Suffering from major Insomnia! Please Help!

[SeattleSue 25]

Don't know if it is the "answer" but when fasting...I always used to sleep poorly. I would ache, etc. So I think that there is definately a correlation. Obviously, when we used to eat a huge meal, we'd often want to take a nap!

Also, we know that fat cells store hormones...hormones are linked to insomnia, particularly in peri or menopausal women.

My remedy has been exercise. I am sleeping like a log...but I can't exercise after 6pm or I'm so pumped up my body just can't "come down".

[A New Day 5]

5 htp is great too, I take it every night before bed. Not so much for sleep but as an anti-depressant and it also helps with carb cravings.

Melatonin needs to be taken in the right dose, start small. It can give you nightmares if you are taking too high of a dose.

[DoOver 17]

Don't know if it is the "answer" but when fasting...I always used to sleep poorly. I would ache, etc. So I think that there is definately a correlation. Obviously, when we used to eat a huge meal, we'd often want to take a nap!

Also, we know that fat cells store hormones...hormones are linked to insomnia, particularly in peri or menopausal women.

My remedy has been exercise. I am sleeping like a log...but I can't exercise after 6pm or I'm so pumped up my body just can't "come down".

Interesting. I also ached horribly in those first 3 months. I didn't know if that was what was waking me up but it kept me from being able to fall back asleep. 90% of the ache was during the night, not very noticable during the day.

[HDubSleevery 25]

LOL! I just thought I had a lot on my mind. I will have trouble sleeping for 2-3 nights and then crash super early the next night and sleep all the way through. I was having terrible nightmares last week but I think they have passed this week.

[Nikki Kaspshak Figueroa 0]

i just had surgery yesterday! and i cannot sleep at all! i have been trying to sleep alll night long and its not working.

[Rootman 1,101]

Well, another 3 months under my belt (see my first post above) and the insomnia is still the same or even worse.

In another thread another poster mentioned that the doctor got them OFF of B12 supplements because they were getting too much, a Quick Google of the side effects of excess B-12 produced a few sites that said that INSOMNIA and PARANOIA were side effects of overdosing on B12. So I'm off it all together for a while to check if it makes a difference. Seems that excessive B12 overstimulates the Thyroid and can cause psych symptoms. I know I've felt really uneasy for months and can never quite nail down what is wrong.

So I'll try and post back if it makes a difference after a few days. B12 is Water soluble so it flushes out of your system fairly fast.

[favoredone 590]

I'd have my vit/mineral levels checked as well... My vit D was extremely low.. I couldn't sleep for weeks.. started supplementing.. I was fine.. Stopped for my pre-op diet.. can't sleep!!!!

[favoredone 590]

Well, I can't sleep!! Been up for over 20 hours!!! I emailed my surgeon to see what I can do...