Waking up at 3AM
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@eric Very nice, impressive work. What are your total calories and macros and when do you take the estroban?
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@LinDaiyu said in Waking up at 3AM:
@eric I think you need more calcium there laddie.
I made eggshell calcium powder for the first time today
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@brad said in Waking up at 3AM:
@eric Very nice, impressive work. What are your total calories and macros and when do you take the estroban?
I don't have a clue on total calories and macros other than that I think it's possible I'm under eating. I've lost 5 pounds since I started this, though that may have been water weight. I've had persistent gut issues with lots of bloating, and it's completely dissipated since I started peating. My stomach stays flat all day. I might try tracking calories since it should be pretty easy with how simple this diet is. I'm 5'11" and 158lbs.
I take the estroban in the morning, and the isolated mk-4 before bed.
Also I think I'm getting quite a lot of salt. I heavily salt my eggs, the soup, and the ground beef.
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@eric Sometimes when the thyroid is "waking up" background cortisol levels are revealed and that causes nervousness and little sleep. Not sure if that's what's going on here but if it is that then it should dissipate in a week or two.
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@brad great, thanks for the perspective. I'll stay the course
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last night I:
- Skipped the nighttime K2
- Skipped the 6PM aspirin (took at 3pm instead)
- Skipped the ice cream
- Drank a big glass of warm milk with lots of honey
well, no dice. woke up again at 3AM like clockwork and had trouble falling back asleep like I typically do. I didn't have any juice on hand so I drank another glass of milk with honey, and fell asleep maybe an hour later.
today I'll try
- Eating more throughout the day
- Taking more salt before bed
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Following up here, this problem seems to be getting better. I started taking progesterone, so that may have something to do with it, though I don't know what the mechanism would be. The time I wake up has been getting later and later, now it's around 6AM instead of 3AM, and I have an easier time falling back asleep. @brad 's assessment was probably correct
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@eric Glad to hear it's dissipating. Your sleep should actually improve in quality (observable by the coherence, vividness, complexity of dreams) with a well-functioning thyroid. I do take progesterone for sleep some nights when I'm feeling "wired." Red light, epsom salt baths, or magnesium (citrate or glycinate) also help. Cyproheptadine (very small dose) works wonders but it can leave me drowsy the next day.
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@eric it's been a while - do you have any updates on this? You managed to fix the iisue?
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@eric Sugar and glycine before bed helps me sleep through the night. Avoid high protein meals too close to your sleeping time
