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That was a bit click bait of me but I really want to know.

I don't sleep well and have not for a very, very long time. I imagine that a lot of others here have similar issues with it.

So. How do you sleep at night?

Do you have supplements that help? Are you on some sort of medication?

Do you just do what I do now and say screw it and get what little sleep you can when you can?

Maybe one or two times a year I feel like I get amazing sleep and its like life is in full color rather than black an white. Anyone else live like that?

[edit] I should have pinged suplex on this one. ;)

That was a bit click bait of me but I really want to know. I don't sleep well and have not for a very, very long time. I imagine that a lot of others here have similar issues with it. So. How do you sleep at night? Do you have supplements that help? Are you on some sort of medication? Do you just do what I do now and say screw it and get what little sleep you can when you can? Maybe one or two times a year I feel like I get amazing sleep and its like life is in full color rather than black an white. Anyone else live like that? [edit] I should have pinged suplex on this one. ;)

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Its been like this my whole life. A few times a year I seem to get really good sleep and its like the world is a different place.

At this point ive even completely eliminated any caffeine/stimulants from my diet and it has not helped at all other than im more tired during the day.

I read at night before bed (kindle, no backlight) with a low-ish light level and no blue light but some nights I just end up reading for hours and im not tired.

When I do get to sleep it is never really deep sleep and I wake up tired the next day.

[–] • 1 pt

Do you ever get increased hearth rate, shallow breathing or tossing and turning at night, or restless leg syndrome?

[–] • 1 pt

Not particularly, it has happened before but it's few and very far between. Since im not getting deep sleep I do end up waking up, rolling over and going back to sleep often.

[–] • 1 pt

There is two things I would recommend you to try:

  • Potassium supplement. Low potassium can keep your nervous system from fully relaxing and going into deep sleep, it also can give you high blood pressure. I use NOW Foods, Potassium Gluconate Powder and it works great for me. A lot of people have low potassium and don't even know it.

  • L-theanine. It an amino acid extrated from tea that can lower your blood cortisol levels by up to 70%. I use it as needed in situations where I know I'm too stressed to fall asleep or if I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep over stress. Works quickly and works well. I would also go with NOW foods.