My client is looking to optimise her sleep quality, especially when work demands mean 6 hours sleeps. She and I have covered all things like environmental (blacking out windows, reducing blue light exposure, room temperature etc) and adjusted her food accordingly.
My initial thought is simply ZMA and 5- HTP to start with. I have had good experience myself using that combo. Im aware the pharmacology can be intricate on this subject. (Client is in her mid 30’s, natty and travels for work often.)
Supplement stacks that you have found worked and dosages?
Magnesium Glycinate & Collagen helps relaxing before bed, however you can’t optimise a consistent 6 hours sleep, it will eventually have it’s toll. Matthew Walker is a phenomenal resource to dig in deeper.
I have sleep issues and nothing worked for me as far as supplements. I have used glycine in the past and taking 15 g seemed to put me to sleep somehow but I still had issues, not to mention it tasted awful.
Zma, 5-htp, none of them did anything, but I have more anxiety related problems to sleep. Ultimately, I’ve had to get on meds. Currently talking Lorazepam, 2.5-5 mg prior to sleep. It puts me to sleep but it doesn’t work anyway if I’m very anxious or worried about something. I’ll probably have to talk to my doctor and have her get me on another med because I feel this is getting less effective as time goes on.
I recently bought my wife a weighted blanket; at first she looked at me like I was crazy but now she uses it every night and swears by it. Knocks her right out.
What do you believe will happen if taken daily? Also, I do not see any phenibut in z12. I see 4 amino 3 phenylbutric acid hcl. Is that what you’re referring to?
So yeah first night feel pretty rested with zma. Took it on an empty stomach with one meg red pill (krill oil) about an hour before sleeping. Slept from 08:30 till about 14:00.