• Admiral Patrick
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    276 days ago

    Story of my life lol.

    I’ve been taking melatonin gummies before bed, and those seem to be helping.

    • @someguy3
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      146 days ago

      Don’t rely on melatonin pills because then your body stops making its own. Look at magnesium and zinc. Do that with a multivitamin (whose magnesium oxide and zinc oxide are hard to absorb) and you got everything.

      • Admiral Patrick
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        76 days ago

        I do have all of those in my cabinet, but wasn’t aware they would help with falling/staying asleep. Def agree about not becoming dependent on melatonin supplements; I try not to over-do it, but sometimes when I have important stuff to do first thing in the morning, I don’t want risk being a zombie from poor/no sleep.

      • peopleproblems
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        26 days ago

        Hmmm.

        I got the magnesium supplement, but I didn’t know about zinc oxide and I didn’t know they were hard to absorb.

        I better look up what foods those guys are in, make it a little snack before bed instead

        • @[email protected]
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          16 days ago

          I’ve had bad experiences with melatonin, but now I find it can be helpful in smaller doses. I cycle through a bedtime thc/CBD/melatonin sleep aid (Wonder Wellness Sleep), L-theanine, and melatonin, only taking one for tops a week at a time. That rotation seems to help.