topic Re: Melatonin in Wellness

Melatonin

nana59 — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:01:59 GMT

i have severe arthritis, so i'm not very active during the day....so i struggle with insomnia...been researching melatonin...do any of you take it with good results? thank you...

Re: Melatonin

sunshine45 — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:14:02 GMT

i dont take it every night, but i do take it once or twice a week.

it works so well for me.

i take it about an hour before i want to be asleep.

start with the lowest dose if you want to try it out.....1 mg.

i usually take a 3mg dose.

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suburbanone — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:23:42 GMT

I take it every night. 5mg tablet and it is amaing, I sleep like a rock.

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Nbo — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:49:51 GMT

I take 5mg 2-3 hours before going to bed. I fall asleep. I will wake up a Few times during the night but go back to sleep quickly.

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sensibleshoppingsoothes — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:05:11 GMT

It was suggested to me by my psycho-pharmacologist. Start with a low dose (for me, 3 mg) and work up gradually. I take it before trying to sleep (aouibt an hour ahead) and if I wake up in the night, I'm allowed to take more.

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ellaphant — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:07:24 GMT

Love it! I take 10mg an hour before bed- it works!

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roeroe1005 — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:23:50 GMT

Oh gosh, I must be a horse!

I take two 10mg! I tried different OTC sleeping pills, but they didn't always help.

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nzwyck — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 05:12:48 GMT

I've been taking it for years. 5 or 10 mg...depending on how I feel. Sometimes I take a GABA with it..depending on if I feel my mind is racing too much and can't relax. GABA has been a GODSEND. Now my mom takes it, as well as my husband.

TRY Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA).

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GCR18 — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 05:24:32 GMT

I tried it, but it didn't do anything. Maybe I wasn't taking enough. I bought my sister sleepy time tea. She drinks it an hour before bed and swears by it.

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I am still oxox — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 12:20:25 GMT

@nzwyck

I used something called Dream Water which is Melatonin, Gaba Gaba and a few other thing in liquid form, I usually take 2 ounces, with occasionally I take an additional sip. It works wonders for me

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Teddixat — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:54:24 GMT

I take it every night. It makes me sleepy and I fall asleep and sleep for a good 5-6 hours. Prior to Melatonin I took Tylenol PM or Benadryl. I also take the chewable Melatonin which I think works faster

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Krimpette — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 14:55:15 GMT

I take a very low dose of Melatonin every night. 500 mcg. Works like a charm.

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reiki604 — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:25:48 GMT

I take between 1-3 mg sublingual about a half hour before I go to sleep. Any higher dose gives me vivid disturbing dreams.

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froggy — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:26:04 GMT

I take 5mg every night. Even if I stay up an hour or two afterwards it helps me go to sleep faster and stay asleep linger.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:30:26 GMT

I take it every night. I take a 10 mg sublingual tablet three each night. So 30 mgs a night. Works great for me.

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likeitis — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:26:31 GMT

It works for me. I take 6 mg an hr before bed. Thank God for it.

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FLgardener — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 19:00:11 GMT

I find that melatonin only helps me marginally. I do keep it on hand, but at best it only helps me slightly at that typical 3am waking up. I usually take it with valerian in the wee hours.

I have one of those minds which goes into overtime, flooded with thoughts all during the night.

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Grouchomarx — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:38:13 GMT

It does work but I can't handle the super vivid really intense dreams so I no longer take it.

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Nutzy — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:38:26 GMT

I take 5 mg. of melatonin every night about a half hour before going to bed and it works well for me. I have severe rheumatoid arthritis and went through a period of almost unbearable pain when lying down. I can't take pain meds at night as they keep me awake so I started taking Ambien. When I was hospitalized last April the hospitalist suggested I try Melatonin. She suggested a dose of 5 mg.

Re: Melatonin

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:45:36 GMT

I take it every night. It has something else in it. I'm too lazy to look.

My Dr told me to take it. I also have terrible arthritis.

I got myself a Fitbit Versa (my daughter wanted me to get it).

It tells me how I've slept. Can I say...not that good! Ha!

Only one day this week it say it was 'good'. Usually it's fair.

I only sleep about 4 hours a night.

Last night it was 5 hrs 24 minutes. 49%light, 15%deep, 1hr 7min REM and 15% awake.

It varies. I'm working on more REM, etc.

I've had 3 professional sleep studies done. I know exactly how I sleep and why, etc.

If you are having problems all of the time it's best to talk to your Dr.

But my Dr says (well 3 of them do) that melatonin won't hurt you.