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Originally posted by Tincup:
You can hold the tablets between your thumbs and pointing fingers and snap it in half.

That gives you 1 1/2 mg. per dose. Sometimes that was all I needed. Sometimes I'd break the 1/2 tablet in 1/2 again... and that was all I needed.

I can't say if that will be YOUR response.. but I do know the 3 mg. was too much for me after I started getting in the groove.

I also know some nights NOTHING helped me and I was wired all night long... only sleeping out of pure exhaustion from having NO sleep in days. Kinda like my adrenilin button was stuck in the "ON" position. And possibly the larger dose could have been a factor???

Of course right now I am not using it. Don't need anything for sleep.

I just like to sit up all night here by myself and not go to sleep till the early bird get the worm.

HA!

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Ha, it was only 2 minutes to 2 when I posted this.

Then went to sleep soon after, kinda.

I am taking meds to knock me out but my hours are less than optimal. Something like 1 or 2 am to 9 or 10. If I go to sleep earlier, let's say 11:30... I'm up at 3:30.

The Melatonin is supposedly to restore more normal hours. Not sure if that'll work with the meds, though.



Thanks TC, I have a question about the line I bolded up top...

Are you saying you had to lower the dose after starting? I'm thinking I may have to start smaller and work up if it'll not work against me. I don't know. I hate to have it erase the good job my regular meds are doing, conking me out.


I am glad it's at least inexpensive if I'm gonna try it. I do hate buying supps and then not being able to use them when I could have had a banana shake, or something instead, which would make me much happier then being wired.


*nods*


Now, I'm also wondering what you are doing to the computers? 3 in 3 weeks, you must be a computer murderer. Didn't you just get a new one a few months ago?

I saw the Vista thing on display in the store, recently. It was visually yucky, bad psuedo 3-D graphic and such. It looked more busy than functional but I haven't tried to use it.

Good Luck, I hope door #2 is the lucky puter for you. Thanks for the thanks and post and let us know when you want emails so you can rebuild your addy book.


And yes you made me smile and it sure is good to see you.


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Anyone else want to weigh in on the Melatonin/Ricochet Rabbit issue? Were you able to get around the hyper thing and how?


(please note: I also get wired from Zantac, Benedryl(but only at night), SSRIs, trycyclics, Biaxin and almost anything that may have aggitation as a side effect.)

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Originally posted by char:

My daughter has enjoyed awesome sleep after severe problems with treatment for Postural Orthostatic Hypotension. Veins overly dialated and one effect this can have is to set adrenal racing to pump heart faster to compensate.

Once we got her treated so that adrenals were not overworking she is sleeping real well. I just read that Melatonin in some cases not good for those with a dysautonomic condition.

Just throwing that out there...

Hope you get some zzzz's

Char

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Thank you, thank you, Char!

I've had postural hypotension all along and an unproven diagnosis of Dysautonima(sp?) Nobody wants to deal with these things.

Out of curiosity what was the treatment?


I have no problem falling asleep, and mostly staying that way, with the Xanax and Kolonopin I'm taking.

I think I shouldn't mess with this until I speak to the sleep doc. I think he would veto this idea.


Thanks for the perspective. And I'm so happy to hear your daughter is having awesome sleep. Most Excellent!

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Originally posted by randibear:
I tried it also. I sleep for about an hour or so then WHAM, jittery with nightmares and couldn't sleep the rest of the evening.

So it's a no for me.......think I'll just try Sominex or something.......

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Originally posted by trueblue:
Thanks Tree!


(Super antioxident? Hmmm... was it an awake type of herx... like... let's say... Biaxin? )

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Originally posted by Nebula2005:
If your Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone is low, which happens with chronic sickies, taking melatonin won't help, because your body can't use it.

This is according to Dr. Shoemaker, "Mold Warriors" guy.

I get a headache from it. But, taking small amounts may help your body adjust.

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Thank you, Nebula,
I had to google to see the connection, apparently I didn't research this near well enough as I didn't know Melatonin and Melanin were related, duh, the begining should have given it away.


I wonder if small amounts might help my body adjust and if, eventually, my skin might go back to it's normal pigment. I also wonder if any of my logic makes any sense.

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TC--

I don't know if I believe the low MSH thing or not, I was just throwing it out there. . .

It explained for me why melatonin didn't work, but with hormones, as with life, finding a balance is the challenge.

I shouldn't say melatonin didn't WORK for me exactly, maybe it helped me sleep but I woke up feeling hungover. But then, I have issues with just about everything I've ever taken.

I do have some sleep aid spray from Vitamin World that also has passionflower and valerian in it--you're supposed to spray it under your tongue and hold it there.

It's just a little hard to coordinate it with toothpaste use at bedtime, because it tastes like doo and even worse after toothpaste, but if you use it first, then wait for it to be absorbed before you brush your teeth, it's not too bad.

It's easy to adjust the dose, though, if you use less than the six sprays it says.

I'll have to try it again and see how I feel.

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