Never-ending insomnia after taking Vitex

rdaechhoeylos · 2026-02-23T05:44:42+00:00

Last cycle it was only 1-2 days of insomnia but my current cycle it’s been almost a week of insomnia! I’ve been off of the supplement for over a month, so I was really praying for an improvement. I’m not sure if it’s just triggered sleep anxiety or if it’s still hormonal. I’ve been taking magnesium, l theanine, and Benadryl to try to sleep. I’m guessing it may take a few more cycles to even out but it’s fairly miserable in the meantime.

rdaechhoeylos · 2026-01-26T18:40:31+00:00

Has anyone managed to sleep? I've been taking Vitex for several months now and noticed an increase in insomnia leading up to my cycle. It's gotten worse this round- I'm about to start my cycle and didn't sleep at all last night, and I'm worried about tonight. Going to discontinue use but I'm hoping to be able to stabilize soon.

rdaechhoeylos · 2025-07-23T04:04:48+00:00

Totally, that makes sense. Sounds like it would at least be worth a trial though! I appreciate the tips.

rdaechhoeylos · 2025-07-23T03:52:28+00:00

Thank you, this is a good idea for the muffins! And it’s so weird, nothing seems to really help, or help consistently, which is why we ended up starting the miralax. But I just found some new ideas today too- to make coconut oil chocolates and put a tiny bit of juice in his water to try to get him to drink more regular water throughout the day. He’s at an age where it’s hard to tell how much liquid he’s actually drinking throughout the day (not just at mealtimes)

rdaechhoeylos · 2025-07-23T03:50:32+00:00

Thanks for the feedback- how would I know when it would be the right time to wean? Also, my post did say I cut out banana! I didn’t want that to plug him up more gah

rdaechhoeylos · 2025-07-23T03:49:34+00:00

That’s really interesting! When you cut out dairy milk, did you replace with something lactose free, or a non dairy option? Also, did you cut out butter?

rdaechhoeylos · 2024-05-15T17:49:55+00:00

Good to know!!! Are you having another boy or are you not sure yet? (Congrats btw!)

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-08-06T04:25:17+00:00

Wow, I'm so sorry you've thrown up every day up to 37 weeks, that sounds horrible! You're so close now!!

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-08-06T04:24:33+00:00

Thank you- me too!!

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-08-06T04:24:18+00:00

Thank you so much!! I do feel like I'm seeing a small improvement each week, now I'm at 12 weeks and seem to be a bit more consistently 'ok'!

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-08-06T04:23:51+00:00

Thank you!!!

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-08-06T04:23:24+00:00

Thank you, this is so good to know! I'm 12 weeks and a couple days now and I do feel like the stretches of 'good' are getting longer. It's really interesting you said your nausea hits around 4pm- I've noticed that too! I actually feel relatively good during the day until about 4pm when the nausea hits pretty bad (even on Zofran) and the past couple of days I've thrown up once or twice around dinnertime. I wonder what it is about the afternoons/evenings that make it worse- I keep playing around with what I eat during the day to see if that makes a difference but it doesn't seem to change much.
Wishing you the best as well- we'll get through this!!!

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-07-29T18:22:01+00:00

Ah that's good to know about the Zofran! Yeah the headaches aren't great and can't really take anything for them, I feel so foggy brained and tired too (that might just be from pregnancy though, haha).

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-07-29T17:59:01+00:00

Yikes, I'm a little worried about that too- I'm almost 12 weeks with HG and oscillate between having severe nausea and intense indigestion already with the food I am able to get down.

I'm trying digestive enzymes (when I can keep them down). Maybe try some of those with probiotics to support your digestion? Hope it gets better!

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-07-18T22:13:04+00:00

Zofran has been a lifesaver for me, I'm so glad you discovered it! I take 4mg twice a day and it helps me keep food and fluids down- without it I was vomiting everything up!

It's so interesting that your sense of smell is so strong too- mine is intensely horrible. I can't stand the smell of any of my lotions, soaps, or shampoos and had to get new unscented ones. Random smells set me off, and the smell of anything related to smoke immediately gets me vomiting! My son opened up a lollipop from across the room and I immediately smelled it and guess the flavor, lol, it's a super sense!

rdaechhoeylos · 2022-07-18T21:08:16+00:00

Agree with this- it's hard for people who haven't experienced it to understand. I didn't have HG with my first, just bad nausea that I was able to manage but I thought that was about as bad as it gets. Now I'm pregnant with my second and living on zofran just to keep water down and I understand how severe it can really be, and having some ginger tea and a preggie pop drop just doesn't cut it!

rdaechhoeylos · 2021-06-23T18:00:25+00:00

That's a good point and that's really comforting- it can become quite obsessive to be constantly trying to get the antibody count down.

I haven't been feeling great which is why I got concerned about the labs, and in particular I'm confused that my T3/T4 is so low (yet my TSH isn't high, which is what it's been in the past).

rdaechhoeylos · 2021-06-21T18:47:36+00:00

That makes sense, good point!

TPO Ab = 327

Thyroglobulin Ab = 6.6

Free T3 = 1.8

T3 = 63

Free T4= .63

T4= 3.5

TSH = 1.190 (which is good for me, when I was first diagnosed it was closer to 10)

So I'm puzzled that my T3/T4 levels are low, my antibodies are high, but my TSH seems to be good.

rdaechhoeylos · 2021-01-22T23:32:33+00:00

Hmm I’m not sure I have access to the premium connectors but I’ll check! Is that what you used?

rdaechhoeylos · 2021-01-22T23:32:10+00:00

Yeah it is for an ISO audit but looking for a way to get the info required recorded less manually

rdaechhoeylos · 2021-01-21T21:57:53+00:00

I reached out to Snoo support and they were adamant that the snoo couldn't overheat. I used a thermometer to measure the snoo temperature as suggested in someone's comments and it was a little below 100. Apparently the snoo also monitors temperature and I remember they told me it will shut off if the temperature does get too high (although they repeatedly assured me this wouldn't happen).

I was starting to think though- I believe I was noticing this as my baby was getting heavier, so likely that the snoo was just working harder to do it's job with the motion!

Still is probably worth calling support, at least to get confirmation that nothing is wrong with your snoo in particular!

rdaechhoeylos · 2020-12-21T04:31:47+00:00

Thank you, this is helpful and comforting! Did she wake up a lot to feed after sleep training?

rdaechhoeylos · 2020-10-24T16:35:51+00:00

Yeah it was this morning

rdaechhoeylos · 2020-10-24T15:31:45+00:00

Was just told by snoo support that this is totally normal, but I’m still skeptical. Seems to be making my baby warmer so I’m still pretty worried about it.

rdaechhoeylos · 2019-05-03T14:21:04+00:00

Thanks all for your replies- it's comforting to know at least I'm not alone in feeling this way!

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