Well, you told me something I did not know. I have taken it for years and then twice a year I take 3,000 milligrams at once as a parasite "flusher," but I have never had any trouble sleeping afterward. But, next time I take the excess amount, I am going to watch myself and see if I have trouble sleeping.

Thanks!

Actually, it's a known side-effect. I started taking it for my heart/cholesterol and found out within a week that I could only take it in very minute doses; no more than 40 mg each day in divided doses of 20 mg per dose. It is part of a natural cholesterol reducing medicine that was prescribed for me by my Naturopathic Physician.

It caused me to have very severe insomnia in higher dosages, as well as some heart palpitations. As with all side-effects, it doesn't effect all people in this manner, but it does effect enough people that it is worth mentioning as a warning.

TedysGirl