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Posted 4/23/2022 10:50 AM (GMT -5)
Both of these are used for a calmer state of mind and better sleep amongst other things. I have zero experience with these two supplements.

I’ve tried more than a few supplements for cortisol based anxiety, but like to ask others before I try new ones. And of course different supplements can have different effects on different people.

So I’m wondering what these have done for you based on calmer state of mind, ease of sleep without being totally sedated! And of course what are the negative side effects if any?

Since I naturally have higher cortisol levels there are times when I need to control it. I do this with supplements and propranolol RX, Which I take a lot less of now versus when lyme was really bad.

I’m a firm believer that Supplements should be rotated and I’m not too keen on being on RX medicine long term so I’m always looking for alternatives.

Pretty calm at the moment so it’s a good time to learn.

Post Edited (astroman) : 4/23/2022 9:53:36 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/23/2022 12:00 PM (GMT -5)
i tried PS once recently and if anything it seemed to make my sleep worse!
haven't tried again to confirm this though - and so could be more down to general variability of sleep / symptoms so don't take that as fact

i tried magnolia bark supplements in the past also - i think that one worked although the effect was v mild - to the point i didn't continue due to cost

I have been focussing on sleep for a while now and the things i have settled on are:

-exercise in the day + getting my daily walk in as early as i can get myself to function
-no screen time for 2hrs before bed and nightshift function on from dusk
-L-Theanine 1hrs before bed
-1mg melatonin 1hrs before bed
-Inositol 650mg 1hrs before bed
-hot bath some days in the evening before bed - with epsom salts
Posted 4/23/2022 12:26 PM (GMT -5)

Garzie said...

-no screen time for 2hrs before bed and nightshift function on from dusk

Not tried any of those supplements but I just want to add that I agree that a daily walk early and exercise are great for sleep. L-theanine and melatonin are also great but I personally don’t need them anymore. No screen time before bed is also great but I wonder what you are doing for the last 2 hours?

I have been working a bit on this and my sleep is better when I increase the time from 30 min to 1 hour, and there are some days when I go 1.5 h, but keeping 2 hours at a high frequency is amazing.
I take the dishes and read a book, and struggle to get in DNRS, that I maybe could do during that time.
Posted 4/23/2022 12:59 PM (GMT -5)
I took the Phosphatidylserine early on - don’t think it did anything - good or bad.
Stopped taking it.
Posted 4/23/2022 2:16 PM (GMT -5)
PS is a weird supplement, kind of expensive too. Really has mixed reviews across the web.

I might try magnolia bark supplement and compare it to passionflower and valerian.

I bought some lavender extract in capsules from Swanson, it did absolutely nothing zero. It doesn’t even smell like lavender so I’m guessing it was just a bad batch they turned out, that said there’s not too many places that actually make this in capsule form, hard to find.

Just trying to find back ups for the normal stuff I use, so you could say Im in experimental trial phase.
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