Nebido - not sleeping well

[vbauser]

These are my test results.

On 8 June I had my first Nebido shot. Since then I have been sleeping quite bad. We are now in week 4 and I continue to sleep bad. My eyes have sunken a bit, showing my tiredness. Not sure how long I can keep this up, especially with work. But since it's Nebido, a long acting ester, I have to ride it out.
A positive aspect, I feel my erections have improved.

I sleep around 10 to midnight. Even if I sleep about 7 to 8 hours, I still get up tired, as if I'm not getting good quality sleep. Has anyone else noticed this on trt? Any tips on trying to improve?

 

[Systemlord]

Has anyone else noticed this on trt?

This is quite common since levels are not in a steady state yet, but with nebido half-life being so long it will be some time (months) before you reach a steady state.

There us only one thing you can do, wait it out.

 

[sammmy]

I'm not on TRT and what works for me may not work for someone else.

To improve deepness of sleep (not to fall asleep), L-Glutamine works for me, about 10-15 grams/day. Again it is not a sleep inducer like Ambien, but increases the sleep deepness and satisfaction. If I overdo L-Glutamine, it makes me tired during the day.

Another recent find is Pycnogenol 30-60mg/day. There is only one study that claims Pycnogenol reduces adrenaline and dopamine, which may make you sleep deeper. However, overdoing it may make you depressed.