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Insomnia Symptoms & Treatments

Sleep-enhancing Supplements

Some supplements could help you fall asleep quicker by calming your brain activities or enhancing the production of hormones promoting your sleep. Some common options include:

– 5 HTTP: Boost serotonin production to regulate sleep. Recommended doses: 300 to 500 mg each day.

– Magnesium: Activate sleep-controlling neurotransmitters. Recommended doses: 200 to 400 mg each per day.

– Melatonin: Recommended doses: 0.5 to 5 mg before bed.

– Theanine: Induce sleep with sedative properties. Recommended doses: 200 mg each day.

– GABA: Inhibit some transmitters and relax your central nervous system. Recommended doses: 250 to 500 mg per day. [9]