Suggest Natural Remedies For Insomnia

Posted on Mon, 9 Jan 2017

Question: I'm having a hard time staying asleep past 4am. I fall asleep easily and think I sleep soundly through in the night, but at 4am my brain turns on and I feel wide awake. It's hard to get 8-9 hours of sleep with this "internal alarm."

A recent organic acid test indicated that my serotonin may be low. I'm now taking 50mg of 5-HTP daily, but it's not helping.

Any thoughts on a natural, non-addictive sleep aid are appreciated. Thanks very much.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is need to increase dose of 5 htp

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Health care magic.

I read your query and understand your concerns.

The dose you are taking is recommended for one week only and from week 2 make it twice daily.

From week three the recommended dose is 100 mg twice a day.

It is hoped that by the three weeks there will be good response.

The other natural supplement is S adenosyl methionine.

I hope this answers you.
If youhave more questions feel free to contact me.
Thanks and regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar