MSM's Making Me Sooooo Sleepy

[napgurl]

I just started taking MSM every morning since Monday before last. By noon I feel soo tired and groggy. Is this a normal reaction? Does this tiredness eventually go away?

 

[honeybadgirl]

i believe it does. i think you're tired because its working the toxins out of your body. it will get better
i was just saying in another thread today that in the morning i had a hard time getting up. my body would feel so heavy but i dont feel that way anymore. i think it gives me more engery. take this opportunity to start eating better so your body can get the full benefits, if you arent already

 

[Miel]

Hmm.... this would be a nice side effect if this is factual. I heard alot of ladies who take MSM take it at night before bed because it helps the body to absorb it better (instead of tinkeling it away I guess). I don't need anything making me sleepier in the morning, I'm already not a morning person!

 

[napgurl]

i believe it does. i think you're tired because its working the toxins out of your body. it will get better
i was just saying in another thread today that in the morning i had a hard time getting up. my body would feel so heavy but i dont feel that way anymore. i think it gives me more engery. take this opportunity to start eating better so your body can get the full benefits, if you arent already

Yes this is exactly how I'm feeling like I'm carrying around a 50 pound weight. And last night I crashed at 7:30 pm. Thanks. Did you find drinking more water helped? I think I will start taking the pill at night; perhaps I can sleep off most of the grogginess. Thanks Honeybadgirl.

 

[honeybadgirl]

oh yes you have to drink your water, get your water game up girl!!! i think the more water i drank the better i felt.

i was taking it at nite but i would feel like it took me longer to go to sleep. i think it was keeping me up longer. i do take most of my vitamins at bedtime but i had to start taking msm during the day

also, warning...tmi but after a couple of days of taking it, or maybe a week i had the most grossly huge poopie. i never in my life saw one a big as this!! actually after that got released thats when i started feeling better

 

[**WonderWoman**]

ITA with MIEL! I was going to suggest drinking it at night bc it's supposedly more effective then & your side effect wont work against you.

I take MSM as well, but I havent noticed any sleepiness. i probably wont coz I'm always sleepy

 

[Miel]

oh yes you have to drink your water, get your water game up girl!!! i think the more water i drank the better i felt.

i was taking it at nite but i would feel like it took me longer to go to sleep. i think it was keeping me up longer. i do take most of my vitamins at bedtime but i had to start taking msm during the day

also, warning...tmi but after a couple of days of taking it, or maybe a week i had the most grossly huge poopie. i never in my life saw one a big as this!! actually after that got released thats when i started feeling better

ITA ITA ITA!!!

I thought it was just my imagination but good grief!!!!! It was like I gave birth or something!!! I tried to explain it to hubby but he just screwed up his face, shook his head and walked away!! LOLOLOLOL I'm so glad someone said this aloud!!!!!

 

[napgurl]

Hmm.... this would be a nice side effect if this is factual. I heard alot of ladies who take MSM take it at night before bed because it helps the body to absorb it better (instead of tinkeling it away I guess). I don't need anything making me sleepier in the morning, I'm already not a morning person!

Me too. I'm going to try it at night.

 

[napgurl]

oh yes you have to drink your water, get your water game up girl!!! i think the more water i drank the better i felt.

i was taking it at nite but i would feel like it took me longer to go to sleep. i think it was keeping me up longer. i do take most of my vitamins at bedtime but i had to start taking msm during the day

also, warning...tmi but after a couple of days of taking it, or maybe a week i had the most grossly huge poopie. i never in my life saw one a big as this!! actually after that got released thats when i started feeling better

Now that's what I call a detox! Thanks. I'm going to switch to around 5:00 pm, right after I get home from work.

 

[sareca]

MSM makes me sleepy too. I love that! I've taken MSM for over a year and still makes me sleepy. I take it at night and all is well.

 

[honeybadgirl]

ITA ITA ITA!!!

I thought it was just my imagination but good grief!!!!! It was like I gave birth or something!!! I tried to explain it to hubby but he just screwed up his face, shook his head and walked away!! LOLOLOLOL I'm so glad someone said this aloud!!!!!

OMG!!! thats exactly what my dh said, he said it looks like a small baby.... of course i usually dont share my personal bathroom experiences with him but i was so shocked by it i had to go get him and let him witness it!!! he jumped back!!!

 

[honeybadgirl]

MSM makes me sleepy too. I love that! I've taken MSM for over a year and still makes me sleepy. I take it at night and all is well.

ok so with you taking it at nite and the whole being sleepy, what are you eating? like, are you eating healthy all day every day? i'm trying to see if the sleepiness and the msm is because ones diet is constantly being bombarded with not so healthy foods, are just going thru the whole cycle of detoxing over and over again, or trying to detox. hmm....please let me know and anyone else who eats healthy and how they feel and people who eat whatever(fried foods, processed, sodas, etc)

 

[myco]

I take mine at dinner with orange juice around 7:00. Taking it right before bed, does tend to keep me up. I noticed that when I was taking it in the morning, I was getting headaches, plus I was more likely to be rushing out the door and forget to take it.

 

[sareca]

ok so with you taking it at nite and the whole being sleepy, what are you eating? like, are you eating healthy all day every day? i'm trying to see if the sleepiness and the msm is because ones diet is constantly being bombarded with not so healthy foods, are just going thru the whole cycle of detoxing over and over again, or trying to detox. hmm....please let me know and anyone else who eats healthy and how they feel and people who eat whatever(fried foods, processed, sodas, etc)

My diet is "ok" I guess. It's relatively clean. Sweets are my weakness, but I don't like soda (never have) and don't fry foods (not since high school). I get my 5 servings of whole organic fresh foods each day... but if there's pie around... I'm SO gonna have some. But even when I get a wild hair and do raw foods only MSM still makes me sleepy.

 

[napgurl]

I take mine at dinner with orange juice around 7:00. Taking it right before bed, does tend to keep me up. I noticed that when I was taking it in the morning, I was getting headaches, plus I was more likely to be rushing out the door and forget to take it.

I will take it with dinner. Good suggestion. Do you feel tired in the mornings like its hard to get up?

 

[honeybadgirl]

My diet is "ok" I guess. It's relatively clean. Sweets are my weakness, but I don't like soda (never have) and don't fry foods (not since high school). I get my 5 servings of whole organic fresh foods each day... but if there's pie around... I'm SO gonna have some. But even when I get a wild hair and do raw foods only MSM still makes me sleepy.

ok...do you have sweets everyday and what kind. i am so curious. i was trying to tie in ones diet with msm making them tired. it does the opposite for me!!. in the beginning, i was tired but like i said, after a week and a half, i was alright. i dont eat candy at all. i cant even remember the last time i had a candy bar(my favorite were peanut m&ms and twix...woo woo woo woo)

 

[Britt]

oh yes you have to drink your water, get your water game up girl!!! i think the more water i drank the better i felt.

i was taking it at nite but i would feel like it took me longer to go to sleep. i think it was keeping me up longer. i do take most of my vitamins at bedtime but i had to start taking msm during the day

also, warning...tmi but after a couple of days of taking it, or maybe a week i had the most grossly huge poopie. i never in my life saw one a big as this!! actually after that got released thats when i started feeling better

Girl what MSM are you taking ??? If it's making your bowels move like that, I need to know what that is . I've been taking MSM crystal flakes since Jan. and I don't see ANY change in my hair or nails... what gives ? I'm thinking it's time I give up or try another brand. Did you notice any changes in your hair ?

 

[honeybadgirl]

Girl what MSM are you taking ??? If it's making your bowels move like that, I need to know what that is . I've been taking MSM crystal flakes since Jan. and I don't see ANY change in my hair or nails... what gives ? I'm thinking it's time I give up or try another brand. Did you notice any changes in your hair ?

HEY my aquarian sister!!!!
i have been taking msm, 1000mg twice a day from gnc. i started with 1 a day and after a week i went to 2 a day. i take the capsules. i think the guy who worked at gnc frowned on the powder form. he looked like a mad scientist to btw! but anyway, i cant say i noticed a change in my hair because i have only been using for about 3wks, maybe 4 and i keep my hair up or wash and go and still put it up. my nails look like they have always looked. i cant honestly say theres anything special going on there. i do pee alot more too. especially that 1st week of taking them. while i'm work i only go once a day and when i get home i go more but now taking msm i go about 3x at work. my coworker who started taking them said they make her pee more too

 

[sareca]

ok...do you have sweets everyday and what kind. i am so curious. i was trying to tie in ones diet with msm making them tired. it does the opposite for me!!. in the beginning, i was tired but like i said, after a week and a half, i was alright. i dont eat candy at all. i cant even remember the last time i had a candy bar(my favorite were peanut m&ms and twix...woo woo woo woo)

Only on Saturdays (date night w/ hubby). I think it has more to do with your current sleep schedule. I only sleep 5hrs/night without MSM. With MSM, I sleep 7-8 hours/night. It might just be another way it regulates body functions.

 

[myco]

I will take it with dinner. Good suggestion. Do you feel tired in the mornings like its hard to get up?

I don't feel tired, but I feel like I'm coming out of a really deep sleep. Not "you can't wake me up" deep, but I got every ounce of REM sleep possible. Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night and I'll feel like I've been asleep forever, and it's only 3AM.

I'm actually more alert during the day.

 

[napgurl]

I don't feel tired, but I feel like I'm coming out of a really deep sleep. Not "you can't wake me up" deep, but I got every ounce of REM sleep possible. Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night and I'll feel like I've been asleep forever, and it's only 3AM.

I'm actually more alert during the day.

Good this is what I'm looking for. I want to be more alert during the day and have a deep sleep at night. I didn't take it this morning and I'm full of energy. I'm going to take it tonight and hopefully sleep like a baby.

 

[honeybadgirl]

I don't feel tired, but I feel like I'm coming out of a really deep sleep. Not "you can't wake me up" deep, but I got every ounce of REM sleep possible. Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night and I'll feel like I've been asleep forever, and it's only 3AM.

I'm actually more alert during the day.

yes, ita!

sareca: ok, thats interesting.

 

[EMJazzy]

MSM gives me energy...in fact when I first started taking it I couldn't understand why I had insomnia.......so when I switched from taking at night to taking it closer to noon I noticed that I had boundless energy throughout the day but then again on second thought it could be happening that way for me since I take 6,000mg a day

(5,000mg during the day and 1,000mg at night right before bed....I find that I can NOT take more than 1,000mg at night if I plan on getting any sleep at all )....as far as BM's they were off the hook when I first started taking MSM but now that I've been on it for almost 2 years I can attest to a LOT of energy, painless periods, beautifully clear skin (not a smudge, line or wrinkle to be found) manageable hair and hard as rock nails.

 

[Britt]

Thanks Honeybadgirl .. that's funny, b/c everyone says that the powder is more 'potent'. I wonder why that salesperson preferred the capsules, interesting .

 

[honeybadgirl]

Thanks Honeybadgirl .. that's funny, b/c everyone says that the powder is more 'potent'. I wonder why that salesperson preferred the capsules, interesting .

yeah, i dont remember why or if he even said. i remember him frowning and then showing the capsules and explaining what it does etc etc. i asked about the powder form because i see the ladies her talk about it.
how did you make out with the boric acid btw??

 

[napgurl]

MSM gives me energy...in fact when I first started taking it I couldn't understand why I had insomnia.......so when I switched from taking at night to taking it closer to noon I noticed that I had boundless energy throughout the day but then again on second thought it could be happening that way for me since I take 6,000mg a day

(5,000mg during the day and 1,000mg at night right before bed....I find that I can NOT take more than 1,000mg at night if I plan on getting any sleep at all )....as far as BM's they were off the hook when I first started taking MSM but now that I've been on it for almost 2 years I can attest to a LOT of energy, painless periods, beautifully clear skin (not a smudge, line or wrinkle to be found) manageable hair and hard as rock nails.

Now that's what I'm talking about. Its been a week and my skin feels so soft already. I look forward to these results. Thanks

 

[anahnamuslyyours]

Girl what MSM are you taking ??? If it's making your bowels move like that, I need to know what that is . I've been taking MSM crystal flakes since Jan. and I don't see ANY change in my hair or nails... what gives ? I'm thinking it's time I give up or try another brand. Did you notice any changes in your hair ?

Are you also taking vitamin C with it, or at least getting plenty of vitamin C throughout the day? When I first started on MSM, I wasn't taking any additional vitamin C, and hardly saw any results. But then I started mixing it in Tang instead of just drinking it straight with water, and now I have seen really good results. Well, I did in the past. I stopped taking it for a while because I ran out of Tang and couldn't find any in mass quantities anywhere. Finally bought some smaller bottles of Tang, but then got lazy. Back on this and my other vitamins now though, since I experienced some serious breakage during my last relaxer stretch.

 

[napgurl]

Are you also taking vitamin C with it, or at least getting plenty of vitamin C throughout the day? When I first started on MSM, I wasn't taking any additional vitamin C, and hardly saw any results. But then I started mixing it in Tang instead of just drinking it straight with water, and now I have seen really good results. Well, I did in the past. I stopped taking it for a while because I ran out of Tang and couldn't find any in mass quantities anywhere. Finally bought some smaller bottles of Tang, but then got lazy. Back on this and my other vitamins now though, since I experienced some serious breakage during my last relaxer stretch.

No I didn't know this. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[anahnamuslyyours]

No I didn't know this. Thanks for the suggestion.

No problem, girl. I read all the info that said take vitamin C, but I still didn't listen because I hate orange juice and I already take a pharmacy of pills. But then I remembered Tang and it's been smooth sailing ever since. My texture changed, and my skin was gorgeous.