Dear Stephen,
My daughter started the core protocol a few weeks ago, and has been having extreme sleepiness, sleeping about 18 hrs a day. Can you tell me if this could be a side effect of any of the herbs? She is taking; Japanese knotwood, eleuthero tincture, cat’s claw, ashwagandha at bedtime (1000 mg), teasel, smilax, and rhodiola. Thanks.
My daughter started the core protocol a few weeks ago, and has been having extreme sleepiness, sleeping about 18 hrs a day. Can you tell me if this could be a side effect of any of the herbs? She is taking; Japanese knotwood, eleuthero tincture, cat’s claw, ashwagandha at bedtime (1000 mg), teasel, smilax, and rhodiola. Thanks.
Stephen’s response:
Ashwagandha will indeed cause more sleeping, smilax can under some circumstances. You can cut those out of the protocol and see if that helps.
Ashwagandha will indeed cause more sleeping, smilax can under some circumstances. You can cut those out of the protocol and see if that helps.
Stephen
I also went through a period of extreme sleepiness on the protocol. Basically just getting out of bed to use the bathroom and eat. And interestingly, I ate a lot, despite barely moving, and no, I wasn’t gaining weight at all. My only explanation is that my immune system got very busy. I think sleeping was the way my body coped with all the increased immune activity. After a few weeks my energy returned, and I got more active again. It was the start of getting better for me.