posted Fri, 08/31/2012 - 15:09
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hey guys. i was wondering if there is anything you guys use that is non habit forming that helps you get a good night sleep. i can always get 6-7 hours of sleep, but its very rare im able to get anymore than that in one night, however when i do manage to get even one or 2 more hour like 8-9 hours of sleep, i notice a HUGE difference in my strength and i get an extremely better workout. I'd love to get 8-9 hours, even 10 hours a sleep a night, but everything i try seems to help out first but then after a day or 2, i hit the gym and the medication seems to have a negative effect on my strength, so i have to stop taking it, which in turn, makes me revert back to the 6-7 hours of sleep. Any ideas or advice would be highly appreciated.
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Sublingual melatonin (comes from sheeps brain and is what your brain naturally produces to go to sleep, start with 2-3mg but can take up to 5mg and make sure to have at least 7-8 hours to sleep that night), GABA (what your brain produces when you drink alcohol, can create a happyish feeling and relaxation, good to kickstart the sleeping process), tryptophan (naturally found in turkey and some other foods, induces a state of relaxation, comfort, tiredness, and slight happiness), 5-HTP (the synthetic serotonin basically, not an instant gratification technique but over time it does work quite well, helps to reboost serotonin which helps with happiness and relaxation, soothing feeling, helps before bed), rose hips/lavender/chamomile (helps with minor aches and pains, and causes relaxation, really good to go get one of the herbal teas with all 3 in it and drink 30 min before bed), Warm milk with vanilla in it (soothes nerves and helps with relaxation, nice lil cup of this before bed really calms me down), and last but not least....bananas (high in potassium and are known to induce relaxation, restfulness, and sleepiness!!)
Hope this helped you some brother, I'm right there with you, hence I am posting this at 3:04 AM like a tweeker cuz I can't sleep!
ALSO: try all of these and just mix and match doing one each day of the week or something so your body doesn't get used to them and that way you can keep recycling methods. Good Luck bro!
thanks man, that helps alot. between this post(which covers all the bases) and everyone else, i have a lot to work with, i appreciate the response,(and responding at 4am here, lol)
Ya i wake up to take like 3 full pisses a night.. Fucking sucks
me too, i wake up about 4 times. been to the doc, no enlarged prostate or infection of any sort, so i just quit complaining about it. but it fucking sucks.
Same here. Just gets old
i hear that shit
All natty at any health or big grocery store....hops and valerian root combo. Believe it's Natures Best brand. Worked great. Not groggy in morning
thanks bro, im going to look into this one as well, valerian root didnt work so much for me though
Well...on cycle or not, 30mg zinc and 800-1600mg of velvet bean extract always works for me. I know this shit works, because I don't dream...and I do with it and sleep like a log! When you are in dream sleep, that's some of the best sleep you ever get.
ever sence I quit drinking I have had the same problem but then I wake up early every morning I don't come to. I have tried many things and have not found what works for me. I'll be watching this thread with interest it may solve both our problems. good luck
I cant get a full 8 hours of deep sleep when on a cycle. Im going to try a glass or two of red wine before bed. Other than that, good ole salty GHB is the best for good REM sleep.
cdaddy7L-tryptophan is another used in treating insomnia
hmm, this looks extremely interesting considering i just looked it up and it seems to help insomnia and adhd(which i have as well), and improve athletic performance. I'll have to try that out, thanks bro.
cdaddy7I've actually used and like it. I have used the melatonin like Bodybuilder but it gave me bad nightmares and weird dreams. Now other ppl swear by it. It just goes to show you that we are all engineered different. Glad I could help bro
Melatonin fux me up...I get nasty headaches from it...all day long. I guess some people are just predisposed to its side effects, which there aren't many but headaches is one of them.
cdaddy7That just goes with the saying. "You just can't have nice things!!" LOL..FR sent to u
melatonin ain't very nice, LOL!!!...to me and you anyway. Whoever wants it can have it...shit's for the birds in my book, HAHAHA!!
Excellent! Just like turkey day without turkey. Good idea!
Melatonin.
Shit i wish i got 6 to 7 hours. A majority of the time im up and down in the night. Im in the same boat as you. I would love to get a straight 8 hours. It seems its been years.