# Any supplements that help with falling asleep? **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition Q&A \[Moderated\]\ **Created:** [December 7, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050 "2022-12-07T04:47:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![druidark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@druidark](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/druidark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/1 "2022-12-07T04:47:04Z")
I’ve been taking glycine recently and it seems to be OK. Do lavender chamomile sprays help at all? Melatonin? ---
**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/2 "2022-12-07T16:50:03Z")
None of those supplements reliably help with reducing sleep onset or quality significantly. Sorry dude! ---
**Author:** ![Noon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Noon](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Noon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/3 "2022-12-12T18:47:06Z")
Glycine is good stuff. Melatonin rocks but I think makers often bullshit about the dose . I also like l-tryptophan (about 5 grams mixed with big scoop of whey protein before bed). Ashwagandha is interesting but again their is a huge range of quality and evidence from analysis showed the trusted extract (ksm-66) to be bs. Gabapentin is a good drug if you opt for a prescription . I think it’s also important to ask if sleep labs would just shut down if it was found that they were useless for accessing sleep. I say no, they wouldn’t. They would just use some math to baffle people with bs and then charge more. The university system is very corrupt. ---
**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/4 "2022-12-13T15:54:21Z")
> [@Noon](#): > > Glycine is good stuff. Melatonin rocks but I think makers often bullshit about the dose . I also like l-tryptophan (about 5 grams mixed with big scoop of whey protein before bed). Ashwagandha is interesting but again their is a huge range of quality and evidence from analysis showed the trusted extract (ksm-66) to be bs. Gabapentin is a good drug if you opt for a prescription . > > I think it’s also important to ask if sleep labs would just shut down if it was found that they were useless for accessing sleep. I say no, they wouldn’t. They would just use some math to baffle people with bs and then charge more. > > The university system is very corrupt. None of this stuff has good evidence showing it improves sleep quality, quantity, or other metric. 10/10 would not recommend. Gapabentin is sometimes used off-label for treating insomnia, but it is not without its own risks. F Finally, sleep labs are useful for objectively measuring (and sometimes managing) parasomnias. ---
**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/5 "2022-12-15T14:33:43Z")
Just to reiterate … gabapentin is most definitely _not_ a “good drug”. ---
**Author:** ![ValeryFriedman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ed655f/32.png) [@ValeryFriedman](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/ValeryFriedman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/6 "2023-12-24T19:42:58Z")
I’ve been experimenting with different sleep aids too. Glycine has been decent for me too. I haven’t tried lavender chamomile sprays, but they sound calming! And melatonin works for some, but not everyone. Weird, right? One thing I stumbled upon recently is Delta 9 THC hemp gummy candy. Surprisingly, it’s been a game-changer for my sleep routine. I take it about an hour before bedtime, and it helps me unwind. ---
**Author:** ![YoselinHarrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@YoselinHarrell](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/YoselinHarrell)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/7 "2023-12-27T12:32:58Z")
I’ve been experimenting with different sleep aids too. Glycine has been decent for me too. I haven’t tried lavender chamomile sprays, but they sound calming! And melatonin works for some, but not everyone. Weird, right? One thing I stumbled upon recently is Delta 9 THC hemp gummy candy. Surprisingly, it’s been a game-changer for my sleep routine. I take it about an hour before bedtime, and it helps me unwind. ---
**Author:** ![KenzieGalvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@KenzieGalvan](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/KenzieGalvan)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-supplements-that-help-with-falling-asleep/13050/8 "2023-12-28T14:11:26Z")
I’ve been experimenting with different sleep aids too. Glycine has been decent for me too. I haven’t tried lavender chamomile sprays, but they sound calming! And melatonin works for some, but not everyone. Weird, right? One thing I stumbled upon recently is Delta 9 THC hemp gummy candy. Surprisingly, it’s been a game-changer for my sleep routine. I take it about an hour before bedtime, and it helps me unwind.