Posted by Lao Tzu on March 31, 2010, at 10:01:05
In reply to NAC........everything gives me insomnia?!, posted by rovers95 on March 30, 2010, at 3:13:53
I had the same experience with NAC, insomnia. Only I was only taking 600mg per day. If I took it at bedtime it really kept me awake. Don't know why exactly. Sometimes loading substances in large quantities can cause insomnia. I have this problem with high dose calcium supplements. Anyway, you might try cutting your daily dosage in half, but I'm not sure that will work. It could be, just like some medications, that the insomnia is temporary as you adjust to the NAC. I don't know for sure. You could try just taking 600mg in the morning and none at bedtime to see if this helps. And then GRADUALLY over a period of time start increasing the dose until you are satisfied. In my experience, if I took 300mg in the morning I was able to sleep at night. I'll admit, this is a low dosage, but maybe it's not reasonable to take such a high dosage that you're taking. Perhaps your body doesn't even need that much. You might just start off with a very low dosage and allow your body to adjust to this substance over time. That way you can better pinpoint at what dosage the insomnia occurs.
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