📈
this was partially my first rec. It’s the supplements (and now medication) I take in the morning, and now into the afternoon and evening. it’s my elixir that keeps me calm+energized, somehow.
Elixir:
Morning: L-theanine first. 5-HTP after breakfast, along with biotin for hair growth and, finally, between days 14-28 of my menstrual cycle: fluoxetine. (For pms if that isn’t clear)
Afternoon; magnesium citrate gummy (two) that i got from the grocery store near my house. The only other place I found them was at erewhon?? So obvi had to cop if not just for the reminder of home (lol).
Evening: hour before bed I take a magnesium pill. it gets me sooo ready for sleep. Sometimes I just do this but other times I’ll also take two valerian capsules, which help a lot with sleep but it doesn’t have melatonin in it which is ideal.
This may seem crazy/a lot but that’s what post grad life is like babe 😆😆 , and it’s helping w this transition 🙈🙈
Related Recs
🪫
Perks of setting my own work schedule lol…
I would recommend the shittiest lowest quality magnesium you can buy because the less bioavailable it is the sleepier it will make you—take more than you think you need but be careful because it will likely make you shit yourself but that’s part of its charm. If that sounds too powerful and you’re afraid try magnesium glycinate ;)
Try avoiding stimulating things at night and I would say you should probably meditate; there are a lot of guided bedtime meditations on YouTube—perhaps pair with a legs up the wall pose or you could even do yin yoga which I try to do every night. Maybe take a relaxing bath. Your nervous system is probably going crazy so I would say reducing stressors could also probably help. I take rhodiola rosea, ashwagandha, and phosphatidyl serine for my cortisol levels but check for drug interactions with anything you take. Big fan of L-Theanine too…
Feb 27, 2025
👩
When I’m really mentally spiraling I’ll take some magnesium, go to bed, and try to get some vitamin c, sunlight, exercise, and protein in the morning (in that order). 99% of the time it cures me of my ills
Feb 6, 2024
⭐
Like in Calm chews or capsules, taken at 9 pm (see what time that has you fall asleep). Or magnesium in your bath, if a bath relaxes you anyway. Then do a quick vagal tone exercise routine once in bed - it’s crazy how it works, totally thought it was BS until I tried it. And be sure to go OUTSIDE to get sunlight by 10am every day (I’m bad about this, but even going later is better than none).
Feb 16, 2024
Top Recs from @dwell
🩸
after having an ovarian cyst for a while and finding out 4 months later that THATS why I was feeling deranged and horrible all the time I can’t get this thought (truth) out of my head — hormones are kind of everything! period cycles interest me so much now in a way they didn’t before bc I can clearly see the effects of them on our psyches/energy. for example I can always tell when a friend of mine is ovulating or PMSing. now I’m 24/7 yapping about menstruation/women’s health to all my friends.. or anyone who will listen really. mind-body connection fr fr
OUT: thinking that asking about periods is rude; men Tiptoeing around the subject of periods; discounting what hormones do to our bodies and minds !!!!
Jan 23, 2024
⭐
I liked finding out that this is a word/thing cuz I totally relate. I just love (going to or hosting) events (apartment housewarmings, dj sets, dinners, breakfasts, movie nights, whatever it may be..). if it's a thing that's happening and I'm with/inviting friends, it's An Event idc!
Jan 22, 2024
Jan 26, 2024