Did Zinc and Fish Oil Cause My Difficulty with Sleep Last Night? Or Was It Just a Random Occurrence?

[Komodo]

Yesterday I had started to take Zinc and Fish Oil supplements.

I have very mild tinnitus, I can sleep with it all fine but last night when I took some Zinc and Fish Oil I just slept for about 5-6 hours and I had a really bad time getting to sleep.

Now my question is: Did that happen just because I took some of those supplements at night or was it just a bad night's sleep?

Also are Zinc and Fish Oil good for tinnitus?

 

[Bill Bauer]

I had been taking those two supplements, and I never noticed that doing so made it harder for me to fall asleep.

 

[Elinor]

I take these supplements too but I had insomnia prior to that. These supplements didn't make my insomnia worse.

Iron, Vitamin D, zinc and magnesium deficiencies are often talked about here. Generally, vitamin/mineral deficiencies can have an overall negative impact on your body, that includes tinnitus. These supplements are unlikely to cure your tinnitus, but if you have a deficiency they can improve your health and possibly tinnitus.

Fish oil is rich in vitamin D and essential omega-3 fatty acids, it is also anti-inflammatory. Your body needs omega-3 but can't make it so fish oil is a good dietary source. Fish oil is also beneficial if you don't get sufficient amounts of vitamin D from sunlight, especially during winter months (unless you live near the equator).

It's probably a good idea to have your vitamin D levels checked to see if you need this supplementation. You don't want to take too much.

 

[Ambassador]

I take 60mg of zinc daily and have no trouble sleeping. I used to take fish oil but it gives me agita but no problem sleeping.

 

[binsonica]

I also had problems sleeping when I took Zinc! I've tried it only 2 times and both times felt very agitated and restless. I guess it depends on your organism, maybe we overdosed with zinc or something. Or it could be related to the extra ingredients in the pills.

 

[Dave555]

Even though this is an old post, I thought I'd mention that zinc plus Omega 3 seems to be working for me. It's only been about a week, Fish oil, zinc, and vitamin D. Bear in mind I'm not a doctor or qualified to give medical advice, but taking an "effective" dose of Omega 3 might be the key. The portion that is provided over the counter is generally very low, at least according to this guy: So according to him, taking one or two capsule of 300mg a day is negligible. Anyway, I'm taking 5-6 capsules a day, some zinc, and vitamin D, (plus Saw Palmetto which is for prostate health) and now I generally vary between little no ringing in my ears. My situation originated from sound trauma, so this might be something that just helped me. When I do feel effected, I then focus on the tone, trying to hear it more, and it tends to go away, and it feels more like a "mental vibration" rather than the actual high pitched noise I had. I'll post back in a few weeks if this regimen continues to work.

 

[Mathieulh]

Vitamin D3 can cause insomnia when taken in high amount. Just take it in the morning rather than before bed and you should be fine.