Posted by dove on July 21, 2000, at 13:37:26
In reply to Re: Disorderly Sleep - Comments and a question? » CarolAnn, posted by Greg on July 17, 2000, at 11:45:09
I know I've gone on and on about Melatonin for like forever, but it has really truly and literally been a life-saver for me. If my husband doesn't have any in the house he can't hardly fall asleep, just knowing that the option is there relieves most, if not all of his sleep-related anxiety.
My personal experiences with long-term insomnia, middle of the night wakings due to panic attacks, have been significantly dampened by the use of melatonin. If I swing even one "all-nighter" I tend to quickly transfer into overdrive, and not the pretty productive kind either.
I don't like the regular melatonin that you have to swallow as it seems to enhance morning depressive symptoms and can also leave that hang-over fog in your brain for half the day. I only take *Sublingual* Melatonin, the kind you let melt under your tongue, and it works rapidly. My husband and I both have been able to cut the dosage to 1/4 of what was required to do the job the old-fashioned way (going down the hatch for a visit with your stomach enzymes).
When I first started using it (and while I was on Prozac, Wellbutrin, and Adderall all at the same time) I would have to take another one if I woke in the middle of the night. But, I still was only taking 1-2mgs of the sublingual, and no morning fog and only normal depressive symptoms for being the non-morning person that I am :-)
I know a lot of people shy away from Melatonin, but I've followed the usage of Melatonin through the Autism community (who have utilized it for almost 30 years with *very* good results). Some say that the use of Melatonin as a sleep enhancing med in Autistic children actually improves their ability to handle outside stimuli.
Just some thoughts for you along with a big hug (((Greg))) :-) Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!
dove
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