Posted by jjjaspar on January 19, 2009, at 8:38:39
In reply to Melatonin, posted by Deneb on September 20, 2006, at 17:43:16
> I just started talking 3mg melatonin at night to help reset my circadian rhythm to match society's schedule. I think I have delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS). I can't sleep until very late and also don't wake up in the morning very well.
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> Anyone have any experience taking melatonin? Did it help you? Anyone take it for DSPS? Any luck?
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> Deneb*OK... Here's what I just learned. I myself do fine taking melatonin at night. I have a family member who has trouble staying asleep who takes extended-release melatonin (3mg) right before bed...
BUT GUESS WHAT????
NOT for circadian rhythm problem. Another family member had the SAME problem - the melatonin at bedtime wouldn't work. But read this entry on "It's Not Mental" ... Sleep: Timing of Melatonin, Light, Dark, & Use of Other Aids http://itsnotmental.blogspot.com/2009/01/sleep-timing-of-melatonin-light-dark.html
The adult family member used the SAME technique that says in there from the sleep specialist about taking it hours BEFORE to re-set if that the disorder. THAT worked. But I will also say that the family member STILL takes tryptophan, and STILL sometimes needs her Ambien.
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