When to take Cyproheptadine for sleep?
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Hi all
I got my hands on some Cyproheptadine yesterday, and I took 1.5mg about an hour before sleep... I couldn't sleep for about 4 hours after laying in bed, and ended up missing a lecture today because of it.
I have read a small sum of anecdotes that report the same thing.
For anyone that takes Cyproheptadine, whether it be for sleep, serotonin, histamine or anything, would you please let me know your dosing protocol? I don't want to risk this happening again.
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@mavuue start off with half a milli. The first day is always very difficult to wake up. It makes most sense to start on a day that's low key such as the weekend. I personally needed a ton of coffee to function in order to stay awake.
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@risingfire I had no issue waking up, the problem was actually falling asleep. How long before sleep should I take 0.5mg?
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@mavuue I'd recommend taking 0.5mg right after sunset
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@mavuue you may find it's spiking your adrenals where it's dropping cortisol and you have no other hormones to fill the gap and it may not be a timing issue. Cypro typically saps the energy of people initially making it hard to get out of bed and focus. Maybe try taking it at the same time but eat a good portion of carbs/fat with it and see how you go?
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@DkJoe2 I concur with this. Have some ice cream. Only take 0.5mg 2-3 times a week. Preferably on days you are working out
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@mavuue I'd wait until you feel your dopamine has recovered completely. Cypro seems reduce dopamine and serotonin
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@mavuue Right before bed. It hits pretty fast
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@risingfire I always thought cypro was actually agonistic of dopamine? At least, when you are eating enough good food alongside it.
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@Milk-Destroyer all the literature I've read and personal experience has proved quite the opposite. I wonder if taking lisuride alongside cypro may negate those side effects
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@risingfire If only lisuride was cheaply and easily available, as cypro is in a lot of countries.
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@Milk-Destroyer I may be wrong but I loosely remember it being something to do with Serotonin and Dopamine being conversely related but also staying within a certain range of each other?
So at higher doses Cypro drops Serotonin off a cliff which surges Dopamine to a point but if Serotonin falls too far Dopamine also reduces with it, dopamine should always remain higher though (providing there is adequate nutrition/rest of course otherwise it's adrenaline time).Fyi good chance I have remembered/understood this wrong though.
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@Milk-Destroyer l-dopa or tyrosine with sunlight maybe?
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@DkJoe2 +1
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@DkJoe2 I wonder if exogenous l-dopa would convert instead to adrenaline though? And is tyrosine use safe, it being a standalone amino-acid? I suppose it'd be a matter of individual experimentation