Melatonin

[davey72]

I havent taken them at all for awhile but there were periods of time that i would need ten mgs. It never seemed to have an effect on me other than i was able to fall asleep if i went to bed. I think it is different for everyone.

 

[Nienna]

I havent taken them at all for awhile but there were periods of time that i would need ten mgs. It never seemed to have an effect on me other than i was able to fall asleep if i went to bed. I think it is different for everyone.

If you think that the 10mg is too much just break/cut it in half.

I have to take 6mg to notice any sleepiness so I'm sure that the affects of melatonin is different for everyone in other areas as well.

 

[Minas Tirith]

I am still taking 10mg, but every other day. I wake up completely refreshed (that's mainly why I bought it) and I don't wake up in the night either. The effect (sleepiness) sets in a couple of minutes after taking the pill and it's very overwhelming - reminds me of jetlag, when you HAVE to sleep.

Not sure, but when you don't have problems with sleep, maybe don't take it, I mean, just for the dreams. You might not need it.

My dreams are like Luke's - nothing special, but very vivid and much more colorful than before,

M.T.

 

[Alada]

I’ve been using melatonin again recently to help get my sleep cycle back on track after a hectic few months. 3mg for me along with a couple of magnesium seems to work fine and has been a great help getting off to sleep. Interesting to see the notes on l-tryptophan / B6 as an alternative though, might try that for a while after this batch runs out.

As small side note, I usually take them with a cup of warm Chamomile Tea which is also relaxing/soothing, last night though I was quite thirsty and had a cold drink instead. The effect was noticeably different, it was definitely longer before they took effect.

 

[Fluffy]

I’ve been using melatonin again recently to help get my sleep cycle back on track after a hectic few months.

Same here, yet I think I did some damage with late nights and lack of exercise.. plus a few big slips on the keto diet which I'm really unhappy about as I was doing so good and was really proud of the will I'd found :(

I've taken melatonin in the past and had dreams that I could recite every detail of and woke up feeling fresher than fresh. This time though I'm not falling asleep as well on the same dose of 3 mg I haven't remembered a dream for 3 months and I wake up absolutely trashed after 8 hours of fairly solid sleep in a pitch black room that has no electrical devices in it. It takes me about half an hour of laying on the floor and dragging myself around wishing I was still in bed before I start to come good in the morning. I fantasise about going back to bed all morning but when bub is ready for her 12 noon sleep do you think I can lay down and shut my eyes too??? No way. It's torture.

I tried upping the dose and there was no difference. Last night I tried to go to sleep without it and there was no difference there either.... My brain has been flat out but coming up with very little I can use as a valid thought. I am doing thought loops, usually song lyrics but just one line or phrase. I'm also spending way too much time in past events that have no significance or learning angles.

I have EE waiting for me to get the head space to remember to do it. I'm a bit of a mess. Good friend mel isn't helping at all.

 

[Jono]

I havent taken them at all for awhile but there were periods of time that i would need ten mgs. It never seemed to have an effect on me other than i was able to fall asleep if i went to bed. I think it is different for everyone.

If you think that the 10mg is too much just break/cut it in half.

I have to take 6mg to notice any sleepiness so I'm sure that the affects of melatonin is different for everyone in other areas as well.

Same here, 3 doesn't quite cut it, but after some testing 6mg seems to be perfect. (tablet form)

 

[Chad]

I've taken melatonin in the past and had dreams that I could recite every detail of and woke up feeling fresher than fresh. This time though I'm not falling asleep as well on the same dose of 3 mg I haven't remembered a dream for 3 months and I wake up absolutely trashed after 8 hours of fairly solid sleep in a pitch black room that has no electrical devices in it. It takes me about half an hour of laying on the floor and dragging myself around wishing I was still in bed before I start to come good in the morning. I fantasise about going back to bed all morning but when bub is ready for her 12 noon sleep do you think I can lay down and shut my eyes too??? No way. It's torture.

I tried upping the dose and there was no difference. Last night I tried to go to sleep without it and there was no difference there either.... My brain has been flat out but coming up with very little I can use as a valid thought. I am doing thought loops, usually song lyrics but just one line or phrase. I'm also spending way too much time in past events that have no significance or learning angles.

I have EE waiting for me to get the head space to remember to do it. I'm a bit of a mess. Good friend mel isn't helping at all.

I hear ya Fluffy. I'm sorry your having to go through it and i don't have any quick fix to offer. Going Keto has done wonders and melatonin, magnesium, magnesium baths, eating my last meal as early as possible etc.. really contribute to any success in sleeping 'on time' but i'm still struggling and have inflammation and psychological baggage to overcome - like you i can't 'nap'; unless it's first thing in the morning! ;) I wish you the best

I came across this article on twitter by Bill Lakgos (sp?) from Calories Proper. He tends to write a lot about sleep which i obviously appreciate and i can attest to what he's saying about eating early. And i do try to expose myself to as bright a light as England in winter has to offer!

I figured it's melatonin related and many of us are supplementing with it because we struggle with sleep, but it probably should be in an insomnia thread - but i can't find one solely for it.

Going Keto actually enabled me to adjust my sleeping pattern so i could eat early and not feeling peckish later. Also, i heard that people who work in aviation used the 'skip a meal and only eat in your new timezone when a meal would be served' - and that the food was the only thing more powerful than your circadian clock. Apparently the below supports that notion: (i've pasted the summary)

Entraining Central and Peripheral Circadian Rhythms
Posted on January 29, 2015 | 52 Comments

“Desynchronization between the central and peripheral clocks by, for instance, altered timing of food intake, can lead to uncoupling of peripheral clocks from the central pacemaker and is, in humans, related to the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2 diabetes.”

If you haven’t been following along, a few papers came out recently which dissect this aspect of circadian rhythms — setting the central vs. peripheral clocks.

In brief (1): Central rhythms are set, in part, by a “light-entrainable oscillator (LEO),” located in the brain. In this case, the zeitgeber is LIGHT.

Peripheral rhythms are controlled both by the brain, and the “food-entrainable oscillator (FEO),” which is reflected in just about every tissue in the body – and is differentially regulated in most tissues. In this case, the zeitgeber is FOOD.

In brief (2): Bright light in the morning starts the LEO, and one readout is “dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO),” or melatonin secretion in the evening. Note the importance of timing (bright light *in the morning*) – if bright light occurs later in the day, DLMO is blunted: no bueno.

Morning bright light and breakfast (FEO) kickstart peripheral circadian rhythms, and one readout is diurnal regulation of known circadian genes in the periphery. This happens differently (almost predictably) in different tissues: liver, a tissue which is highly involved in the processing of food, is rapidly entrained by food intake, whereas lung is slower.

Starting the central pacemarker with bright light in the morning but skimping on the peripheral pacemaker by skipping breakfast represents a circadian mismatch: Afternoon Diabetes? Central and peripheral circadian rhythms work together. Bright light and breakfast in the morning.

 

[sairie]

I am what some may call a very light sleeper, and have had in the past trouble getting to sleep and staying there. I even experienced for a short time a complete inability to sleep due to I feel, caring for a dying friend and the stress involved. And st this time I began taking 20mg of melatonin, as anything less had no effect on me whatsoever.

I am now taking 9mg of melatonin and only when I feel a real need to. I was and still do take along with the melatonin, a 750mg of GABA and a 500mg of L-Tyrosine.

I am thankful I have not experienced the grogginess upon waking when I first started taking these or now, or awoken after a few hours of taking them feeling wide awake or wired. I sleep for a complete 8hrs and awake refreshed, perhaps the combination of the melatonin, GABA and L-tyrosine give this effect. I feel I am still a light sleeper but have no difficulty falling back into sleep if I ever awake from a noise in the night.

I have found that 5 -htp has no real noticeable effect for me, as it does for my partner.

I do, if needed see and feel calming effect from making up a cup of tea up with a few herbs I have below: lemon balm, kava kava, passion flower, skullcap, catnip, oat straw, lavender flowers, Holy Basil, or Cats whiskers, adding in a bit of coconut oil or cinnamon and sitting down for a smoke. Sometimes I get the needed calming from just spending one on one time alone with Mama or Poppy, our cats, is enough or doing POTS, a bit of journaling or reading a tangible book (not a book on a device).

I am making up a cup of tea in the evening to gently ease myself into sleep more often than taking the melatonin, GABA, and L-tyrosine combo.

I have never had even before my sleeplessness period, a lack of vivid detailed dreams or trouble remembering them in detail, this has not changed with the melatonin, GABA & L-tyrosine usage or if I opt for a brew of tea and a smoke.

 

[Fluffy]

I've taken melatonin in the past and had dreams that I could recite every detail of and woke up feeling fresher than fresh. This time though I'm not falling asleep as well on the same dose of 3 mg I haven't remembered a dream for 3 months and I wake up absolutely trashed after 8 hours of fairly solid sleep in a pitch black room that has no electrical devices in it. It takes me about half an hour of laying on the floor and dragging myself around wishing I was still in bed before I start to come good in the morning. I fantasise about going back to bed all morning but when bub is ready for her 12 noon sleep do you think I can lay down and shut my eyes too??? No way. It's torture.

I tried upping the dose and there was no difference. Last night I tried to go to sleep without it and there was no difference there either.... My brain has been flat out but coming up with very little I can use as a valid thought. I am doing thought loops, usually song lyrics but just one line or phrase. I'm also spending way too much time in past events that have no significance or learning angles.

I have EE waiting for me to get the head space to remember to do it. I'm a bit of a mess. Good friend mel isn't helping at all.

I hear ya Fluffy. I'm sorry your having to go through it and i don't have any quick fix to offer. Going Keto has done wonders and melatonin, magnesium, magnesium baths, eating my last meal as early as possible etc.. really contribute to any success in sleeping 'on time' but i'm still struggling and have inflammation and psychological baggage to overcome - like you i can't 'nap'; unless it's first thing in the morning! ;) I wish you the best

I came across this article on twitter by Bill Lakgos (sp?) from Calories Proper. He tends to write a lot about sleep which i obviously appreciate and i can attest to what he's saying about eating early. And i do try to expose myself to as bright a light as England in winter has to offer!

I figured it's melatonin related and many of us are supplementing with it because we struggle with sleep, but it probably should be in an insomnia thread - but i can't find one solely for it.

Going Keto actually enabled me to adjust my sleeping pattern so i could eat early and not feeling peckish later. Also, i heard that people who work in aviation used the 'skip a meal and only eat in your new timezone when a meal would be served' - and that the food was the only thing more powerful than your circadian clock. Apparently the below supports that notion: (i've pasted the summary)

Entraining Central and Peripheral Circadian Rhythms
Posted on January 29, 2015 | 52 Comments

“Desynchronization between the central and peripheral clocks by, for instance, altered timing of food intake, can lead to uncoupling of peripheral clocks from the central pacemaker and is, in humans, related to the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2 diabetes.”

If you haven’t been following along, a few papers came out recently which dissect this aspect of circadian rhythms — setting the central vs. peripheral clocks.

In brief (1): Central rhythms are set, in part, by a “light-entrainable oscillator (LEO),” located in the brain. In this case, the zeitgeber is LIGHT.

Peripheral rhythms are controlled both by the brain, and the “food-entrainable oscillator (FEO),” which is reflected in just about every tissue in the body – and is differentially regulated in most tissues. In this case, the zeitgeber is FOOD.

In brief (2): Bright light in the morning starts the LEO, and one readout is “dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO),” or melatonin secretion in the evening. Note the importance of timing (bright light *in the morning*) – if bright light occurs later in the day, DLMO is blunted: no bueno.

Morning bright light and breakfast (FEO) kickstart peripheral circadian rhythms, and one readout is diurnal regulation of known circadian genes in the periphery. This happens differently (almost predictably) in different tissues: liver, a tissue which is highly involved in the processing of food, is rapidly entrained by food intake, whereas lung is slower.

Starting the central pacemarker with bright light in the morning but skimping on the peripheral pacemaker by skipping breakfast represents a circadian mismatch: Afternoon Diabetes? Central and peripheral circadian rhythms work together. Bright light and breakfast in the morning.

Ah thanks for the information itellsya.

I eat dinner at 6 and usually don't eat again til lunch or later the next day, I'll try to push myself to eat breakfast and see if that helps. I often walk in the morning and go out first thing before I do anything else when I get up and sit in the sun for my morning ciggie.

Last night was better than others. I had 3mg at 10pm and went to bed at 11. I had a lot of dreams that I could remember snippets of and I got up at 7 feeling pretty good. (Saturday today so my partner is home and said to me to go back to bed if I want, I didn't want tho- typical, I'll probably want to on Monday ;) )

One thing I did do different was a large dinner compared to my usual skimp of protein drowned in butter. There was left over bacon the had been cooked that no one wanted and I couldn't bear the thought of throwing it out because it's expensive so I ate it. I was really full still when I went to bed.

I might try magnesium again too with my night time dose of mel and see if that helps . Seriously, I just plain and simple forgot that I have a bottle of that. My memory loss is a major concern of mine. I used to have an amazing memory (full of useless info) but now it's getting increasingly worse

 

[Fluffy]

I've taken melatonin in the past and had dreams that I could recite every detail of and woke up feeling fresher than fresh. This time though I'm not falling asleep as well on the same dose of 3 mg I haven't remembered a dream for 3 months and I wake up absolutely trashed after 8 hours of fairly solid sleep in a pitch black room that has no electrical devices in it. It takes me about half an hour of laying on the floor and dragging myself around wishing I was still in bed before I start to come good in the morning. I fantasise about going back to bed all morning but when bub is ready for her 12 noon sleep do you think I can lay down and shut my eyes too??? No way. It's torture.

I tried upping the dose and there was no difference. Last night I tried to go to sleep without it and there was no difference there either.... My brain has been flat out but coming up with very little I can use as a valid thought. I am doing thought loops, usually song lyrics but just one line or phrase. I'm also spending way too much time in past events that have no significance or learning angles.

I have EE waiting for me to get the head space to remember to do it. I'm a bit of a mess. Good friend mel isn't helping at all.

I hear ya Fluffy. I'm sorry your having to go through it and i don't have any quick fix to offer. Going Keto has done wonders and melatonin, magnesium, magnesium baths, eating my last meal as early as possible etc.. really contribute to any success in sleeping 'on time' but i'm still struggling and have inflammation and psychological baggage to overcome - like you i can't 'nap'; unless it's first thing in the morning! ;) I wish you the best

I came across this article on twitter by Bill Lakgos (sp?) from Calories Proper. He tends to write a lot about sleep which i obviously appreciate and i can attest to what he's saying about eating early. And i do try to expose myself to as bright a light as England in winter has to offer!

I figured it's melatonin related and many of us are supplementing with it because we struggle with sleep, but it probably should be in an insomnia thread - but i can't find one solely for it.

Going Keto actually enabled me to adjust my sleeping pattern so i could eat early and not feeling peckish later. Also, i heard that people who work in aviation used the 'skip a meal and only eat in your new timezone when a meal would be served' - and that the food was the only thing more powerful than your circadian clock. Apparently the below supports that notion: (i've pasted the summary)

Entraining Central and Peripheral Circadian Rhythms
Posted on January 29, 2015 | 52 Comments

“Desynchronization between the central and peripheral clocks by, for instance, altered timing of food intake, can lead to uncoupling of peripheral clocks from the central pacemaker and is, in humans, related to the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2 diabetes.”

If you haven’t been following along, a few papers came out recently which dissect this aspect of circadian rhythms — setting the central vs. peripheral clocks.

In brief (1): Central rhythms are set, in part, by a “light-entrainable oscillator (LEO),” located in the brain. In this case, the zeitgeber is LIGHT.

Peripheral rhythms are controlled both by the brain, and the “food-entrainable oscillator (FEO),” which is reflected in just about every tissue in the body – and is differentially regulated in most tissues. In this case, the zeitgeber is FOOD.

In brief (2): Bright light in the morning starts the LEO, and one readout is “dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO),” or melatonin secretion in the evening. Note the importance of timing (bright light *in the morning*) – if bright light occurs later in the day, DLMO is blunted: no bueno.

Morning bright light and breakfast (FEO) kickstart peripheral circadian rhythms, and one readout is diurnal regulation of known circadian genes in the periphery. This happens differently (almost predictably) in different tissues: liver, a tissue which is highly involved in the processing of food, is rapidly entrained by food intake, whereas lung is slower.

Starting the central pacemarker with bright light in the morning but skimping on the peripheral pacemaker by skipping breakfast represents a circadian mismatch: Afternoon Diabetes? Central and peripheral circadian rhythms work together. Bright light and breakfast in the morning.

Ah thanks for the information itellsya.

I eat dinner at 6 and usually don't eat again til lunch or later the next day, I'll try to push myself to eat breakfast and see if that helps. I often walk in the morning and go out first thing before I do anything else when I get up and sit in the sun for my morning ciggie.

Last night was better than others. I had 3mg at 10pm and went to bed at 11. I had a lot of dreams that I could remember snippets of and I got up at 7 feeling pretty good. (Saturday today so my partner is home and said to me to go back to bed if I want, I didn't want tho- typical, I'll probably want to on Monday ;) )

One thing I did do different was a large dinner compared to my usual skimp of protein drowned in butter. There was left over bacon the had been cooked that no one wanted and I couldn't bear the thought of throwing it out because it's expensive so I ate it. I was really full still when I went to bed.

I might try magnesium again too with my night time dose of mel and see if that helps . Seriously, I just plain and simple forgot that I have a bottle of that. My memory loss is a major concern of mine. I used to have an amazing memory (full of useless info) but now it's getting increasingly worse

I just read this

"REM sleep stimulates the brain regions used in learning. This may be important for normal brain development during infancy, which would explain why infants spend much more time in REM sleep than adults (see Sleep: A Dynamic Activity ). Like deep sleep, REM sleep is associated with increased production of proteins. One study found that REM sleep affects learning of certain mental skills. People taught a skill and then deprived of non-REM sleep could recall what they had learned after sleeping, while people deprived of REM sleep could not."
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/understanding_sleep.htm

Might explain some of my memory issues.

 

[Fluffy]

itellsya, I'm sorry I failed to acknowledge you further than the info you shared, I too wish you luck on your mission to find a solution to your sleepy time troubles.

I have nothing much else to offer you but support and understanding and some experiences.

I used to meditate for hours before bed and no matter how long I slept for I always woke up chipper. I know hours long meditating isn't always feasible but getting back into routine where some time of meditation directly before going to bed might help again. Also I notice if I have a busy night with physical tasks like catching up on cleaning or some exercise I don't settle as well either so I try to do a bit of good ole nothing from 730pm onwards. Bright lights, loud sounds, stimulating conversations, anything that excited the senses are also out. Really really warm showers also make me drowsy, but have to catch that one quickly coz it doesn't last long.

 

[luke wilson]

Well well well, been a couple of days since started on the melatonin regime.

So originally when I started, I developed a cold which meant that in the morning upon waking up, I'd suffer from a headache. I wasn't sure if the melatonin made it worse. Anyways, that's now gone as the cold diminishes. The depth of my sleep is also improving I have to say... And I didn't really have a sleeping problem to begin with! Also, I'm feeling less groggy in the morning I.e. Fresh. However, It has become apparent that if I dont get enough sleep, I will feel really sleepy during the day. So I'm working on adjusting my sleeping pattern I.e. More sleep.

Mood. I feel like melatonin is helping me regulate my emotional state.

Dreams. I have to say they are evolving since 3 nights ago. For one, they've are becoming powerful. Like in the dream, there is power. Its supercharged. I also had my first nightmare last night, got up shaking, sweating and all. It was good actually. The sweat didn't feel like sweat.. The temperature flux in my body felt strange. Also had another one with the most beautiful, majestic and downright divine deers I have ever seen. Powerful they were. They were in a herd... And whenever you got close, the adult would move towards the little ones, as if to protect them. Anyways, so yeah, the dreams are evolving... Mostly they have more power is how I would say.

All in all, its been a net positive effect and highlighted that I need to sleep earlier at night.

 

[dankhiar]

This is probably gonna blow everyone away, but I take 50mg every night*. I don't recall the very small dosages ever doing anything to me. Besides a slight headache the first morning* after, 50mg didn't have any sort of negative effect on me. And it also didn't make me hallucinate, it really just didn't do anything, aside from helping me sleep peacefully. Maybe my body is just very resistant? Or troubled? Most likely both.

Here's another thing. I tend to sleep during the day and be awake during the night most of the time. It's not a need, just a choice. A very unhealthy one. I decided I would stop that though. I have been sleeping during the night, while being active during the day these past few days. I want to keep it like this. I will also get off melatonin for a while, and pick it up again at 10mg when I do.

I guess I'm one of those people that are either "go hard or go home." And what I mean by that is, if I can't do something fully, then why do it at all. Obviously in my mind, I don't agree with it, and it's something I'm gradually changing. The thing is that I'm not able to commit to the full package when it comes to the healthy lifestyle, like switching to keto diet and the likes. So I pretty much throw myself under the bus with everything else, because I'm already doing something that is not good for me, why stop there? Right? No. But like I said, I'm working on changing it. Even the smallest of change can make a difference.

 

[Jono]

This is probably gonna blow everyone away, but I take 50mg every night*. I don't recall the very small dosages ever doing anything to me. Besides a slight headache the first morning* after, 50mg didn't have any sort of negative effect on me. And it also didn't make me hallucinate, it really just didn't do anything, aside from helping me sleep peacefully. Maybe my body is just very resistant? Or troubled? Most likely both.

Hi D'Ankhiar,

I've looked around for information on toxicity levels of melatonin (since that is an alarming dosage to be taking regularly) and couldn't seem to find much, but most doctors and guides recommend 3-5mg's for the average adult.

Do you sleep in a blacked-out room? That small change can make a huge difference to the quality of sleep we get and helps our melatonin build up naturally while we're sleeping. More information about that plus a lot more useful information on sleeping can be found here in this thread this thread

Here's another thing. I tend to sleep during the day and be awake during the night most of the time. It's not a need, just a choice. A very unhealthy one. I decided I would stop that though. I have been sleeping during the night, while being active during the day these past few days. I want to keep it like this. I will also get off melatonin for a while, and pick it up again at 10mg when I do.

This was a similar theme for me over the last couple of years. I think the main cause was adrenal fatigue resulting from a bad diet/high carbohydrate consumption, coupled with poor lifestyle choices. The keto diet and the EE meditation program REALLY helped with that. Kudos to you for breaking that cycle. :)

I guess I'm one of those people that are either "go hard or go home." And what I mean by that is, if I can't do something fully, then why do it at all. Obviously in my mind, I don't agree with it, and it's something I'm gradually changing. The thing is that I'm not able to commit to the full package when it comes to the healthy lifestyle, like switching to keto diet and the likes. So I pretty much throw myself under the bus with everything else, because I'm already doing something that is not good for me, why stop there? Right? No. But like I said, I'm working on changing it. Even the smallest of change can make a difference.

You've summed it up yourself quite well there. FWIW I could never go full on paleo-christian mode without eventually grinding to a halt and relapsing. We have a tonne of programs that have been developing with us all of our life, and to try and jump out of them all at once can be overwhelming. Small gradual steps and changes that you can really commit to may help here.

The same can be said (and is recommended) with the keto diet. Getting adapted to ketosis, cutting out grains, sugar and other evil foods is the best way to give your body the energy it was born to use. Also, listening to your body and learning when to have some downtime, relax and dissociate in healthy ways can help with the 'going home' part.

 

[dankhiar]

I've looked around for information on toxicity levels of melatonin (since that is an alarming dosage to be taking regularly) and couldn't seem to find much, but most doctors and guides recommend 3-5mg's for the average adult.

Do you sleep in a blacked-out room? That small change can make a huge difference to the quality of sleep we get and helps our melatonin build up naturally while we're sleeping. More information about that plus a lot more useful information on sleeping can be found here in this thread this thread

I did a very quick research before I started taking melatonin (I started at 10mg at the time), and didn't find anything alarming either, which is why I thought 50mg wasn't going to be unhealthy. I think Laura have also mentioned that our bodies get rid of the extra. Better safe than sorry, though, which is why I'm going to change that. I'm just giving my body some time to do whatever without it. It just feels right to wait a bit, even if not exactly necessary. I guess I will also keep it on the small dosages.

I would say my room is perfectly dark at nighttime yes, besides from the annoying light my phone does when there's a new notification. Gotta turn that off.

This was a similar theme for me over the last couple of years. I think the main cause was adrenal fatigue resulting from a bad diet/high carbohydrate consumption, coupled with poor lifestyle choices. The keto diet and the EE meditation program REALLY helped with that. Kudos to you for breaking that cycle. :)

Thank you :)
I have done the EE breathing exercise a few times, but for some reason I'm not able to commit to it. I have more than enough time, so that is not the issue. If I'm honest, it's a little embarrassing? Especially the warriors breath, I always laugh when it gets to that part. It's really just me being silly, though. I tell myself it's for the best and that usually works. But I'm still not able to "let it all out."

All in all, I truly appreciate your advice. Thank you :)