This guide discusses how to fix any sleep problems you might encounter with AAS or stimulant usage.
If you have any of these problems:
Then this guide is for you.
OTC solutions
Magnesium glycinate
This is a mogger compound to improve your sleep and tons of other processes in your body. Magnesium plays an important role in over 300 enzymatic processes, modulates NMDA receptors and enhances GABAergic signalling.
Dosage: You can take 300-500mg elemental magnesium daily or up to a gram a day. Take it 30-60 minutes before going to sleep.
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha is known for its anti-cortisol properties. This is important because cortisol regulates sleeping and wake-up time, for example when waking up your cortisol is sky high making you more alert. Minimizing it before bed is extremely important.
Dosage: 300-600mg pure KSM-66 or shoden ashwagandha daily before bed. Can be used long-term but watch out for any hepatotoxicity as this compound gets metabolized in the liver.
Melatonin
This is the direct hormone that modulates your sleep actively. You can supplement with a low-dose to help your body maintain its circadian rhythm. The receptors do downregulate so you should take breaks or it will loose efficacy.
Dosage: Take 1-5mg daily during the same time and stick to your circadian rhythm.
Optimizing additional factors
- Reduce blue light exposure 2h before bed
- No caffeine 6 hours before bed
- Don't eat anything 3 hours before going to sleep -> insulin secretion blocks melatonin
- Don't take AAS like tren or high-dose testosterone
- Blackout and cold room
- Morning sun exposure