Topic: NATURAL SLEEP & ADRENAL SUPPORT -
Posted by whew (Member # 50599) on :
Hmm, I think valerian stopped working for me too. Lately, I like lemon balm and lavendar capsules (one or both together). I try/have tried other things. More info. includes:
My naturopath said calcium gets you to sleep and magnesium helps you stay asleep. I think that worked for me but couldn't confirm right now. For 4-8 months (don't recall) I tested too high in magnesium and didn't use it. Now I do.
I agree w/ Keebler. (Thanks for your posts, BTW.)
Swansonvitamins.com has a lemon balm, passion flower, skullcap complex (new). I like passion flower. Still trying chinese skullcap. Hmm, I could combine my own.
Tried melatonin (=groggy on 1/2 mg) and 5HTP (strange reaction) early on with Lyme--didn't like. Melatonin is not for auto-immune problems (some say Lyme is close enough to that)...?
I use GABA (NOW brand, has B6) every night but that's an amino acid.
Hyland's Calms (chamomile) is for if I get up because I can't sleep. Chamomile is not for people with bad seasonal allergies, I believe.
Generic (CVS) clear "benedryl" gelcaps are my strongest help--regular Dr. said OK to use for sleep 3x/week.
Posted by jcarlnew (Member # 45378) on :
My best suppliment is not a suppliment at all but a software program on my Iphone called Sleep Stream Premium. http://sleepstream.explosiveapps.com/
I use the Sleep setting and the Binaural setting Stress to Sleep to go to sleep and Power Nap 45 if I wake early. In full disclosure I do use a prescription also but this compliments it extremely well.
I introduced it to my nephews wife who was a skeptical nurse and gave her earbuds that were hollow tubes to be EMF friendly. She called me 5 days later and told me she was a believer.
I also asked the famous Dr. Perlmutter in person if there was anything to binuaral beats from a neurological view and he told me there was. Good enough for me and I know it helps.
(breaking up the post for easier reading for many here)