Vitamin D and sleep: an update

A few months ago I wrote about mild sleep apnoea and quality of sleep. I had measured my blood oxygen levels for several nights and found I had an average of about 90 disruptions per night (so called desaturation events: A desaturation event is when oxygen levels drop by at least 4% for a minimum duration of 10 seconds. One doesn't necessarily wake up completely because of such a desaturation event but the brain kicks into gear because of the relative drop in oxygen levels and pulls the sleeper out of deep sleep)

Last night I measured again and I had only 28 disruptions (desaturation events). Something seems to be improving.

I think reason number one is the vitamin D even though my levels went a little too high at some point because of the supplement I was taking. (I took the D in a sublingual spray and it worked incredibly well. What I learned is that when taking a spray one has to test frequently to not overdo it.)

The second reson is a new experiment I have started 4 weeks ago: I have been drinking two large glasses of green vegetable juice every day (on top of what I usually eat. I do not believe in juice fasts or other fasts, especially not for people with CFS)
This seems to have altered my sleeping pattern as well, I just don't know why.
I used to be unable to get to sleep befor 2:00 am. Now I regularly go to sleep before 1:00 am. That's one hour every night and it's great. I also feel a little better in the morning ever since.

The third reason might be my light box. I've been using it a lot lately because the weather was so joyless and grey. I am using it every day now for about 3 hours between 10 am -1 pm.

So now I hope this will continue and my sleep will continue improving, since there's still a lot of room for improvements.

I'll be testing my Vitamin D levels again very soon and report them here.



(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am only searching for solutions and trying out things to improve my quality of life. Do not try anything I didjust on a whim. Always ask a qualified doctor for advice before trying something. All I am writing about are my personal experiences as my very own guinea pig. Everybody is different and I cannot be held responsible for anything anybody tries out.)