Help with sleep
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Difficulty sleeping. Had loading doses but having real problems getting any sleep. Any suggestions please?Thank you
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Hi,
Sorry to read about your sleeping problems.
I found that taking a magnesium supplement helped my sleep.
I'm not a scientist or health professional but I think when B12 treatment starts after a long period of deficiency, there's an increase in amount of red blood cells made.
Some people can experience a drop in potassium levels when B12 treatment starts.
Has your GP checked your potassium and magnesium levels?
I would only take a potassium supplement if a doctor prescribed them as excess potassium can cause health issues.
Some forum members eat potassium rich foods. Technoid started a post recently about potassium rich foods.
Have your folate and ferritin (and other iron tests) been checked?
Have your Vitamin D levels been checked?
thank you afraid GP is not interested .I take folic acid and eat avocados bananas and coconut water but not too excess.I watched the video but beans would mean I never left the house !
The secret to beans is a pressure cooker or multi-cooker like instant pot. Soaked beans cook in about 20 mins with these handy devices. And no need to watch over during this time either. A small 3L instant pot is under E100. Lentils dont need soaking and are done in about 20 mins just boiled on the hob.
I also find a little extra Magnesium at night to help. But the main trick to sleep is to avoid trying to sleep!
I cannot be sure of this but I seemed to find more than 400mcg of folic acid to cause problems with insomnia for me also, which did improve when I reduced my dosage (my folate was well over range and I had no absorption issues). However, I changed several things at once so its hard to be certain the folic acid was the primary culprit.