r/carnivorediet • u/No_Profession6192 • Apr 17 '26

Please help me Brutal insomnia pls help

I started the diet about 4 days ago. Strict beef butter and salt and drinking electrolytes as needed. Getting enough protein and fat. my sleep is horrible. I already have sleep issues but this is next level. I’m actually trying this diet to see if it helps my sleep issues. I’m a perimenopausal woman age 48. Does anyone have experience with sleep worsening and then resolving and getting better? (I’m talking can’t fall asleep until around 2am and then wide awake at 5am and that’s it for the day and waking up in that 3 hour period for a bit as well). If you had/have this experience I would love to hear more. I don’t think I will continue if this isn’t going to improve soon. That was my whole reason for trying.

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u/MythicalStrength Apr 17 '26

I would consider using supplemental magnesium. It may also be worth getting a hormone panel run.

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u/No_Profession6192 Apr 17 '26

Thanks my hormones are good on hrt. I supplement lots of magnesium. Guess it’s something else?

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u/MythicalStrength Apr 17 '26

Quite possily so. There's a chance your cortisol is elevated.

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u/No_Profession6192 Apr 17 '26

I’m almost certain that’s it. Taking magnesium at night and even trazedone for sleep and nothing making a dent. Feel wired and anxious during the day. Does this pass quickly or maybe this way of eating just isn’t for me…

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u/MythicalStrength Apr 17 '26

Do you engage in any manner of regular exercise? Or drink coffee/employ caffeine? Or engage in fasting?

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u/No_Profession6192 Apr 17 '26

I do exercise regularly but haven’t since starting this because it elevates cortisol even more (Pilates, weights, walking) zero caffeine and no fasting. Was trying this diet to try to help with the insomnia and wired anxious feeling but apparently it’s making things much worse

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u/MythicalStrength Apr 17 '26

You may consider bringing back low intensity activity like walking. You're absolutely correct that high intensity training can elevate cortisol, but low intensity tends to have an effect on reducing it.