I had an overactive startle reaction when I was at the lowest point of a health crisis in 2014-2016. Loud noises felt like they penetrated my whole being and make my heart jump and my body react. I tried glycine at the time (only 3 g at bedtime) and I didn't notice a change.
What did help was supporting my adrenals. I took Thorne's adrena…
I had an overactive startle reaction when I was at the lowest point of a health crisis in 2014-2016. Loud noises felt like they penetrated my whole being and make my heart jump and my body react. I tried glycine at the time (only 3 g at bedtime) and I didn't notice a change.
What did help was supporting my adrenals. I took Thorne's adrenal cortex extract first thing in the morning (for awhile it was 3 or 4 pills) and within 25 minutes my heart rate would normalize and I wouldn't feel so strung out. I'd take 1-3 right after lunch, since it was believed the effects wore off in 6 hours. I would even take it after dinner sometimes, even though it's supposedly energizing. It actually helped me to regulate my heart rate and calm down the reactions to foods that would show up in the middle of the night. Now I take a pill before hiking as a workaround to get energy because I'm very fit but I can tell I'm not producing energy correctly. I believe I have an energy metabolism issue. Now, if I can just get in to see Chris.... 😁
I should also say I'm not a candidate for gelatin or collagen supplementation. They cause major histamine reactions for me, including racing heart rate, bad dreams, and insomnia, which would create an overactive startle reflex within a day or two. It would take 3 days of a low histamine diet for my body to get rid of the excess histamine and get back to normal.
I had an overactive startle reaction when I was at the lowest point of a health crisis in 2014-2016. Loud noises felt like they penetrated my whole being and make my heart jump and my body react. I tried glycine at the time (only 3 g at bedtime) and I didn't notice a change.
What did help was supporting my adrenals. I took Thorne's adrenal cortex extract first thing in the morning (for awhile it was 3 or 4 pills) and within 25 minutes my heart rate would normalize and I wouldn't feel so strung out. I'd take 1-3 right after lunch, since it was believed the effects wore off in 6 hours. I would even take it after dinner sometimes, even though it's supposedly energizing. It actually helped me to regulate my heart rate and calm down the reactions to foods that would show up in the middle of the night. Now I take a pill before hiking as a workaround to get energy because I'm very fit but I can tell I'm not producing energy correctly. I believe I have an energy metabolism issue. Now, if I can just get in to see Chris.... 😁
I should also say I'm not a candidate for gelatin or collagen supplementation. They cause major histamine reactions for me, including racing heart rate, bad dreams, and insomnia, which would create an overactive startle reflex within a day or two. It would take 3 days of a low histamine diet for my body to get rid of the excess histamine and get back to normal.
did you fix your adrenal problems?