I need to sleep better!

#43

I’m assuming it is tea spoon? (1/4t) and do you take it with water, or something else (e.i.milk?)

#44

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Smoking anything is not the best thing for our lungs so we stopped that 3 years ago. But we did take 20 years off when the kids were little, stopped drinking then as well.

Used to grow weed on the farm 50 years ago :slight_smile:

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#45

I don’t know why people take GABA. The molecule is too big to cross the Blood-Brain-Barrier. Only a few molecules allow access: phenibut (phenyl group+GABA); picamilon (niacin+GABA). These two cross the BBB easily, but are EXTREMELY addictive. There are only 3 reasons GABA might do something orally: leaky BBB (which is a big problem); theory that GABA works on the vagus nerve which then transmits signals to brain; GABA effects on the gut (but this is minor). Taking glutamine so your brain can make its own GABA might be a better strategy…

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#46

Beth, good information. Do you find that trazadone results in an hour or two of moderate grogginess that next morning?

#47

Thanks so much, Ludovic, after your post I decided to give this a try. Just now I managed to cut a tiny bit off a ~3.5mg quarter (of my 15 mg tablet). I have no clue how much it is admittedly, but I want to see if a much smaller dose will do the trick without oversleeping. Hope this works as after the previous 3.5mg doses felt like I would wake up from a coma after 12+ hours of sleep.

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#48

Has anyone found that low dose lithium is beneficial for sleep? The research suggests it would.

Also, MCT oil - does anyone have experience of using it to prevent night wakings?

#49

With mirtazapine (and many other antidepressants), it’s good to remember that its effects are usually better at low doses. This way, it promotes sleepiness but doesn’t yet overly affect the fact that mirtazapine increases noradrenergic neurotransmission, which leads to an increase in sympathetic tone.

For me, at least, this is undesirable, as my rMSSD decreases and resting heart rate rises. I’d rather activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Some antidepressants (eg. doxepin) also lower acetylcholine, which leads to the same outcome through a different mechanism—an increase in sympathetic tone.

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#50

How close to bedtime do you take the pregabalin?

#51

Hi Gary,
Yes, I am tired the next day which is the only reason I save it for when I’m in serious need.

#52

I had a serious insomnia issue a few years ago, but with a combination of approaches including large amounts of melatonin I can now (with some complex an subtle exceptions) manage a good enough night’s sleep so that I am not tired all day.

I think if I went tea total that I would be able to improve on sleep, but I quite like getting drunk and as I am able to manage to go through the day without any real issues I still binge drink at least one night a week (currently probably 5/7).

#53

Thanks, Beth. That has become my approach also. I started at 25mg and felt absolutely nothing. Need at least 50mg to have any effect.

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