R-ala as a sleep aid!

[ProteinFiend]

Need to wake up early tommorrow but can't fall asleep? Been sitting up on EF all night reading thread after thread? Well I've found the answer for you: R-ala!

Forget Serotonin supps and "5-HTP"... Take 200mg or R-ALA on an empty stomach (or more if you've eaten recently) and prepare for hypoglycemia. Your blood glucose will be so low you will be fatigued and tired in no time.

I reason I specify "R-ala" is that one needs to take so much RS-ALA that it will usually result in major heartburn. IF I pop 2x 300mg ALA (= 2x 100mg R-ala), I will have to pop a handful of tums with it!

WARNING: Do not operate heavy machinery!

 

[hardrock]

Good luck with that. Sounds like some horseshit advice to me.

 

[baza]

lol
That was funny.
Also, I usually eat before I go to bed, so I don't see how you can take it on an empty stomach.

 

[OXANDRIN]

take it with no carb meal and you get sleepy

 

[Rio 2001]

Being hypoglycemic is not a smart way to get sleepy.
Anyway, I think there might be some superestimation on R-ALA , I don´t think it will shut glicose in the muscle if your glycemic level is in it´s low limits. And even if by a long shot it does, compensatory hyperglycemic hormones like norepinephrin , glucagon and cortisol would get to work right away...And being in an empty stomach at that time would translate in muscle catabolism - gluconeogenesis...

 

[flippwillson]

Just take a zanbar

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

r-ALA on an empty stomach makes me a bit tired. Usually 300mg will do the trick, but I'm sure that there are better ways to take a nap becides hypoglycemia.

 

[nice6pac]

lolm iw as tkaing 5,000mg of regualr ala tlak about tired

 

[XzRzX]

bump for more info

 

[TerminatorX]

Xanax is the sleeping hloy grail dude