Re: L-Theanine for sleep

[Guest guest]

Hi Sue,

L-Theanine is considered a metyl group. So if you are COMT-- it should be a

good choice. If you do not know what COMT snp you are it is probably a hit and

miss.

I do great with a product called ZEN by Allergy Research Group. It contains

both GABA and L-Theanine. I use it for sleep with .5 mg of Melatonin. I have

found recently I do not need the Melatonin because I am using SAMe and my body

is coverting Seratonin to melatonin better now since I have following the yasko

program.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Sue T

sb2boys <sb2boys@...> wrote:

I read that this helps for sleep. Has anyone tried it? I'd like to

find something that's not a prescribed med. to take, if I can. Thanks

for your help!

Sue

[Guest guest]

Sue,

I can sympathize with your not wanting to go on prescribed meds. I

have been taking Rest and Restore, which I buy from the

http://endfatigue.com website, but it has only marginally helped. I

got desperate and got a prescription for Lunesta but never filled it

after reading reported side effects, especially about violent

behavior, on http://www.askapatient.com.

I came across an article that said the best natural combo for sleep is

..5-1 mg melatonin, 33-100 mg 5-HTP and 1500 mg Tryptophan. I decided

to give that a try and it has worked pretty well. I started on 1000

mg of tryptophan, and will now up it to 1500. Someone told me to use

500 mg per 50 lbs of body weight. I take only one pill of the Rest and

Restore, which gives me the melatonin, 5-HTP, plus GABA, Valerian,

Scullcap, Passion Flower, Chamomile and Theonine, plus the typtophan

and it gives me a pretty good night's sleep until 5:00 am. Hopefully,

going to 1500 mg of the Tryptophan will let me sleep a little longer.

You have to take Tryptophan with carbs and don't take it w/ protein or

it won't pass through the blood/brain barrier.

If that stops working and I have to go on Lunesta, don't cut me off on

the hightway! :-)

Chris

-- In , " sb2boys " <sb2boys@...> wrote:

>

> I read that this helps for sleep. Has anyone tried it? I'd like to

> find something that's not a prescribed med. to take, if I can. Thanks

> for your help!

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

Sue,

I can sympathize with your not wanting to go on prescribed meds. I

have been taking Rest and Restore, which I buy from the

http://endfatigue.com website, but it has only marginally helped. I

got desperate and got a prescription for Lunesta but never filled it

after reading reported side effects, especially about violent

behavior, on http://www.askapatient.com.

I came across an article that said the best natural combo for sleep is

.5-1 mg melatonin, 33-100 mg 5-HTP and 1500 mg Tryptophan. I decided

to give that a try and it has worked pretty well. I started on 1000

mg of tryptophan, and will now up it to 1500. Someone told me to use

500 mg per 50 lbs of body weight. I take only one pill of the Rest and

Restore, which gives me the melatonin, 5-HTP, plus GABA, Valerian,

Scullcap, Passion Flower, Chamomile and Theonine, plus the typtophan

and it gives me a pretty good night's sleep until 5:00 am. Hopefully,

going to 1500 mg of the Tryptophan will let me sleep a little longer.

You have to take Tryptophan with carbs and don't take it w/ protein or

it won't pass through the blood/brain barrier.

If that stops working and I have to go on Lunesta, don't cut me off on

the hightway! :-)

Chris

Tony questioned

I've read that Scullap causes liver damage.