Extra sleepy time tea helps me and fasting actually helped my sleep after only 1-2 weeks

yeah I've tried valerian root tea which helped a lot with falling asleep faster! but nothing has ever helped me stay asleep 🙈 I have been intermittent fasting for a few months now too, but not eating as healthy as I'd like to when I do eat 😅

This may be due to a cortisol rush in the middle of the night. You can order a test (search dutch cortisol test) it's a swab you do as soon as you wake up in the middle of the night to test your cortisol levels. A lot of us with chronic illness deal with nervous system dysfunction --cfs definitely, so it isn't uncommon for our hormones to be a little off.