Stuff to do with energy?

Prescription/over the counter stuff for energy?? please help!?

• I have a terrible sleeping disorder and I've had it for sooo long. I have chronic insomnia and I;m on a ton of drugs to get me to sleep. but whether or not I am able to sleep at night, I'm always sooooooooo tired during the day. I makes it almost impossible to go to work and in fact I had to miss my first year of collage (my doctor insisted). so now i just need some help. Does anyone know of any pills that give energy (even if they are not used for energy, perhaps they have a side effect of energy?)

• Answer:

  The first link is the biochemical pathway to melatonin - sleep! So it's rather easy when you can see what "ingredients" you need to get a good nights rest. L-tryptophan is an essential step. This amino acid is from food sources and is essential to change to 5HTP then into serotonin then into melatonin. Carbohydrates help tryptophan through the blood brain barrier. Take a vitamin B complex, vitamin C, a good multivitamin containing zinc, iron, calcium and magnesium. Energy vitamins are B vitamins especially vitamin B12. I would recommend a digestive enzyme supplement to take with meals. It's not just what you eat, it's what you absorb. Biochemical pathway to melatonin: http://www.understand-andcure-anxietyattacks-panicattacks-depression.com/5-htp-Melatonin.html Tryptophan: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=103 Digestive enzymes help food absorption: http://www.nutritionexpress.com/lindberg/showarticle.aspx?articleid=128