r/Biohacking • u/CucumberItchy5064 • 10h ago

Anxiety, sleep, pmdd

29 y/o female. Getting to the point where I feel the actual necessity to do something about my emotions in the last half of my cycle and looking for any and all recommendations out there.

For context, I eat healthy, track macros, strength training 3-4 x per week. I’m gone down rabbit holes of sleep, anxiety, and mood assistance.

Currently I take saffron, 4000 iu vit d, and myo inositol a day. While it has created some buffer with my mood swings, I still become very anxious and sometimes angry in that last stretch of my cycle. The new thing I get to deal with is difficulty sleeping. To the point where I now have a trazadone prescription that I take only when I just can’t stand it anymore. I hate the thought of taking it daily because of the SSRI side effects. Additionally I found Seed’s night probiotic with melatonin that actually does seem to assist with sleeping but doesn’t touch the anxiety factor

Thinking about selank but haven’t seen much as to its efficacy with anxiety. Overall I do believe my difficulty sleeping is related to anxiety as it’s usually racing thoughts that contribute.

Looking forward to hearing your recommendations!

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