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I'm vegan and have been suffering from chronic insomnia lately. I tried a (vegan) melatonin supplement and reliably got nightmares about the food industry. 0/10

I'm vegan and have been suffering from chronic insomnia lately. I tried a (vegan) melatonin supplement and reliably got nightmares about the food industry. 0/10, would not recommend. I spoke to my PCP about it yesterday and got a script for hydroxyzine pamoate. We shall see if it works.

salad-tycoon 3y ago
Hi, I am not a vegan. I struggled with bad insomnia for years. My research has identified the following. It may be of use to others in their own research. Obviously before taking a supplement or drug you should try sleep hygiene and breathe work or relaxing music/audiobook. Sometimes, that isn’t enough. Consistent bad sleep can be indicative of a medical problem, so don’t just sleep on it if it persists or you have other symptoms. I like to minimize what I use and never one thing for more than a few days, so I rotate and use only as needed. L-Theanine, valerian root, Mg (I prefer gluconate. Some Mg forms are just bowl prep[they make you poop]). Amazon basics is decent. Taurine. There is also Phenibut. Big caution sign here, source is important there so tread carefully but it is an effective gabanergic and gives great sleep. Big warning sign, use responsibly as dependency very real on this one, not to be used regularly. When all else fails this works. Takes an hour or so however and food decreases its effect. There is a small abuse potential, so again caution and be informed. Then you have your prescription drugs remeron, gabapentin, trazadone, hydroxyzine, etc. Ambien is an evil medication. Hard recommendation to avoid at all costs. Addictive, abusable, and many reports of sleep sex/driving/buying/etc. Bad. Bad. Bad. There are other z drugs but luckily those aren’t commonly given out. Just be cautious of what someone will prescribe you, dependency sucks. Rebound insomnia really sucks. As such, I like Mg and taurine. Generally safe for healthy individuals, generally a wider range of safe dosing, cheap, high quality suppliers are out there and can have other positive side effects. Certain diets can be deficient in particular amino acids and nutrients. The stricter the diet the bigger the risk. Plenty of resources to analyze diet out there. Good resources for supplement information: examine.com with some free info Pay walled professional site http://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ http://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ Pubmed.

salad-tycoon 3y ago

Hi, I am not a vegan. I struggled with bad insomnia for years. My research has identified the following. It may be of use to others in their own research. Obviously before taking a supplement or drug you should try sleep hygiene and breathe work or relaxing music/audiobook. Sometimes, that isn’t enough. Consistent bad sleep can be indicative of a medical problem, so don’t just sleep on it if it persists or you have other symptoms. I like to minimize what I use and never one thing for more than a few days, so I rotate and use only as needed. L-Theanine, valerian root, Mg (I prefer gluconate. Some Mg forms are just bowl prep[they make you poop]). Amazon basics is decent. Taurine. There is also Phenibut. Big caution sign here, source is important there so tread carefully but it is an effective gabanergic and gives great sleep. Big warning sign, use responsibly as dependency very real on this one, not to be used regularly. When all else fails this works. Takes an hour or so however and food decreases its effect. There is a small abuse potential, so again caution and be informed. Then you have your prescription drugs remeron, gabapentin, trazadone, hydroxyzine, etc. Ambien is an evil medication. Hard recommendation to avoid at all costs. Addictive, abusable, and many reports of sleep sex/driving/buying/etc. Bad. Bad. Bad. There are other z drugs but luckily those aren’t commonly given out. Just be cautious of what someone will prescribe you, dependency sucks. Rebound insomnia really sucks. As such, I like Mg and taurine. Generally safe for healthy individuals, generally a wider range of safe dosing, cheap, high quality suppliers are out there and can have other positive side effects. Certain diets can be deficient in particular amino acids and nutrients. The stricter the diet the bigger the risk. Plenty of resources to analyze diet out there. Good resources for supplement information: examine.com with some free info Pay walled professional site http://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ http://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ Pubmed.