Screened various forums including this forum AND thread and then... Bought an awful lot of supplements, probably some will help. I am also eating lecithin, it *might* be helping with sleep quality. I need to take it consistently for more time to be sure. I can say though, that it makes me yawn at night and feel sleepy if taken at mornings, taken at night gives you a horrible amount of dreaming. REM sleep btw, is not refreshing at all, its function is more memory-mind related than body restoring, depressed people like me display increased REM duration and lowered onset. This correlates with the fact of having a dream every time I wake up.
As a rule of thumb, dabbling with neurotransmitters is a good way to tackle sleep issues. Lecithin specifically increases Acetylcholine. The thing is, we dont even know in each specific case which neuros need to be upped. Interestingly enough I found a study showing that L DOPA intravenously (very low doses) in depressed patients inhibits REM sleep. So thats one thing I will be trying.
It is a tough call though, as say hormones also greatly affect sleep. But I think mine are pretty good, except melatonin and cortisol which are low and high respectively.
I already wake up early and go to bed as soon as I can, do exercise everyday despite feeling pretty much shitted. Trying to get some muscles with bad sleep is SLOW. I also attempt to do stuff to uplift and relax me in waking hours, like doing "responsible" stuff aka studying for university,
The bottom line is... If I try enough stuff, supplemental or not, something will stick out. LOL
Stay safe insomniacs
Edited by HoldingTheFaith, 04 November 2014 - 12:55 PM.