Kristi (United States) on 03/10/2022
Unfortunately, right around the time, my mom got stage 4 cancer last year (a very stressful, anxious, and upsetting situation) I started to not be able to sleep. Not just deep, but... well... at all. It was a double-edged sword. I couldn't sleep at night - I would just lay in bed doing nothing. I tried tea, warm milk, valerian, melatonin, you name it, I probably did it. Because I was unable to sleep at night I would finally fall asleep around 10 am to 12 pm, and I would sleep all day. Between insomnia and sleeping all day, this sent me into a downward spiral. When they say you NEED sleep and NEED proper sleep, they ain't kidding. It made me irritable, MORE depressed, MORE anxious. I was a mess. While all this was going on my mom was getting ready for surgery to get cancer removed, came home to me and I was her caregiver 24/7. I had to be awake every 20 minutes to give her medicine, pain killers, make sure she was okay, make sure her airway was clear, feed her through her feeding tube, change her bandages, help her go to the bathroom, etc. Great for someone with insomnia however, the caregiving continued through the day - when I would usually sleep. I was sleeping MAYBE an hour a day between being awake and taking care of her. After she got better I still could not sleep. I thought maybe it was my circadian rhythm or some psychological thing. Then I stopped caring and just wanted help.
My mom loves Earth Clinic, so I use it a lot. About 3 months ago I saw Art's insomnia protocol article and did as I was told. I take 5mg of melatonin, 15mg of zinc (couldn't find anything lower), and 24 sprays of Magnesium Oil every night at 10:15 pm. By 11:15 pm I am very relaxed and calm. By 1125 I am in bed. By 1130 asleep. Maybe sooner. LOL. Even when I get up to go to the bathroom, I get in bed and go RIGHT back to sleep. I don't care how it works, I just know it DOES work for me. The great thing? Since I sleep now, I wake up at 9 am every morning and am awake all through the day until around 8 pm when I usually have my first yawn like a normal person lol.
Anyway, I know this might not work for everyone, but for me personally, it worked like a charm. Thank you. THANK YOU. THANK YOUUUUUU! IDK if I will have to do this forever, but right now? I don't care. I'm just happy I get to sleep and have a life.
T (Texas) on 11/11/2021
3 Scientifically Proven Supplements To Help You Stay Asleep Art (California) on 10/06/2020
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Melatonin, B6 for Sleep Art (California) on 09/05/2020
On the other hand, for the low dose of melatonin used in this sleep aid combination, I have found that the use of melatonin that has B6 in it adds to the effectiveness of this combo!
If you are deficient in B6, it can contribute to insomnia. B-6 also helps with the absorption of melatonin, which is poorly absorbed, so for the above combo, a 5 mg melatonin supplement that also contains B6 is more useful to me for sleep!
Only a small change to the original combo, but more effective for me for sleep!
Here is an Amazon link to one melatonin product that contains 5 mg of melatonin plus 10 mg of vitamin B6.
When you look at the health benefits of this sleep aid combo, I am not only getting better sleep but also improving my overall health!
Art
Kitty (Niagara Falls Ny) on 08/21/2020
I drink an 8oz. glass about an hour before going to bed, and it worked even better than the melatonin, I read that Tart Cherry juice actually contains melatonin......all I can say is, I have never slept better in my life, if there is a bathroom visit, there is no problem going back to sleep. I now buy the Tart Cherry Concentrate put 2tablespoons into an 8oz glass of water.
Hope it will somebody else.
Art (California) on 08/20/2020
Since the study for this combination of supplements was fairly long, I imagine that many EC readers did not have time to read the whole study, so I thought I would highlight an important point shown in this study as well as other studies and meta analyses. In most of these studies it was clearly shown that there is an inverse relationship between vitamin D serum level (25 OH d) and sleep issues or to say that a little differently, as the vitamin D level declines, sleep issues increase and as 25 OH d serum level rises, sleep issues decline.
Overall, this is just one of many reasons to make sure your 25 OH d serum level is replete!
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Barbara K (Indianapolis In) on 08/19/2020
Magnesium has well known laxative effects. People with exquisitely sensitive guts cannot take that much magnesium at one time without it resulting in multiple trips to bathroom. Which results in interrupted sleep, just the opposite of intended effect ...
Maxwebxperienz (West Virginia) on 08/19/2020
John (Portsmouth) on 08/19/2020
I read a very interesting article by a sleep specialist in psychology today, and he recommended gaba and L-Theanine. GABA slows down the overactive obsessive part of the brain, and revives the more calming parts of the brain.
The second night I took GABA, I realized that I had been far less stressed all day, and was waking up less often
A month or so after I starting to take GABA, I added the L-Theanine, which works much the same way as GABA. I very soon noticed that I woke up fewer times and I fell back asleep much quicker. I still take melatonin and 5-HTP, and find I need to take a nap in the day far fewer times. My life is much happier now!
Pam B. (Mobile, Al) on 08/19/2020
