When you can't fall asleep it is possible that there is something lacking in your diet. There are two areas that are very common in people who can't fall asleep:
Lacking in B vitamins
The lack of B vitamins can cause anxiety, depression, forgetfulness and fatigue. (Sound like lack of sleep symptoms?) Getting a good balance of B vitamins is vital to your over all health.
This is one of those "which comes first? The chicken or the egg?" Stress and anxiety cause you to use up your B vitamins and the lack of B vitamins cause stress and sleep anxiety.
A good balanced daily formula of balanced vitamins:
| Vitamin A | 10,000 IU | Choline | 50 mg |
| Vitamin D | 400 IU | Inositol | 50 mg |
| Vitamin E | 400 IU | PABA | 50 mg |
| Vitamin C | 500 mg | Calcium | 55 mg |
| Vitamin B 1 | 50 mg | Magnesium | 27 mg |
| Vitamin B 2 | 50 mg | Iron | 2 mg |
| Niacinamide | 50 mg | Zinc | 1.6 mg |
| Pantothenic acid | 50 mg | Copper | 0.22 mg |
| Vitamin B 6 | 50 mg | Potassium | 5 mg |
| Vitamin B 12 | 500 mcg | Manganese | 0.44 mg |
| Biotin | 500 mcg | Iodine | 25 mg |
| Folic acid | 400 mcg |
Now I am not a doctor, so remember to see your nutritionist, homeopath or Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor to get a good nutritional advice that fits your particular needs.
Sheila
P.S. Having nightmares? add 100 mg of B1 about 2 hrs before bedtime.

Hi Sheila, I wonder how to figure out if I get enough B vitamin from my food. I’m thinking how do I know if I need to take extra B vitamin…?
Claus
First of all B vitamins are water soluable- which means that they are easily washed out of your body. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/FOODNUT/09312.html – Second, here is a look at Vitamin B deficiencies http://chetday.com/vitaminbdeficiencies.html. Although it is best to get vitamins through food a good supplement works. I always advocate getting a balance of all vitamins. When something is wrong there is a good possibility that there is some kind of vitamin deficiency, it is quiet a science.
Sheila
Hi there, can a lack of vitamin B cause anxiety during sleep?? I wake up during the night ( probably a few times a week) with my heart pounding like I have had a big fright and usually feeling very anxtious, it go away after a few seconds and I go back to sleep but it annoys me why this is happening.
I have been taking omeprazole for acid reflux for some time and have read recently online that this drug can cause a vitamin b12 deficiency and should only now be taken for 2 weeks at a time, which I had no idea about… So I have stopped taking them.
Thanks
Lou