Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Buy Melatonin ?

I need some sleep -> said every mom at one time or another!!!

So, I need some sleep! doesn't everyone? I haven't had a real restful sleep in a long time! I've been thinking, maybe I should buy melatonin.

Have any of you tried Melatonin before? If so, what were your thoughts? I used to use Ambien when it first came out. But, I didn't have any kids back then. I figure I won't be wasting the prescription or too much money if I just bought Melatonin and tried it.

4 comments:

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  2. Thank you very much!!!! And congrats on yours! Have a great evening!
    -Kat

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  3. Well, my parents both use it and my husband as well. My husband has had no problems with it, loves it actually he takes 3 mg and he doesn't take any medications, not even Tylenol for a headache. (I thought I would throw that in case it makes a difference.) I tried it and had to keep increasing my dosage, because I have a hard time shutting my brain up thinking of the next day. I got to 10 mg, which is what my parents both take (they are older and on a lot of different medications.) They told me they have wild dreams on it, but mine were NOT "wild" they were downright scary nightmares. (In one my husband ran the car of into the river and I couldn't unbuckle my son's car seat and he went down in the car.) When I posted something about my scary dreams on facebook, I got a lot of "it's the exhaustion not the melatonin, give it time" answers, but I had given it five days and had five days of nightmares. Maybe they meant more time that five days, but I just couldn't do it. Now, onto the GOOD of this comment... I saw on Dr. Oz about sleep and he recommended NatureMade Sleep, it's an all natural sleep aid. I went to Wal-Mart to check out the package. It does contain 3 mg of Melatonin, but it is mixed with other herbs and I have found that combination WONDERFUL! Now, it does contain 5 calories, BUT it works really well, because I can not only fall asleep, but stay asleep. I hope you get some much needed rest soon.

    xoxo

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  4. I've been using it and it helped. It took about 3 or 4 days to fully work and then after 2 weeks I only took it every third night until I stopped needing it (lasted about a month or so). I am back to taking it again but it's so nice to be genuinely tired at a decent hour AND be able to fall asleep. I also found it easier to get up and go in the morning and if I woke during the night to deal with a child I was able to go back to sleep right away instead of cursing them 2 hours later because I was still awake

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