It sounds as though your serotonin is increasing a lot. I suspect when it levels out, you will sleep better. You could try a bit less potato and see if that helps. The technicolor dreams generally mean that your serotonin is increasing rapidly.
Allison

: i've been silent the last week and a
: half or so, enjoying the posts and
: extended conversations. picked up
: some good ideas and support i
: didn't realize i needed, so thanks
: to all of you.

: i started eating a potato in the
: evening about a week ago. i
: started out with those wonderful
: ping-pong ball-sized potatoes you
: can find at the farmers market,
: one per evening. i have been
: rewarded since night one with
: glorious, technicolor dreams with
: wonderfully complex and
: entertaining plots. however, i'm
: waking up about an hour earlier
: than is usual for me (i typically
: wake at 5:00 every morning without
: needing an alarm clock). i'm
: tired, i can feel the lack of
: sleep throughout the day, but
: where that would have set off a
: binge for me on my way to work, i
: find even the idea of it very
: unappealing, a real change! i
: understand now that that's the
: effect of the increased serotonin
: generated by the potato. so that's
: all great, but i'd love to get
: that hour of sleep back. is it
: typical to sleep fewer hours
: initially once one starts having
: an evening potato? i tried eating
: 2 small ones to see if that would
: make a difference, but i still
: woke early. has anyone experienced
: this, and does your body
: eventually adjust by going back to
: your usual number of hours of
: sleep? fyi, i've tried both red
: and yukon golds as well as sweet
: potatoes, with the same
: result--sweet dreams but not
: enough sleep.

: thank you!
: jenna