Does milk make you tired?

Question

Someone told me once that drinking milk will make you tired if not make you fall asleep. They said it was because of some chemical, but it has never made me tired at all. Is it true?

Answer 1

Yes, there is tryptophan in milk which gets people sleepy. That is why it is suggested that you drink warm milk at night if you can't go to sleep.

"Do you know what tryptophan is? Tryptophan is a vital amino acid that you can only get from foods you eat. Your body cannot produce tryptophan on its own, so it depends on the foods and supplements you eat or consume. In turn, this tryptophan assists the human body in making niacin, a B level vitamin. This chain of biological events helps produce serotonin, a chemical that your body needs in order to “cool off” and relax so that you can slip into dreamland"

Answer 2

Does Milk Make You Sleepy

Answer 3

Usually when have insomnia or have trouble falling asleep I drink chocolate milk ( I don't like the tast of plain milk) and it makes me more tired and easier to sleep at night

Answer 4

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 5

I am not sure why ? But milk is like an instant narcotic to my body. when I drink milk, eat ceral with milk or eat ice cream my body crashes and demands to sleep. Why? Am I alergic to milk? I love the taste of milk but sometimes the effect is scarey. No joke.

Answer 6

I was having alot of anxiety before sleeping and could not fall asleep. Had many many sleepless nights.

I was just playing with the program one afternoon and wanted to listen to the �Power Nap� track. Next thing I knew I was waking up! Fell right asleep without trying. After using the �Fall Asleep� track, I could fall asleep right away. But I didn't realize that I shouldn't be using that one all night. Switched to Whole Night and have been using it ever since.

I can go to sleep with ease now. I just lay and listen to the sounds and next thing I know I am waking up from a nice sleep. I don't suffer from lack of sleep anymore. I keep an IPod with earbuds next to my bed and take it ALWAYS when traveling. The earbuds help block out ambient noise and the sleep tracks keep me sleeping sound :)

Reboot your brain & sleep soundly again?

Answer 7

When I eat my cereal with milk, I get so very sleepy, I can't even stay away. I don't want to do this.
From now on, I will try my cereal with Greek Yogurt like someone suggested.

Answer 8

I normally wash chocolate down with milk, ill down a cold glass and instantly feel drowsy. Almost trance like. Its kind of weird lol

Answer 9

Yes, that's why they say if you can't sleep eat you a bowl of cereal or drink a glass of warm milk to help put you to sleep.

Answer 10

Actually it really depends on the different kinds of milk you're referring to and some milk is fat free,low in fat high in protein low in lactose and high in vitamins.I know it doesn't really finishes there.Milk doesn't make you tired but makes you feel sleepy...