Hi,
I wondering if anyone could help me with my puzzle.
I find that the following supplements make me feel really great during the day (taken first thing in the morning individually e.g. not all on the same day), but then really disrupt my sleep that night:
This is quite frustrating as I know that they are doing me good (e.g. I look more healthy, have better memory, less histamine issues), but I end up getting too tired to function through the lack of sleep if I continue with any of them for more than a couple of days.
Any help/ideas on the link between these (and maybe how to work around it) would be greatly appreciated!
For info:
I wondering if anyone could help me with my puzzle.
I find that the following supplements make me feel really great during the day (taken first thing in the morning individually e.g. not all on the same day), but then really disrupt my sleep that night:
- Vitamin B2 100mg (I get some in my multi anyway, but it’s a fraction of this amount)
- ALCAR (Acetyl L Carnitine)
- DIM (Diindolylmethane)
- High dose Zinc (e.g. 50mg)
This is quite frustrating as I know that they are doing me good (e.g. I look more healthy, have better memory, less histamine issues), but I end up getting too tired to function through the lack of sleep if I continue with any of them for more than a couple of days.
Any help/ideas on the link between these (and maybe how to work around it) would be greatly appreciated!
For info:
- I am 99% certain that I have COMT issues based on reactions to certain supplements that are known to decrease COMT activity (e.g. quercetin, pycnogenol), but from what I can see, the above should not negatively impact COMT at all and I have read that DIM can increase COMT. (I have sent off a 23andMe test, but results have not yet arrived)
- I have been doing methylation support for a few years (first Simplified, then Freddd’s, now somewhere in the middle).
- If I take glutathione in the afternoon, the negative sleep affects are magnified if either of the above were consumed earlier in the day, but taking glutathione in isolation does not affect my sleep (it used to, but not for several months).
- I take 23mg of Zinc a day – I find that I have to have some Zinc, but if I have any more than this, then it causes the same sleep issues.