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Natural Sleep Aids?

curry

Senior Member
Messages
107
Hi guys,

Could you please recommend a natural sleeping aid, or any other which is available over the counter?

I've been using so far Nytol, which works like a charm - but unfortunately wears off after some weeks.

So, if you know of any other brand which has helped you, please let me know. :thumbsup:

Many thanks.
 

kat0465

Senior Member
Messages
230
Location
Texas
Curry,
i have had good luck with sleepMD.it keeps me asleep and i dont feel groggy when i wake up.they make a whole line of products.
i have used the heartburnMD also.
melatonin also helped some. hope you get some relief.

Kat
 

curry

Senior Member
Messages
107
Hi Kat0465

Thank you for the tip regarding SleepMD. Much appreciated.
(The main ingredient is a hormone though, which I'm a bit cautious to take over a longer period.)

So any further tips for natural sleep aids would be greatly appreciated. :Retro smile:
 

caledonia

Senior Member
Magnesium, l-theanine, 5htp, melatonin, Seditol (herbal preparation), kavinace, seriphos. It kind of depends on what your sleep issues are. A cocktail will likely be more effective than one thing.

Have you had a sleep study done? You might be surprised at what shows up.
 

dannybex

Senior Member
Messages
3,561
Location
Seattle
What Caledonia said. :)

1-3 milligrams of melatonin knocks me out within an hour or so...gives me pretty deep sleep too. Wake up feeling like...well, you know, but I'd probably feel worse if i didn't get any sleep. Also seriphos has been helpful, but has more of a subtle gradual influence.