After a concussion left him unable to sleep, Robert Whitfield MD used hydroxyzine and magnesium to calm his nervous system and support brain healing. The conversation covers how hormones affect sleep and why low stimulation and nervous system regulation matter during recovery.
Robert Whitfield MD.
May 10, 2025.
Hydroxyzine.
We're going to get a sleeping pill and play. And I was like, what? No, I don't want that. And she but I was reminded, like, how important sleep is for healing, especially for the brain, even with a concussion, you know, low stimulation, rest. So I did I had to take a sleeping pill for almost I took hydroxyzine. So it's actually like calming and can just help me because I couldn't turn my brain off. And so, yeah, that was really hard. Thankfully, I sleep now. Great. I just pop a couple magnesium, you know, unwind. But I was doing all the things before and nothing was working. So I'm really glad I waited and got my nervous system more regulated.
Yeah, this is a huge point for everybody listening. I think people get confused about why I discuss hormones and sleep so much.
