5-HTP

[Big_Guns_Lance]

Hi, I'm having a great deal of trouble sleeping lately I don't know why but things are just keeping me awak, my heart rate seems to be more prominent these days and i can litterally feel my neck bonce off the bed each beat??? So I bought this today at my supplement store. Has anyone tried this and what were the results? Ive heard it's supposed to be better than melatonin because it doesn't leave you with the grogyness the next morning which I hate. Thanks in advance.

 

[ruhlXXXL]

try some gaba you will love it
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=616491
and read this also ^

Has anyone tried this and what were the results?

doesn't worked for me

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

^What the hell is gaba?

 

[Tech]

5-HTP didn't do anything for me.

I stick with melatonin and valerian root.

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

^ I'll throw a couple of tabs down tonight and see how it goes. If it doesn't work I might buy some melatonin. And also I might research on that root you mentioned.

 

[El Freako]

Masturbation not cutting it?

 

[Tech]

And also I might research on that root you mentioned.

It's about $5 I think.

this is the kind I have.....

 

[pGhi]

Melatonin is a prescription drug in Finland

I hate this country! No prohormones etc. etc.

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

It's about $5 I think.

this is the kind I have.....

Yeh just checked it out then, its £2.74 for 100 tabs at my local store. Thanks tech.

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

Masturbation not cutting it?

I already choke the chicken twice a night but that aint working...

 

[The Creator]

I always would get that pounding in the off-season and it would keep me up at night along with an elevated heart rate. You can band aid the problem with some supplementation but my recommendation would be to find the source. Since cleaning up my diet and introducing regular cardio, my heart no longer beats with such prominence and my resting heart rate is down 15 beats. You may want to look into a little cardio, even moderate intensity or short sessions of hiit 3 days a week can help. Your signs are also classic ones of over training. May be time for a de-load, cardio, and a second look at nutrition. Either way, hope you get some sleep.

 

[Tech]

Yeh just checked it out then, its £2.74 for 100 tabs at my local store. Thanks tech.

just a little warning....it smells like sweaty socks.

 

[ruhlXXXL]

^What the hell is gaba?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=616491
and read this also ^

It's very cheap also
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/now/gabapurepowder.html
6 Oz $10.49
And you take 1-5gram before sleep its dirty cheap try it !!!

Some general info from this page but read the stydies above it have alot of benefits
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/gaba.html

Other studies have suggest that GABA increases the body's sleeping cycle and patients reported much more vivid dreams.* Getting a good night's sleep and obtaining more rest can lead to more energy throughout the day. Not to mention, increasing fat loss and promoting muscle growth also leads to an increase in energy. More energy feelings of vigor are common side effects of supplementing with GABA!*

From personal experience**
Don't know about the fat loss thing but the sleep is great you don't wake up in your sleep and for the first weeks normaly i slept 8hours but with gaba 6hours of sleep was enough and it was more restful sleep.And the vivid dreams is true also lol

Yeh just checked it out then, its £2.74 for 100 tabs at my local store. Thanks tech.

Also tried valerian root don't do that much for sleep support, not in the same leage as gaba

 

[Bulkboy]

agree with creator here. supplements may not be the cure. increased heart rate is a classic sign of u being in an overtrained state, which with all ur failure training is highly likely. id definetely do a de load period. and ye cardio is great to do in the offseason as well. i try to do cardio twice a week now, and it really makes u feel better on a daily basis.

hope ur situation gets better mate

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

I always would get that pounding in the off-season and it would keep me up at night along with an elevated heart rate. You can band aid the problem with some supplementation but my recommendation would be to find the source. Since cleaning up my diet and introducing regular cardio, my heart no longer beats with such prominence and my resting heart rate is down 15 beats. You may want to look into a little cardio, even moderate intensity or short sessions of hiit 3 days a week can help. Your signs are also classic ones of over training. May be time for a de-load, cardio, and a second look at nutrition. Either way, hope you get some sleep.

Laying in bed last night I was thinking exactly that I could be overtrained. I think this is because I did take a week or two off last week and this week I really hammered it and I noticed aftee the gym on Wednesday that my pulse sky rocketed and felt as if my pulse was popping out from my neck, it never stopped so that's whats been keeping me up. I'm going to take tonight off from the gym, as my pulse is still banging like I dont no what.

As for cardio, I'm going to start on Monday. Do you think I could do hiit after my weight training 3 days a week or is it better to do it at a completley different time? When I do go back to the gym come Monday, i'm going to train VERY light, maybe 50% of what I'd normally use.

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

agree with creator here. supplements may not be the cure. increased heart rate is a classic sign of u being in an overtrained state, which with all ur failure training is highly likely. id definetely do a de load period. and ye cardio is great to do in the offseason as well. i try to do cardio twice a week now, and it really makes u feel better on a daily basis.

hope ur situation gets better mate

Yep as mentioned above, I trained pretty hard the sessions this week, esp on Wednesday and I think thats the reason. And yeh, I tried taking 2 50mg 5-HTP tabs and it didn't do jack to get me to go to sleep or relax me at least, at least they were cheap. Thanks mate.