Review
Product Name: Performance Lab Sleep
Product Description: Performance Lab Sleep is a nootropic supplement for improving sleep.
Brand: OptiNutra
Introduction
Performance Lab Sleep is a natural, restful sleep promoter, which helps you in case of insomnia, the tension in the body, or when your wondering mind doesn’t allow you to fall asleep. But is this nootropic stack effective? Let’s check out our full Performance Lab Sleep review.
Overall
Pros
High quality branded ingredients
Competitively priced
It makes you relaxed and it improves your sleep
Cons
Only available on their website
Performance Lab Sleep Review
Performance Lab Sleep is a nootropic supplement that promotes restful sleep. It’s not the first such a product on the market, but this particular product offers a few very unique sleep benefits.
So, the main question is: Does Performance Lab Sleep work?
And if yes, should you consider supplementing it?
Before we try to answer the questions, let us ask you:
- Do you have issues with insomnia?
- You can’t shut down your mind when you lie down to sleep at night?
- Do dreams (nightmares) bother you?
At some point in my life, we answered all those questions with YES. Then we started trying different sleep supplements, but nothing really worked for us.
The biggest issue we had was that sometimes we lied in the bed with eyes wide open and thoughts circulating in our head like a washing machine. No kidding.
We just couldn’t figure out how to shut off our brains. Then we came across Performance Lab Sleep.
Before we share my experience with Performance Lab Sleep, let’s see what does Performance Lab Sleep does to our body and brain.
- Firstly, as we mentioned before, it promotes restful sleep. This is also important for healthy cell regeneration, and of course, peak daytime functioning.
- Secondly, its formula soothes the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, and brain. What does that mean? To simplify, it helps to encourage sleep onset, which means it does not allow your mind to wander around, and it extends deep sleep phases.
- Thirdly, it supports circadian rhythm.
This importantly improves the quality of your sleep since your body takes a really deep rest.
But does it work?
Our Experience With Performance Lab Sleep
The easiest way to test this supplement is to take the recommended dose (2-4 capsules) one hour before sleep.
And guess what – we were testing it for about 2 weeks.
Here is what we did:
- We took 2 capsules a couple of days in a row (appr. 1 hour before sleep)
- We increased the dose to 4 capsules (again, we took them 1 hour before sleep)
- We took 4 capsules, but just about 15 min before sleep
And here is what happened:
To be completely honest, we couldn’t feel any big impact when taking 2 capsules 1 hour before sleep. There were days that we had a great sleep, and there were other days when we still experienced issues with sleep.
In general, we were satisfied, but not enough…
After a couple of days, we increased the dose to 4 capsules (which gives you the 400 mg of magnesium – the max. daily recommended dose), and that was much, much better.
We are used to taking 300 – 400 mg of magnesium/day (for relaxation or after crushing it in the gym), so we expected much better results.
Out of 7 nights, we slept extremely good for 6 days. There was only 1 night that sleep could be better, but it was true that we watched a horror movie just before sleeping, so this could contribute to worse sleep.
What we noticed during our test period:
When you take Performance Lab Sleep, don’t expect it’ll wipe you out from the day, make you asleep for 8 hours, and then you’ll magically wake up with tons of energy and motivation.
This is a supplement, not a sleeping pill.
However, what we noticed is that we got more relaxed after taking 3-4 capsules. Your body relaxes, your brain calms down, and you feel like going to bed soon.
Another thing that we noticed was that we had no nightmares when testing Performance Lab Sleep.
Last but not least, we generally woke up fully energized most of the days.
Performance Lab Sleep Ingredients
Performance Lab Sleep’s formula is open-sourced and is suitable for vegans. It is allergen-free, non-GMO, and free of all kinds of synthetic additives or banned substances.
The formula contains:
- Magnesium, 100 mg
- Montmorency Tart Cherry, 500 mg
- L-Tryptophan, 250 mg
1. Magnesium
Magnesium is an essential mineral that plays a role in different crucial life-sustaining bioactivities. One of its functions includes supporting falling asleep and also staying asleep during the night.
Magnesium calms excitable nervous system impulses, supports muscle relaxation, which helps you to fall asleep faster, it keeps blood pressure healthy, and the heart rhythm steady. [1]
Relevant research from the US showed that people aren’t eating enough Magnesium-enriched food. Magnesium deficiency is linked to many sleep problems and also health problems in general, such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Low Magnesium appears to be a risk factor for osteoporosis as well.
As you can see, Magnesium isn’t essential just for our good night’s sleep, but also for our overall health.
2. Montmorency Tart Cherry
Montmorency tart cherry is one of the richest natural sources of melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland.
Tart cherry regulates the circadian rhythm. Because of melatonin and its sleep-improving effects, it is essential to sleep in complete darkness (no lights on) because darkness stimulates melatonin release.
After melatonin’s release, our body gets some kinds of sedative, sleep-enhancing signals. Light, on the other hand, signals the body and our brain that it’s time to wake up. [2] So think twice about sleeping with lights on.
But why is melatonin supplementation even more important? Supplementing melatonin betters our sleep-wake cycle. It helps us to fall asleep faster and maintains stable sleep patterns. It also helps us not to get bothered by the possible light of our electronic devices in the room.
3. L-Tryptophan
L-Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which means your body can’t make it, and it must be acquired through food. After absorbing L-Tryptophan, our bodies convert it to 5-HTP, which then turns into serotonin, melatonin, and vitamin B6.
To clarify, serotonin is a vital brain chemical responsible for positive mood, relaxation, and sleep. So as L-Tryptophan promotes the synthesis of these sleep-supportive brain chemicals, this appears in a brighter mood in the daytime, calmness at bedtime, and normal circadian rhythm to maintain healthy sleep patterns in the long run. [3]
Magnesium plays a vital role in the conversion of L-Tryptophan to serotonin. L-Tryptophan, on the other hand, works together with tart cherry raises serotonin levels, which stimulate the pineal gland’s production of melatonin.
Performance Lab Sleep Side Effects
Performance Lab Sleep is promised to be safe for long-term daily use. Moreover, it is recommended taking it daily and be persistent for better and longer positive effects.
We experienced no adverse side effects when we tested Performance Lab Sleep. The dosage of all ingredients is appropriate according to clinical research.
However, we always stress the importance of staying on the safe side. That is why we recommended cycling it just like I do with other nootropic stacks. We do recommend following our formula 5/2 – staying 5 days on and 2 days off.
Performance Lab Sleep Dosage
It is recommended to take 2-4 capsules approximately 1 hour before bed. We suggest starting with two capsules and see how this works for you and then increase the dose to 3 or 4 capsules if necessary.
As with the whole Performance Lab line of nootropic stacks, it is recommended to use Performance Lab Sleep daily and consistently.
Where To Buy Performance Lab Sleep?
To sum up the effects of Performance Lab Sleep:
- It supports a calm mind
- It maintains deep sleep, helps to reduce aches or involuntary limb movements
- It calms the central nervous system and relaxes muscles
If you have trouble sleeping, if you cannot calm your thoughtful mind or if you often feel the tension in your body and muscles, we really recommend trying this product.
Verdict
Your Inception recommends supplementing Performance Lab Sleep. Based on our detailed review, personal test and comparison, Performance Lab Sleep is currently THE BEST sleep supplement available on the market.
It makes you very relaxed, it contains impressive ingredients, and we simply love it. Besides, Performance Lab offers a risk-free, money-back guarantee in case you are not satisfied with it.
If you want to improve the quality of your sleep (or ensure you will fall asleep easier), then Performance Lab Sleep is a product for you.
Dose and effect varies. The first 3 doses were sleep effective, thuogh crazy dreams, after that, placebo pills. No effect what so ever.
Thanks for sharing that. How long have you been taking the capsules? How do you usually sleep? Are you taking any other nootropics and/or stimulants?
Hi Greg
What supplement did you find the best for sleeping in all your truals ? Thanks
I try stress relax tranquil sleep and did not really help and melatonin alone same thing.
And if you have time, which one help the most for anxiety, depression ? Thanks
Hi Karine, so far, Performance Lab Sleep seems the best supplement. I am just testing another one, but I don’t have the results yet. There are no great supplements for anxiety yet (at least that would work for me), but I heard that a new supplement is coming on the market very soon. I’ll keep you posted :)
Thanks you so much for you answer, I appreciated !
You know the name so I can read on it a little bit ?
Thanks to keep me posted ? will be nice to get an email ?