Posted by dove on October 8, 1999, at 9:11:47
In reply to Re: Melatonin, posted by Noa on October 8, 1999, at 0:55:23
Well, I hate to disagree with the wise (no sarcasm) who posted before me but I do hold a different view of Melatonin. My daughter and I both take, I take it every night just about. We are both on Adderall and we both had severe trouble sleeping before we ever were diagnosed or taking any stimulants. My Dr. had me try antihistimines first, they made us sleepy and we fell asleep quick but didn't remain asleep and the sleep was very unfit.
He had us try the Melatonin next. Now, we tried 5 different kinds and different doses. Here is the low-down on the best in results and with no side-effects. Sublingual Melatonin, the kind that you let melt under your tongue. I only need half of 1 mg. ( 0.5 mgs) My daughter needs only 1/4 of a 1 mg. sublingual pill. The response is incredible, fast (I mean rapid) it doesn't leave you feeling droggy in the a.m., although it doesn't change the way a person normally acts in the morning (like me being scatter-brained and crabby) and it does NOT cause depression in either one of us. I truly believe it does the opposite, getting enough sleep is a God-send.
I go into hyper-mania without sleep. As a child and a teen-ager I never slept right. I would go days without sleep and then sleep for 48 hours straight. My daughter has very similar behavior and the Melatonin has truly made the difference between life and death in my case and hopefully it will save many years of madness for her as well.
We are both ADHD if that is relevant to you. If you use the sublingual you don't have to use as much, it is absorbed rapidly and the Psyche Doc strongly supports it's use. There are many parents of Autistic children that have been using it for well over 25 years with positive results. Try a search on "Melatonin" and "Autism" or "Autism Spectrum" and you should find some very useful information on it's uses and safety.
If you have any questions just ask :-)
dove~
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