Glycine Stops Adrenal Spikes

 I've hit a couple of bumps in the road over the past week or so.  Fortunately, the Melatonin remains effective and well tolerated at 5 mg.  By that I mean that the inexplicable reactions stop and I am not so stiff and lethargic after taking it.  If that continues, Demand #1 has been met.  That's the one that is most important to me.

Demand #2 looked to be a NO just a few days ago.  I need 5 mg of Melatonin every day.  If I drop it down to 3 mg for just 2 days, the bad reactions to pills come back with a vengeance.  I haven't even tried to see what happens if I don't take it.  Some night, I will forget to take it and I expect to be rudely reminded the next day.  

Still, as long as the Melatonin dose remains constant at 5 mg, I can live with that.  Please, no moving targets!  My need for Thym Adren shot up last week.  I thought it was an adrenal spike, which is common after solving a major problem.  Nope.  It was because I stopped taking Glycine.  I thought I no longer needed it but I was wrong.

6 pills was probably the best dose.  If I cut it down to 3, I was okay on the first day, a little off on the second day and downright awful on the third day.  No, I could not get away with even one day off the Thym Adren.  Not acceptable.  

Things changed when I went back to the Glycine.  The need for Thym Adren diminished.  3 pills will be effective but 6 will be too much and I'll feel the ill-effects of overshooting for a couple days.  If I get in an equilibrium on 3, what happens?  I probably won't notice if I accidentally take extra for just 1 day.  Also, I won't start to feel a little off unless I go maybe 3 days without it.  That's acceptable.  Will the Glycine reduce my dependence on Melatonin?  That remains to be seen.  Also, it's possible that cleaning up my diet will affect the balance point.  There is no extreme dependence on Glycine.  I won't notice until I go about 5 days without that stuff.  

Demand #3 is enough energy to be productive and enjoy life.  I did enjoy my trip to Florida last weekend but if the surf had been much rougher, I may not have had the strength to be out there on consecutive days.  Not acceptable.  I only did a couple of junk runs and still can't race.  I was hoping to jump into a local 5K this coming weekend but that looks unlikely.  I believe that if I meet demands 1 and 2, #3 will naturally follow suit