol(!),...... kind of handy for some people. Its also been used as a temporary anti-anziety med by stand-up comics and other "stage presenters since a small dose doesn't last to long.

Its interesting how BP, cortisol and anxiety can actually be tied together sometimes. Anxiety can affected/ triggered by cortisol (high) or serotonin (low) or both.

I had heart palps too, which were weird and would occur out of the blue during a relaxed moment. That just gradually went away along with the "ear-heart-beating" I would hear when my head hit the pillow.