[bo...] Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Here is the history of my sleep through this process. When I quit c/t on March 21st, 2018, I didn't start sleeping good again until early May. My sleep came back and from May 2018 to August 2018, I slept pretty well most of the time. In August 2018, I started dabbling with supplements and work started again. I stopped sleeping well from like September 2018 to January 2018. My sleep came back a bit in January and I had been sleeping okay from January 2018 up to now. By okay, I mean like five or six hours a night. Now, since I started taking fish oil and a probiotic, my sleep has gone backwards again this last week. I only slept a couple hours last night. I started taking the supplements at the suggestion of a functional doctor. Not sure what I can do going forward. I sill stop taking them and hopefully the setback isn't serious or long-lasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Li...] Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Did the doctor suggest the fish oil and probiotics specifically for sleep? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bo...] Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 No, they were given for the depression and intrusive thoughts, but mostly the depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Li...] Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Oh. I see. My older relatives in the mountains used a lot of herbals, but I'm not taking any at this time. I keep seeing posts about various natural remedies making the w/d worse. I hope you'll be feeling better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bo...] Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Thank you, Lilyann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ch...] Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Most functional medicine doctors have zero clue how supplements can adversely affect someone in benzo withdrawal. I used to have one and he suggested things known to give some of us problems and one thing that is contraindicated and set me back for possibly a year. One both of those things you are taking could be exacerbating symptoms. That said, you could just be having a crappy sleep phase. It happens. I guess you could stop taking one or both supplements and see if your sleep goes back to normal. If they're helping in other ways I guess you'll have to weigh your options. I will say that I have doubts that fish oil will improve benzo depression. I know there are studies of it helping with regular depression, but benzo depression is caused by a brain injury, which is a different thing. It will heal with time, though, and on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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