juanitacarlos
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Hi all
I've decided to really address one aspect of my lifestyle that I thought wasn't too bad, but am realising has probably been quite terrible.
One of the ongoing problems I've had prior to and since Peating, is constant fatigue/tiredness. There has been many improvements and progress, but not really with this.
So anyhoo, the other morning I took my temp and pulse on waking, and then after eating breakfast took them again and they both dropped quite significantly. I had never noticed them doing that previously. And I've been noticing that I am really groggy in the morning; get tired after breakfast and then really don't do anything at all until around midday - really sucks. I've actually been like this for years - just hard to get perspective on yourself when you've been sick for ages.
To address this, I've done two things.
1. About 45-60 mins before bed, I take 750mg of taurine and about 10-12 mcg of T3. I take the taurine because it is relaxing and is supposed to help with reducing adrenaline (I believe that is correct?). I decided to take the T3 because of something Peat said about needing T3 to help your muscles relax. One of my sleeping issues is that I toss and turn trying to get to sleep because I'm uncomfortable - my body aches. Now I've been like that for so many years that I actually forgot that is not normal. So I guessed perhaps it's hard to fall asleep (and stay there) because I literally can't relax.
2. I make a concoction of orange juice, sugar and salt - around 400 mls. It's pretty obvious why I would do this - I'm assuming that I am falling into a stress state pretty quickly, and am definitely in a stress state by the morning. I drink a little before I go to bed, and if I wake up, or even just when I'm seem to be sleeping very slightly and can make myself wake up, I chug the drink.
I've only being doing this for four days and I have to say the results have been sensational. I feel like a different person. Although I still feel a level of fatigue, it has been greatly reduced. I have not 'crashed' at all throughout the day - that has not happened for at about 6-7 years. I feel the same level of energy nearly all day, although the first day I felt like napping in the afternoon.
I'm getting almost 9 hours sleep (that is f******* miracle for me!) and wake up less groggy. I seem to be waking up twice in the night and having a drink. I fall back to sleep very quickly and don't need to pee. I feel more motivated and wanting to be social and get out of the house which has been a sanctuary and prison for me.
It's early days, but I wanted to share this as I know others have similar problems. I'll report back in a week to see if there are changes either negative or positive.
I'll just add that for a while I've done other things for sleep too that are worthwhile: lighting, f.lux, and turning off phone/electrical.
I also started at the same time, the caffeine, aspirin and niacinimide potion a la haidut. That stuff is amazing. I feel so calm and centred when I take it. It has definitely not affected my sleep and I take it twice a day. Thanks haidut!
I've decided to really address one aspect of my lifestyle that I thought wasn't too bad, but am realising has probably been quite terrible.
One of the ongoing problems I've had prior to and since Peating, is constant fatigue/tiredness. There has been many improvements and progress, but not really with this.
So anyhoo, the other morning I took my temp and pulse on waking, and then after eating breakfast took them again and they both dropped quite significantly. I had never noticed them doing that previously. And I've been noticing that I am really groggy in the morning; get tired after breakfast and then really don't do anything at all until around midday - really sucks. I've actually been like this for years - just hard to get perspective on yourself when you've been sick for ages.
To address this, I've done two things.
1. About 45-60 mins before bed, I take 750mg of taurine and about 10-12 mcg of T3. I take the taurine because it is relaxing and is supposed to help with reducing adrenaline (I believe that is correct?). I decided to take the T3 because of something Peat said about needing T3 to help your muscles relax. One of my sleeping issues is that I toss and turn trying to get to sleep because I'm uncomfortable - my body aches. Now I've been like that for so many years that I actually forgot that is not normal. So I guessed perhaps it's hard to fall asleep (and stay there) because I literally can't relax.
2. I make a concoction of orange juice, sugar and salt - around 400 mls. It's pretty obvious why I would do this - I'm assuming that I am falling into a stress state pretty quickly, and am definitely in a stress state by the morning. I drink a little before I go to bed, and if I wake up, or even just when I'm seem to be sleeping very slightly and can make myself wake up, I chug the drink.
I've only being doing this for four days and I have to say the results have been sensational. I feel like a different person. Although I still feel a level of fatigue, it has been greatly reduced. I have not 'crashed' at all throughout the day - that has not happened for at about 6-7 years. I feel the same level of energy nearly all day, although the first day I felt like napping in the afternoon.
I'm getting almost 9 hours sleep (that is f******* miracle for me!) and wake up less groggy. I seem to be waking up twice in the night and having a drink. I fall back to sleep very quickly and don't need to pee. I feel more motivated and wanting to be social and get out of the house which has been a sanctuary and prison for me.
It's early days, but I wanted to share this as I know others have similar problems. I'll report back in a week to see if there are changes either negative or positive.
I'll just add that for a while I've done other things for sleep too that are worthwhile: lighting, f.lux, and turning off phone/electrical.
I also started at the same time, the caffeine, aspirin and niacinimide potion a la haidut. That stuff is amazing. I feel so calm and centred when I take it. It has definitely not affected my sleep and I take it twice a day. Thanks haidut!