BIG insomnia probs with EQ

[MrRTTB]

I really have a bad time sleeping. I'm not sleeping much at night and at work I'm so very tired I'm addicted to caffein to prevent myself fallling asleep. I just took 500mg ALA to 30g carbs and feeling very tired right now so hopefully I'll sleep for a while before I will wake up as I always do with a major hard on and therefor problems taking a piss...

Shit, what to do? what can I use to get rid of this shit?

 

[Slyder190]

Insomnia

Not sure what problem you're getting at exactly. I'd try avoiding caffeine later in the day, switch up to caffeine-free beverages. You'll drag ass for up to a week, but then you'll be golden. if you can't fall asleep, try Unisom, it's OTC. If that doesn't work (as it didn't for me during my 1st cycle), see if you can hook up with some Ambien. It's sweet dreams after that.

 

[macrophage69alpha]

you might want to give P7 a try, it tends to help significantly with androgen related sleep issues

 

[DeepZenPill]

My sleep problems on EQ were just related to the elevated blood pressure and night sweats. I need the room to be cold in order to sleep, and with the EQ I would feel hot and flush.

I only use it in the winter because I can't deal with that in the summer. I just crack the windows open and pop some melatonin to konk out. It's good natural refreshing sleep too.

Try turning up your AC if you're hot. Otherwise try melatonin or simply sleep to help you get to sleep.

BTW, I had that EQ hard-on problem too, and even on Avena Sativa. It was just annoying because I drink a lot of water so I had to get up several times to piss. Just had to give it some time and then take a leak and crash again. If it interferes with your sleep too much, it just might not be the drug for you.

 

[MrRTTB]

got me 2.5grams of 5-htp so I will mix it with water to a solution of 12.5mg/ml( 200ml total) and do 10ml before bedtime.

 

[Juice Authority]

I really have a bad time sleeping. I'm not sleeping much at night and at work I'm so very tired I'm addicted to caffein to prevent myself fallling asleep. I just took 500mg ALA to 30g carbs and feeling very tired right now so hopefully I'll sleep for a while before I will wake up as I always do with a major hard on and therefor problems taking a piss...

Shit, what to do? what can I use to get rid of this shit?

Unfortunately threre's no natural way around it. Increased androgen levels in the body cause insomnia for some, myself included. It's a bitch. P7, melatonian, and all those natural sleep aides didn't do shit for me. The only thing that sort of worked was Unisom. Unisom was the only OTC sleep aide that didn't make me feel all groggy in the morning. You might want to give that a try. Ambien also works but it wears off in a few hours so you don't get a full night's sleep.

 

[Little Rage]

could always try to get a script from the doc for it. when i was put on paxil and ativan during my cycle i would use the ativan about 30min before bed and never had too many problems with sleep. well unless i woke up with crazy anxiety attacks. with was also during an eq cycle.

you could also go to a store and pick up a bottle of nyquil or some type of medicine that causes drowsiness and take that.

 

[Gettin'Old]

Do you only experience insomnia when on cycle, or is this a chronic problem? I recommend the following:

1). Maintain good sleep hygiene. Go to sleep and get up at the same time every day. Don't sleep in (that's probably not an option anyway).

2.) This will be painful but cut out all the caffeine.

3.) Most of the OTC products won't do shit for you. If you really need sleep then ask a doctor about elavil and/or klonopin. These work extraordinarily well in even small doses and are very non-toxic to the best of my knowledge.

Good luck bro.

 

[meathead12]

klonopin...good recomendation for a steroid user...a drug that is notorious for causing jaundice and severe depression. Probably not a good choice.

 

[macrophage69alpha]

do not right off p7.. just because it is otc does not mean it does not work..

btw- ghb was otc until 1991