DavidGardner
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I've been working with the Ray Peat diet for a few weeks now, but have not been able to deal w/ a worsening case of insomnia.
It began when my normal waking time started creeping earlier and earlier into the morning, from 5:30 to 4, from 4 to 3, from 3 to 1:30, and now I awaken at 12 after going to bed at 9:30. When I awaken, I am hungry and want a full meal. After I have eaten, I crave coffee, which is where things get strange. Mind you, I have been a heavy coffee drinker for years and have a very high tolerance; but I will easily put away a whole pot before falling back asleep again at 4. After taking a nap, I will eat breakfast, have one or two more cups of coffee, and feel ready to start the day. On my lunch break, I take another 45 min. nap.
I can function like this, but I do not feel it is by any means ideal. During the day, I experience bouts of depression and irritability. I find it impossible to go back to sleep once I have awakened because I feel so wide awake and agitated. Also, the cravings for food and coffee at this time are very difficult to ignore. If I do not drink coffee, I feel very fatigued, but still cannot sleep. I have tried GABA, kava, melatonin, and Benadryl; but each one becomes ineffective after using a few times.
I have order phenylanine from Amazon, which will arrive on Friday. My plan is to try taking this to assuage my caffeine cravings and hopefully fall asleep again faster. I have had some difficulties with following the Ray Peat diet also, but that is almost another whole post....
It began when my normal waking time started creeping earlier and earlier into the morning, from 5:30 to 4, from 4 to 3, from 3 to 1:30, and now I awaken at 12 after going to bed at 9:30. When I awaken, I am hungry and want a full meal. After I have eaten, I crave coffee, which is where things get strange. Mind you, I have been a heavy coffee drinker for years and have a very high tolerance; but I will easily put away a whole pot before falling back asleep again at 4. After taking a nap, I will eat breakfast, have one or two more cups of coffee, and feel ready to start the day. On my lunch break, I take another 45 min. nap.
I can function like this, but I do not feel it is by any means ideal. During the day, I experience bouts of depression and irritability. I find it impossible to go back to sleep once I have awakened because I feel so wide awake and agitated. Also, the cravings for food and coffee at this time are very difficult to ignore. If I do not drink coffee, I feel very fatigued, but still cannot sleep. I have tried GABA, kava, melatonin, and Benadryl; but each one becomes ineffective after using a few times.
I have order phenylanine from Amazon, which will arrive on Friday. My plan is to try taking this to assuage my caffeine cravings and hopefully fall asleep again faster. I have had some difficulties with following the Ray Peat diet also, but that is almost another whole post....