Comment · Thu, June 25, 2020 · ND Owner
Taking KSM-66 and Guta Kola, developed some sort of insomnia?
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ogloque · 6 points
I stupidly started taking both about a week apart from each other (KSM first) and have been taking them both for about a month now so I am uncertain which might be the cause, if any. I have seen changes in my mood for the better: I am less stressed, it's easier to "let things go", and I generally have less obtrusive thoughts.
However, I've also developed insomnia or something similar in that I cannot sleep for more than 3-5 hours at a time. I am posting this after getting 3.5 hours of sleep and feel completely unable to go back to sleep. Again, I am not sure if this is actual insomnia or not but it sure is a sleep loss problem of some sort.
This seems counterintuitive because every time I Google both, they are said to improve sleep or even be used to treat insomnia individually, but perhaps taking both is causing a problem?
I had never had this happen except when taking a particular antidepressant about two years ago, I had similar results in mood but quit because of the same type of "insomnia", along with other sides, which stopped fairly quickly after I discontinued use of it. I had seen similar benefits in mood from that drug. I tried many others with no benefits or lots of…
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ogloque · 1 points
I'm gonna stop the KSM for now and see if that fixes my problem, after I'm sure that was the cause I may be willing to try another type. Would you recommend Sensoril, then? I feel like I'm shit outta luck if that has the same issue because I like the idea of ashwagandha but any benefits are surely not worth sleep deprivation.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
No, I would avoid ashwagandha till you can figure out what the deal is. Perhaps get a blood test and check your thyroid function and cortisol.
Have you tried our lemon balm yet? Also, our PanaMAX might give you that calm effect you are liking with the KSM, but without the side effects.