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Re:LED Lights and Screens Are Killing You by textbookrental on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @11:19PM (#34906706)
I've been a terrible sleeper for about a decade. Weeks on end where I am only sleeping a few hours a night. Can't fall asleep, can't stay asleep, just tired all the time. Tried all the sleep hygiene recommendations but made no difference.

Started supplementing with creatine and about a month later had the best sleep of my adult life.

Shortly after switching creatine brands, I noticed my restless legs were back and I couldn't get to sleep. Switched back to the first creatine brand and a couple weeks later and I am sleeping again.

I don't know if the creatine helps me sleep. I started taking it because I heard on a podcast that it can help prevent cognitive decline as I age. I also started breathing through my nose when I try to sleep so maybe that was what made the difference.

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Re:LED Lights and Screens Are Killing You by vidarh on Thursday February 23, 2023 @02:14AM (#34907748)
I'd worry about what else is in the one that helps you sleep to cause there to be a difference.
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Re:LED Lights and Screens Are Killing You by harvey9 on Thursday February 23, 2023 @05:33AM (#34908892)
Or perhaps there is something lacking in the brand that does not help them sleep? By that I mean maybe there is less creatine than claimed, or it is supplied in a form that is harder to digest.
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Re:LED Lights and Screens Are Killing You by vidarh on Thursday February 23, 2023 @05:37AM (#34908920)
That is of course also an option, but a less scary one
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Re:LED Lights and Screens Are Killing You by textbookrental on Thursday February 23, 2023 @08:19AM (#34910145)
Really hard to know, but the creatine that didn't seem to help was a cheaper, bulk buy. My guess is that it wasn't as much creatine as it said. Unfortunately, I feel like there is a lot of misrepresentation around supplements.
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Re:LED Lights and Screens Are Killing You by autoexec on Thursday February 23, 2023 @06:41AM (#34909272)
> A major negative is that marijuana is usually grown with heavy pesticide use (even the certified organic stuff) so unless you grow it yourself it isn't really healthy.

Is there a source for this?

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Re:LED Lights and Screens Are Killing You by diydsp on Thursday February 23, 2023 @09:21AM (#34910898)
Any chance there was potassium in the one that helped RLS? K is a common relief for it.
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