So I can’t say enough good things about how much I love being in ketosis except for one major problem: I cannot buy a good night’s sleep to save my life.
I have zero problem getting to sleep and staying asleep for the first 5 hours but then BAM! It’s like somebody hit me with a shot of pure adrenaline.
Like clockwork, always at hour 5, I wake up with a racing heart and I’m so damn mentally alert it’s just impossible to go back to sleep.
Things I’ve already tried:
-upping my electrolytes throughout the day and especially before bed (sodium, potassium and magnesium)
-Meditation (I’m a seasoned meditator and I meditate 30 minutes before bed every day)
-Apple cider vinegar + raw honey combination before bed (doesn’t fully take me out of keto, surprisingly)
-Every type of natural sleep aid you can imagine just about (melatonin, valerian root, l-tryptophan and 5-HTP, l-theanine, phosphatidylserine, CBD oil… am I missing anything?)
HELP PLEASE. Is there anything left I can do or do I just have to give up on keto? I really don’t want to give it up because of all the benefits but I just don’t see myself being able to continue living life on 4-5 hours sleep.