combating insomnia?

[ManOfArms]

Has anyone used a suppliment for combating mild insomnia? I'm trying to stay away from sleeping pills. Thanks!

 

[Goodfellow]

for mild insomina you take take melatonin around 3-10mg. You can also take 5htp, or valerian root. All of these are great for mild insomina. If you want to take a step up you could go with something like 50mg of trazadone.


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[fateful]

Only thing that has ever helped me is taking zanex (cracking a .05 in half) dont like taking perscription med if i dont have to but got tired of being up half the night.

 

[Goodfellow]

Xanax is not good to use for sleep. It puts you out sure but it prevents you from getting into REM sleep


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[fateful]

I never heard that, (never checked into it) but ive been using it 3-4 days a week to sleep. Any other ideas then?

 

[Goodfellow]

Amatriptline 25-100mg
Trazadone 50-200mg
Ambien


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[CENTURION44]

ambien...i take 2.5mg...and it works wonders...i dont like taking a whole 5mg makes me too groggy in the morn....another idea is do cardio until you collapse...youll get tired...

 

[bigstve12]

do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep??

 

[ManOfArms]

do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep??

Both. I've never had this problem sleeping when working out at nights. I would hit the weights then finish off with cardio, arrive home, dinner, and straight to bed.

Ever since I started working out in the morning I've had trouble sleeping. To bad I can't change my schedule to the way it was before.

Thank you all for the replies.

 

[Dragon14]

I use melatonin; 1-3 mg about 30 minutes before going to bed. Works for me.

 

[OMEGA]

Honestly

warm Milk

nothing is better than a big glass

 

[bigstve12]

AS far as OTC goes, ive had good experience with a valerian/kava kava combo.

 

[2BIG4URMOM]

A good swig of Nyquil should do it.

 

[b1ewsw32]

I never heard that, (never checked into it) but ive been using it 3-4 days a week to sleep. Any other ideas then?

The amino acid L-Tryptophan @2-5 grams before bedtime taken with 100mgs of vitamin B6 to maximize conversion efficiency of tryptophan to serotonin.

B32