Thank you for solving my sleeping problem! I would never have connected the dots regarding collagen causing anxiety and sleep problems for some people, but apparently I am one of those people. Although I would fall asleep instantly at bedtime, I would wake up 3 or 4 hours later and while my body was tired, […]
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Using tryptophan and GABA amino acid supplements together for anxiety, sleep, ruminations and TMJ: questions and answers
I am taking 250 mg tryptophan, 100-200 mg GABA. Tryptophan is helping with rumination. GABA is helping with feeling less tension in the body. I am also taking 500mg DPA. DLPA used to help me but I thought it was too stimulating so I’m trying DPA now. I couldn’t feel much when taking it on […]
Mom switches her teen son from 5-HTP to tryptophan. In 3 days he has less anxiety, fears and ruminating thoughts, laughs more and sleeps better.
My son has autism and OCD. I took him off fluvoxamine in May and used cbd and some other things and he was doing fine up until this past winter. He began having irrational fears and ruminating thoughts/fears that would not stop! I started 5-HTP, theanine, B12, probiotics with him for the last month and […]
Reactive hypoglycemia in binge eating disorder, food addiction and intense sugar cravings, and how glutamine stops the cravings
A number of years ago a woman came to see me looking for help for her anxiety, insomnia and out of control sugar cravings which she described as an “almost demonic urge to eat sugar and all things sweet.” Before working with me she had been trying to control her low blood sugar levels (or […]
Waking with a jolt, feeling shaky and anxious: low blood sugar/hypoglycemia, glutamine and eating for blood sugar stability
Low blood sugar is one of a number of causes of waking in the night or early hours, often with a jolt and feelings of anxiety or feeling like you’re having a panic attack. As shared in a recent blog post, cortisol that is high at night can cause very similar symptoms. Because of a […]
Seriphos to lower high cortisol: Help prevent an adrenaline-type surge and waking with anxiety and panic. Your questions answered
When you have high night-time cortisol it can cause you to wake in the middle of the night with anxiety and/or feeling like you’re having a panic attack. If your cortisol is really high in the early morning (outside of the normal range), you can also wake with a jolt and feelings of anxiety and […]