Insomnia : A bodybuilder's nightmare

**Mudge** · 02-17-2004, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by plouffe
I go St.Johns Wort + Melatonin about 45 minutes before I take a hot long shower. Then I just basically pass out..

St Johns lowers the effectiveness of many meds, just something to keep in mind. You can look into grapefruit juice for increasing effectiveness of orals.

I have used St Johns but not at night.

BUSTINOUT · 02-17-2004, 01:07 AM

Ambien

Deeznuts · 02-17-2004, 05:53 AM

Drank some green tea right after dinner, finished my third day on ZMA, and took a hot shower before bed last night. I was in bed at nine and asleep by ten. Still not the type of "passing out" i'd like to do, but it's an improvement.

I'll look into purchasing some melatonin later this week.

Mex · 02-17-2004, 10:44 AM

Hey how about laying off the ephedra and the caffeine... that's probably not helping :P You should take a week off training, sounds like overtraining.

plouffe · 02-17-2004, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mudge
St Johns lowers the effectiveness of many meds, just something to keep in mind. You can look into grapefruit juice for increasing effectiveness of orals.

I have used St Johns but not at night.

Give it a shot, feels alot more effective than just the melatonin alone. Why is that grapefruit extract / juice increases the effectiveness of orals? Thanks.

Rissole · 02-18-2004, 04:03 AM

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Originally posted by PreMier
I hate this.... F'king pisses me off when I have to piss early morning.

Same...

I get up everynight between 2 and 3 for a wizza....

One thing i think helps me go to sleep is a good root

DrChiro · 02-20-2004, 09:08 AM

melatonin is the best thing to try because it is cheap and usually works.

GNC's ZMA has valerian root and hops added to it which also help with sleep and i agree with Prince...it is a great supplement to be taking all the time.

If neither of these work, 5-HTP will work but it is a bit costly as it requires about 4 capsules to induce sleep...it is a form of Tryptophan...in addition it elevates mood and can curb the appetite (i like oral labs 5-HTP from GNC)

JLB001 · 02-20-2004, 09:20 AM

AMBEIN...........LOL Works wonders!

donescobar2000 · 02-20-2004, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PreMier
I hate this.... F'king pisses me off when I have to piss early morning.

Lol. Got damn water! You need it but it freagin bothers you when you try to sleep.

PreMier · 02-20-2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by JLB001
AMBEIN...........LOL Works wonders!

I would never recommend this! I used it once, and woke up the next day feeling like absolute shit!

Vieope · 02-20-2004, 04:01 PM

How can you have nightmares if you have insomnia ?

02-17-2004, 05:53 AM	#33
Deeznuts Still Growing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 771 Photos: 2	Drank some green tea right after dinner, finished my third day on ZMA, and took a hot shower before bed last night. I was in bed at nine and asleep by ten. Still not the type of "passing out" i'd like to do, but it's an improvement. I'll look into purchasing some melatonin later this week.
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02-20-2004, 09:08 AM	#37
DrChiro addicted to the crack Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: houston, tx Posts: 798	melatonin is the best thing to try because it is cheap and usually works. GNC's ZMA has valerian root and hops added to it which also help with sleep and i agree with Prince...it is a great supplement to be taking all the time. If neither of these work, 5-HTP will work but it is a bit costly as it requires about 4 capsules to induce sleep...it is a form of Tryptophan...in addition it elevates mood and can curb the appetite (i like oral labs 5-HTP from GNC)
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02-20-2004, 09:20 AM	#38
JLB001 I see YOU!! Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 8,293 Photos: 5	AMBEIN...........LOL Works wonders!
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02-20-2004, 04:01 PM	#41
Vieope Monochromatic Bunny Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: drinking coffee.. Posts: 14,815 Photos: 10	How can you have nightmares if you have insomnia ?
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02-17-2004, 10:44 AM	#34
Mex Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Take a wild guess, compadre Posts: 122	Hey how about laying off the ephedra and the caffeine... that's probably not helping :P You should take a week off training, sounds like overtraining.