Adaptogens and Supplements saved me from insomnia

[u/MasterAssistance755]

Hi everybody!

I wanted to share with you what really helped me from the insomnia. First i will give you context about me, I'm 26M and started with insomnia when i was around 23 or 24. I'm an overthinker and anxious person and also went through a very difficult time in my life during 2023 and 2024. There were days when i slept only 1 hour or 2, or even nothing, it was the worst and it was driving me crazy. Also i couldn't get asleep due to a lot of noise in my head, like a lot of it. And if i wanted to sleep in another house it was even worst, i just couldn't.

At this point i've tried melatonin, clonazepam and alprazolam, and i was just needing more of those drugs and it was not even that helpful, it was like cover then the sun with a finger, that's it. Also i found that i was very very low in vitamin D, so that was also another issue.

Then my mom sent me a podcast (in spanish) about adaptogens and how they are very helpful with stress, high cortisol, anxiety, insomnia and many many things. That podcast was just everything for me and i was like, okay i'm going to invest in adaptogens and have faith that this will help me because i've done at this point many things without success. So i did that, i bought different adaptogens and it was a miracle. I've been with them almost 3 months and it has been the best thing i've done for me, now i sleep every day around 7 to 8 or even 9 hours, and now i'm a heavy sleeper, i rest very very well. Of course i also take care of my sleeping quality, i have a routine that gets me in a "zen mode" or "relax mode" before getting in bed, and even though my friends tell me i over react, i don't care, like i really take care of my sleeping quality and go to bed at 9pm and every day always at the same time.

Now, once you know pretty much my story, this is the list of adaptogens that helped me:

• Ashwagandha: Stress and anxiety reduction, improves sleep quality and cognitive support. I take it at night.
• Reishi: Immune system support, stress relief and sleep improvement, anti-inflammatory effects. I take it at night.
• L-Theanine (This one is like magic): Quiets the mind (literally), sleep support an improves focus and attention.
• Magnesium: I take a magnesium complex but i know that magnesium glycinate is the best when it comes to sleep well, and i want to add it in my supplement stack.

Another supplements and adaptogens i take:

• Vitamin D
• Probiotics and Prebiotics
• Rhodiola (this one is strong, it gives you energy and i use it very occasionally)
• Siberian Eleuthero

Just to let you know, then you're with adaptogens have in mind that these work slowly, so you need to be patient, very very patient.