Posted by yxibow on December 31, 2006, at 17:07:28
In reply to Why rozerem instead of melatonin?, posted by laima on December 31, 2006, at 13:37:19
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> Does anyone know, what is supposed to be the point of using rozerem instead of melatonin? Because it's stronger? Or because melatonin isn't patentable? Or something else? Thanks.According to my psychopharmacologist, who is usually fairly reliable on these things, it is around 17x more powerful than OTC melatonin.
I'm testing it at the moment with a bit of Ambien to get off Ambien because its not working as well at a higher dose, although I may return to Ambien.
Some people, especially who are not as insomniac as I am report fairly good results with it -- it varies. It doesn't necessarily cause daytime depression although I suppose if you're especially susceptible to melatonin depression it might not be a good choice. It's more targeted than melatonin, that's about it.
But if melatonin works for you and you're not quite the insomniac I am (I tried a single 5mg OTC melatonin dose and woke up 4 hours in night terrors), than you might not need it.
-- Jay
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