Melatonin

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I am so scatterbrained, I can't find the thread where people were talking about melatonin for sleep. I bought a bottle of 3 mg today...please wish me luck. Insomnia is horrible.

 

[bunkkinsmom]

My doc says 3mg for the babies and 6mg for the grownups!

Sleep well!

 

[simonsmom]

funny- I bought some for my 14 yo DS and he will try it tonight for the first time also. I hope it works for both of you

 

[Ohiodislover]

I started the other thread...Two nights using 3 mg. I have had the best sleep in months. I felt so much better yesterday and today-well rested and alert. I didn't even require my second cup of coffee mid morning.

Good LuckSleep well


ETA--My doc said to start w/ 3 and move up to 6 in a week or so.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

good luck! it's usually worked pretty well, for me!

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

My doc says 3mg for the babies and 6mg for the grownups!

Sleep well!

Good, I took 6 mg at 9:08. I really hope this works!

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

I started the other thread...Two nights using 3 mg. I have had the best sleep in months. I felt so much better yesterday and today-well rested and alert. I didn't even require my second cup of coffee mid morning.

Good LuckSleep well


ETA--My doc said to start w/ 3 and move up to 6 in a week or so.

I am worried it won't work...I don't know if you remember on the other thread but I was up to 6 Tylenol PMs and it stopped working. I will post results tomorrow...hopefully it's sweet dreams tonight!

 

[KJ Luvs Pluto]

I started taking 3mg this week. So far it's not working. After a week I'll try the 6mg. Thanks for that tip. For years I've had problems sleeping and it's just gotten worse. For awhile I was taking over the counter Tylenol PM or Unisom but now I'm on Tamoxifen and can't take that stuff - so here's hoping Melatonin works.

Thanks for this thread. I didn't know I could take two pills a night.

 

[The Princess]

My dd takes 3 mg and it works wonderful!!! Shes 14 and can never fall asleep~I'm the same way but didn't want to give her any sleeping pills so the doctor recommended melatonin. She is a different person!!! Grades are back up. I didn't realize how sleep deprived she really was, I just thought if she didn't sleep good that night the next night would be better but never was. Glad she recommended it.

 

[nancygirl1]

My husband takes 3 mg of melatonin and swears by it. I have tried several times to take it, but one of the side effects of it is to cause extremely vivid dreams. Oh, boy! They were outrageously vivid! I had to stop taking it. Even when I cut the 3mg pill in half it still happened.
Sleep deprivation can certainly interfere with your life. Good luck with It. I hope it works well for you.

 

[Darsa]

My DD14 started the 3mg three days ago, and for the past couple days she's been a LOT easier to deal with in the morning! This tells me that her sleep must be better She'll keep taking it, at LEAST 'til school's over and I don't have to worry about what time she's up, LOL!

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Update: It worked. It took about an hour, but I went to bed when I started yawning. I was lying in bed and I could feel a sort of sedative feeling begin. I may have been awake for about 15 min more, which for me, is nothing short of a miracle. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the people who recommended this. I hope it continues to help. I am so thankful to have a good night sleep withOUT waking up at 2 and 3 in the morning.

ETA: I had no dreams that I can remember. Maybe it's a hit or miss thing with the vivid dreams, or maybe it has to do with what kind of day you have.
I was on Ambien for about 3 days or so and could not tolerate it because of the nightmares.

 

[HeatherC]

Another troubled sleeper here! Actually most everyone I know has trouble sleeping. I think it's our ages....mid 40's. Waking up at 2 or 3 for the day is not fun!

Wondering if anyone knows about any risks with taking Melatonin?

Thanks! And Sweet Dreams!

 

[dreamn_Disney]

I started giving my son this a little over a week ago. He is sleeping great for the first time in his life. I have been telling the doctor for ages that he doesn't sleep well. He is only 6 but has never slept through the night. He now heads off to bed with out a fight and is asleep soon after. Why didn't the doctor suggest this to me? I found out about it from a friend and then saw people here talking about it.

 

[simonsmom]

it did not work for my son last night but he has a cold and was coughing. so I will try again next week.glad it worked for you california

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

it did not work for my son last night but he has a cold and was coughing. so I will try again next week.glad it worked for you california

If he is coughing a lot when he is lying down, trying to sleep, I have to share my favorite home remedy with you. I read it on here months ago. My DD had a horrible cough and it was way worse at night. No cough medicine helped. Even prescription meds didn't do anything.She coughed so much she couldn't catch a breath. Someone on here recommended putting Vicks on her feet and putting socks over it (so it wouldn't stain the sheets). I kinda dismissed this because it just sounded so "out there". I still remember that night. She could not stop. I felt so bad I was willing to try anything. I got the Vicks, made her sit up and told her what I was going to do. Her, being a teenager, resisted and did not want to do it because she thought it was "gross". I told her she had no choice, we were trying this. She almost started crying because she did not want to do this. I slathered the vicks on both feet, put socks on her and told her to lie down. She coughed ONE more time. By the time I washed my hands, she did not cough again the rest of the night. I was amazed. And it was not a placebo effect because she thought it was stupid. When she woke up the next morning, she was a believer. So, give it a try. It cannot hurt. I don't know why or how it works, but I swear, it did. Good luck.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Duplicate post...got an error message the first time, didn't think it posted!

Ok, what is up? It said I had a duplicate post, I went to the thread and sure enough, there was a duplicate post. So I erased this one. I saved it and then the original post was gone! I'm gonna try this again.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Another troubled sleeper here! Actually most everyone I know has trouble sleeping. I think it's our ages....mid 40's. Waking up at 2 or 3 for the day is not fun!

Wondering if anyone knows about any risks with taking Melatonin?

Thanks! And Sweet Dreams!

Ok, I'm going to try this again!

Hi Heather C. I'm a Heather C. also!

Here's a good article from the Mayo Clinic about side effects with Melatonin.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/melatonin-side-effects/AN01717

I did not have any of these...I know everyone is different. But I think practically anything you take has potential side effects. I would not let this info keep me from trying. I had amazing sleep and that just does not happen for me. I have had insomnia for years. Give it a try. I'm so glad I did!

 

[momrek06]

Awesome thread.

Wow on the Melatonin. There are more times than not that I have trouble sleeping at night ... going to try this!

Wow on the Vicks on your feet post as well.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Awesome thread.

Wow on the Melatonin. There are more times than not that I have trouble sleeping at night ... going to try this!

Wow on the Vicks on your feet post as well.

Just passing along information that I got from this board that has greatly helped me! This board is a lifesaver!
I hope the Melatonin works for you! I was such a skeptic and I was happily proven wrong