Stopped taking ZMA compound

Hlanderr · 03-29-2006, 09:55 AM

Well I went to bed last night at TEN O CLOCK.... very tired from getting up early for college classes... had a week off for break so getting back to it...

And I decided to stop taking the ZMA, for some reason.
The sleep was really rough.... I woke up about a half dozen times with nasty headaches..... I didn't even really get a good nights sleep at all. In fact I slept 11 hours, and I still feel sick.

I have been using ZMA for almost two months now, and most times I sleep throughout the night great. Is this common? I mean waking up that many times was really not a fun time. Missed all my classes today cause of this fucking headache as well.

I might "experiment" and take it tonight to see if there really was a huge difference in my sleeping patterns... but how bad would it be if my body is going through withdrawal from a natural compound..

**Prince** · 03-29-2006, 11:26 AM

well, that is what ZMA is good for, promoting sleep.

dontsurfonmytur · 03-29-2006, 11:55 AM

sleeping is natural, dont take anything for it, ur body could be dependant on it...at least thats what it sounds like

Pepper · 03-29-2006, 12:12 PM

There was a regular poster here whose name I shall not mention who started another board that I shall not mention and he told me one time that you could become dependent on ZMA and recommended that I stop taking it. I, of course, ignored him and still take it.

I'd dig up that post, but the board has died.

Hlanderr · 03-29-2006, 12:21 PM

thanks for the replys fellas...

i find it rather strange that the body can become dependant on a natural compound, but that really seems like what it is.... but man i hope not

maybe ZMA is best used in cycles? that is if one really insists on using it?

**Dale Mabry** · 03-29-2006, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepper

There was a regular poster here whose name I shall not mention who started another board that I shall not mention and he told me one time that you could become dependent on ZMA and recommended that I stop taking it. I, of course, ignored him and still take it.

I'd dig up that post, but the board has died.

Thanks for mentioning this.

Pepper · 03-29-2006, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

Thanks for mentioning this.

Hey, just trying to spread my knowledge so RD will make me Supplements Moderator.

Pepper · 03-29-2006, 12:24 PM

We all should withhold helping the OP until he admits that there is no way the refs should have called "blocking below the waist" on Hasselbeck in the Super Bowl.

I am still pissed about it (not the call, the OP's insistence that it was a good call.)

**Dale Mabry** · 03-29-2006, 12:25 PM

What, and give up that cushy open chat job.

It's funny, the supplement section used to be the biggest section on every BBing board. Seems more often than not, it is the Open Chat followed by Training these days.

**Prince** · 03-29-2006, 01:03 PM

ZMA is just Zinc Monomethionine Aspartate and Vit. B-6, I would not be worried about getting dependant on ZMA any more than I would a multi-vitamin.

Hlanderr · 03-29-2006, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepper

We all should withhold helping the OP until he admits that there is no way the refs should have called "blocking below the waist" on Hasselbeck in the Super Bowl.

I am still pissed about it (not the call, the OP's insistence that it was a good call.)

hahahah ILL NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!
(dives out window and runs away laughing frantically)

Hlanderr · 03-29-2006, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio

ZMA is just Zinc Monomethionine Aspartate and Vit. B-6, I would not be worried about getting dependant on ZMA any more than I would a multi-vitamin.

this is true, and this could all be in my head.... im pretty sick right now, which could have been the cause for the rough nights sleep.

but it seems like a questionable topic.... it is essensially a low-level sleeping aid, and sleeping aids can become just as dependant as pain killers
but man, i hope not, because i liked the restfull nights here with the ZMA and most likely plan on taking it in the future... who knows though after this

KC Lifter · 03-29-2006, 03:09 PM

ZMA will definetly help with sleeping better.

dontsurfonmytur · 03-29-2006, 03:29 PM

what made u want to take ZMA in the first place?? I never have bad sleeps, sometimes i wake up early (when i can sleep in) cuz i gota pee

40-yard dash_2 · 03-30-2006, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio

ZMA is just Zinc Monomethionine Aspartate and Vit. B-6, I would not be worried about getting dependant on ZMA any more than I would a multi-vitamin.

Yeah, I agree. There must be other factors involved. ZMA is not addictive.

rrgg · 03-30-2006, 05:16 PM

Only the crack form of ZMA is addictive. Maybe that's the problem.

brentls49 · 03-31-2006, 04:01 PM

I know a lot of people who are using ZMA and I have never heard of anyone getting withdrawl symptoms when discontinuing its use. I stopped taking it a few times for various reasons and never got headaches or had trouble sleeping. I think your problems were probably caused by stress or your illness.

03-29-2006, 09:55 AM	#1
Hlanderr Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 774	Stopped taking ZMA compound Well I went to bed last night at TEN O CLOCK.... very tired from getting up early for college classes... had a week off for break so getting back to it... And I decided to stop taking the ZMA, for some reason. The sleep was really rough.... I woke up about a half dozen times with nasty headaches..... I didn't even really get a good nights sleep at all. In fact I slept 11 hours, and I still feel sick. I have been using ZMA for almost two months now, and most times I sleep throughout the night great. Is this common? I mean waking up that many times was really not a fun time. Missed all my classes today cause of this fucking headache as well. I might "experiment" and take it tonight to see if there really was a huge difference in my sleeping patterns... but how bad would it be if my body is going through withdrawal from a natural compound..
Hlanderr Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 774

03-29-2006, 11:26 AM	#2
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,520 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	well, that is what ZMA is good for, promoting sleep.
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03-29-2006, 12:12 PM	#4
Pepper Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,539	There was a regular poster here whose name I shall not mention who started another board that I shall not mention and he told me one time that you could become dependent on ZMA and recommended that I stop taking it. I, of course, ignored him and still take it. I'd dig up that post, but the board has died.
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03-29-2006, 12:21 PM	#5
Hlanderr Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 774	thanks for the replys fellas... i find it rather strange that the body can become dependant on a natural compound, but that really seems like what it is.... but man i hope not maybe ZMA is best used in cycles? that is if one really insists on using it?
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03-29-2006, 12:24 PM	#8
Pepper Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,539	We all should withhold helping the OP until he admits that there is no way the refs should have called "blocking below the waist" on Hasselbeck in the Super Bowl. I am still pissed about it (not the call, the OP's insistence that it was a good call.)
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03-29-2006, 11:55 AM	#3
dontsurfonmytur Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,013	sleeping is natural, dont take anything for it, ur body could be dependant on it...at least thats what it sounds like

03-29-2006, 12:25 PM	#9
Dale Mabry Moderator Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 13,789 Photos: 10	What, and give up that cushy open chat job. It's funny, the supplement section used to be the biggest section on every BBing board. Seems more often than not, it is the Open Chat followed by Training these days.
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03-29-2006, 01:03 PM	#10
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,520 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	ZMA is just Zinc Monomethionine Aspartate and Vit. B-6, I would not be worried about getting dependant on ZMA any more than I would a multi-vitamin.
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03-29-2006, 03:09 PM	#13
KC Lifter Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 16	ZMA will definetly help with sleeping better.
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03-29-2006, 03:29 PM	#14
dontsurfonmytur Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,013	what made u want to take ZMA in the first place?? I never have bad sleeps, sometimes i wake up early (when i can sleep in) cuz i gota pee

03-30-2006, 05:16 PM	#16
rrgg Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 261	Only the crack form of ZMA is addictive. Maybe that's the problem.
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03-31-2006, 04:01 PM	#17
brentls49 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 94	I know a lot of people who are using ZMA and I have never heard of anyone getting withdrawl symptoms when discontinuing its use. I stopped taking it a few times for various reasons and never got headaches or had trouble sleeping. I think your problems were probably caused by stress or your illness.
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