erikahollister's Journal, 03 Oct 16

i tried melatonin ; did noyhing for me 

http://www.madisonctnaturopath.com/low-carb-paleo-diet-problems/ http://doctorkatend.com/what-really-causes-waking-in-the-middle-of-the-night/ http://www.alaskasleep.com/blog/blood-sugar-and-sleep-problems http://capitaldistrictvitalitycenter.com/blog/2012/10/wake-up-at-3-a-m-and-cant-fall-back-asleep-consider-low-blood-sugar/ http://www.raw-food-health.net/Diet-Insomnia.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-antidepressant-diet/201411/chasing-away-insomnia-bowl-oatmeal http://evolutionarypsychiatry.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/carbs-and-serotonin-connection-after.html https://authoritynutrition.com/insulin-and-insulin-resistance/ As far as the prevalence of insomnia in the lc diet community if you do a search for low carb/atkins/paleo/lchf and insomnia/cantsleep/wake up/ 3 hours... youll find post after post after post with people having this problem.  

My mother swears by magnesium - good to know it helped you! 

@ Kathleen - my doc mentioned that melatonin only affects people who are deficient. It your body is making what it needs, the supplement won't do anything for you. So, maybe that means that you just don't need it. 

Thank you SMBS! I appreciate the links! 

Very interesting reading - Lots to think about! 

Hopefully you can get it all sorted out, nothing quite impacts quality of life like sleep 

Congratulations. Glad you have found what works for your insomnia. I suffer from bought of it.  

Wow! I'll have to give these a try. I've been having sleep issues for years (since i started on St. John's wort for my depression) but before that i used to sleep way too much like all the time so i just figured my body was evening itself out. I've been using Valerian which also helps with anxiety but i can't take it every night or i'll be way too drowsy the next day and then it will just stop working.  

I got adivsed to take methyl-B12, Folinic acid and melatonin for my anxiety. Apparently I don't process B vitamins well, so I benefit from the melatonin and B supplements. The biochemical pathway for B12, Folinate and melatonin are closely connected to enable your nerve endings to restore during sleep and reduce anxiety (see MTHFR gene). It also helps weight loss. 

Do you have any tiredness when you wake up? 

No, that doesn't seem to be a problem. I've had several great night's sleep on this combo, but last night another bad one. So, who knows about the longer term effectiveness. I didn't exercise yesterday, then watch the debate -- a bad combo for a restful night!