Posted by Larry Hoover on May 22, 2003, at 8:46:01
In reply to Re: Mitral Valve Prolapse and ADs » Larry Hoover, posted by johnj on May 21, 2003, at 17:49:05
> Hi Larry
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> How is the TMG and Enada going for you? I remember you saying that you usually had a crashed at the end of each month, but it didn't happen last month. I wonder if it is the Enada?One different response is not a convincing pattern for me. I just got back from a brutal month of work, and we'll see how I do this month. Believe me, I will be very happy to discover I do not crash. Time will tell.
Ordinarily, towards the end of the work month, I can "feel it coming". I can't say I feel that way right now. Fingers crossed.
> "I've found recently that magnesium makes me dopey and subdued. That was not previously the case, so maybe I've "fixed" that part of my biochemical soup already."
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> Did you have any sleep problems in addition to the dopey feeling?I always have sleep problems. I medicate for sleep (temazepam 30 mg). When I was taking magnesium malate at bedtime, I had a pronounced hangover effect, which differs from my typical experience.
>As you remember the Mg worked great for me then seemed to cause sleep problems. I am trying to understand or figure a way to judge my Mg reserves and maybe go on and off like you have mentioned. The reason I ask is that I had a horrible 3 days of little sleep and haven't felt that low in a year and a half. I ended up taking the leftover remeron I had. It is great for sleep, but has some nasty side effects. Mainly, a crunched up feeling in the forehead, some eye focusing problems, and some clarity. Do you think some TMG would be worth a try? Something to shake off the grogginess.
TMG may well shake off the grogginess, but in my experience, it makes sleep more difficult. You may have a different response.
I was discussing Enada NADH with a person on the fibro board, and she uses it to induce sleep. For me, it blocks sleep. Go figure.
> I saw your post on niacinamide. I had the flush with 500 mg too. Almost seemed to cause anxiety.
I would suggest that your anxiety reaction was due to the discomfort of the niacin flush. Are you sure you got it from niacinamide (also called nicotinamide), rather than niacin (also known as nicotinic acid)?
>Do you think niacinamide could calm a person, but at the same time be activating?
It has both stimulatory and sedating properties, but I'd wager most people get sedation as the primary effect. Anything's possible. That's why I suggest someone try a supplement, go off it, and try it again later. You need to see a pattern develop, rather than form conclusions on a single set of observations. You may be dealing with coincidence (literally, two things happening at the same time, by chance).
>I wonder if it could have contributed to my sleep problem. I may try trazadone if I can't take the remeron. But, I do know remeron does a great job with anixety, sleep, and to an extent helps my math ability at work. Hard to explain, a little spacey, but my way of joking and appreciaton of music returned????? Wish I knew how or what receptors it is acting upon.
You *like* trazadone? Whoa! I get such a hangover from it.
Why don't you see if you can get some temazepam (Restoril), or oxazepam. Nitrazepam is a metabolite of oxazepam, so either one will help with your sleep, and the half-life is such that it's pretty well gone by morning.
> One troubling item is the spaciness or anixety after eating. Could that be cortisol or something else? To me, it is something that is very much a body reaction to the food, not stress.I used to get that too. I think I got it worse when I was eating out, so I concluded that it was from highly processed foods. Additives? High glycemic index? I don't get it any more, but that may be due to the many ways I now know to look after myself.
> Hope the trucking is going safe and sound.Gotta love driving a Peterbilt that can do 80 mph when needed.
>Thanks Larry and have a good one.
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> johnjYou're welcome John. Good luck.
Lar
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