turkey makes me sleepy

Does Turkey make you sleepy?

@winterose (39887)

Canada

December 28, 2015 2:18am CST

I have been so sleepy since Christmas. It is because of the turkey. Turkey contains an amino acid called tryptophan is said to make you sleepy. At least until now, now the researchers are saying it is a myth. It doesn't make you sleepy. It always makes me sleepy so I don't care what the researchers say. Does turkey make you sleepy?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306239)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Dec 15

I don't trust researchers they say one thing and then change their minds. Of course turkey makes you sleepy. You don't need a research scientist to notice all those heads bobbing after dinner.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

29 Dec 15

yea I agree with you

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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)

• Greece

28 Dec 15

I would suggest that it is eating too much that makes us sleepy, the poor stomach has so much work to do that it puts the rest of the body to sleep.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

28 Dec 15

not in my case, I had stomach shrinking surgery so I don't eat very much at all

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

30 Dec 15

Or could it be that you are already way past your schedule to sleep?

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

31 Dec 15

I wouldn't h ave said it is if was, this happens all the time with turkey and me and I am a researchers, and therapist I know the difference between being sleepy normally and when eating turkey

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

4 Jan 16

@SIMPLYD I have proven it to myself and I am a professional researcher and I know all the data available on this subject researching and my masters degree in psychology, has led me to this conclusion. It was the standard theory for years because of the tryptophan

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

4 Jan 16

@winterose Oh so you have proven it yourself then .

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

28 Dec 15

I expect it is the quantity of food and drink consumed that makes us lethargic after Xmas dinner rather than just the turkey

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

29 Dec 15

no it is the chemical component of ttryptophan, the same thing is in milk and cheese and makes some people sleepy.

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

28 Dec 15

I don't recall ever being sleepy because I ate some turkey.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

29 Dec 15

it doesn't effect everyone for sure

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

30 Dec 15

If I eat a lot of it, it will make me sleepy and I do that quite often because I love turkey.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

31 Dec 15

I really didn't eat all that much of it. Since my smaller stomach prevents me from eating too much.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

6 Jan 16

yes if you eat anything too much it is not good for you. Because of my operation I did not eat that much at all.

@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

5 Jan 16

@winterose I wish I could say that. Turkey is good for you but not if you eat too much of it.

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@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

1 Jan 16

Eating in general makes me sleepy. I would say turkey makes me relaxed. The side dishes tend to make me sleepy.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

2 Jan 16

Now with the operation, I may feel sleepy or just plain bloated.

@SHAMRACK (8576)

• India

30 Dec 15

I never knew this as I hardly ate turkey. Nice.. feel this can be used as an alternative for sleeping pills that may have less side effects. Moreover, I usually feel sleepy after a heavy meal.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

2 Jan 16

yes overeating does make some people sleepy

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

30 Dec 15

Sort of yes, but I force myself to stay awake. It is the holidays and I dont want to miss them. May the New Year bring you and yours peace.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

2 Jan 16

thanks hon, I hope your holidays were great.

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@jstory07 (134460)

• Roseburg, Oregon

29 Dec 15

I thoink turkey makes you sleepy that seems to be the only time I get tired after eating turkey.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

29 Dec 15

yep it happens to a lot of us, I know a woman who gets tired after eating pizza

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

1 Jan 16

it may be the eating of too much, but it seemed like it made me sleepy yeah

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

2 Jan 16

it is the tryophan it is a substance that makes you sleepy

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@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

30 Dec 15

I don't eat turkey, so I wouldn't know.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

2 Jan 16

what do you eat for the holidays?

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@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

2 Jan 16

@winterose I like Duck or Ham.

@TheHorse (205753)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Dec 15

Turkey and dairy products make me relaxed and sleepy. Tryptophan is converted into both melatonin and serotonin in the body. Melatonin helps a person sleep.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

2 Jan 16

yep you are absolutely right

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@TheHorse (205753)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jan 16

@winterose It works for me, but I read somewhere that tryptophan-rich foods work best on an empty stomach.

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

30 Dec 15

no turkeys but after each meal, I nod; I sleep. I say to my son and siblings that I am like a pig because I sleep after food intake.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

2 Jan 16

yep that happens to a lot of people

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Dec 15

I could not say because by experience, the last time I ate turkey was when I was a kid when we had lost of turkeys in our backyard. Now turkeys are rare here and not even sold in the market.

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@winterose (39887)

• Canada

29 Dec 15

oh that is not good. Do you get tired from eating cheese?

@scheng1 (24650)

• Singapore

2 Jan 16

Over here, it is hard to get turkey, so we eat more ducks and chicken. I wonder when will turkey become popular. It does not seem to catch on.

@ricki_911 (21625)

• Toronto, Ontario

2 Jan 16

Yes, turkey does make sleepy if I eat too much of it.

Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36442)

• Toccoa, Georgia

4 Jan 16

Yes, it does make me sleepy. I always just want to relax and take a nap after eating big turkey holiday meals.

@winterose (39887)

• Canada

6 Jan 16

I know it does than to a lot of people

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

30 Dec 15

I always do feel sleepy after eating Christmas dinner, but I thought it was just down to the amount I'd eaten , not the turkey itself. Perhaps you are right though.

@winterose (39887)

• Canada

31 Dec 15

it has been what they have always said about turkey

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@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

31 Dec 15

I never noticed but we rarely cook a whole turkey. Being Greek, Turkey is not the first choice for holidays, lamb is. I will pay attention the next time we cook a turkey.

@winterose (39887)

• Canada

31 Dec 15

It doesn't affect everyone though, just some people are more sensitive than others.

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