Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hi . Yes, I do take melatonin. And that's the only time I can sleep for 4-5 hours straight, then get up for an hour or two (...or three or four sometimes), and then sleep some more. I've never taken that much though -- 3 or 9-10 mg? I remember reading some studies when melatonin first becamse popular and they came to the conclusion (I thought) that amounts beyond a few hundred micrograms were of no benefit. I used to be able to find 200 micrograms and that helped me. Lately, I've not been able to find smaller than 300 micrograms, so that's what I've been buying. This, plus the diphenhydramine, is what helps me sleep 4-5 hours. I do know that the cause of some of my wakefulness is hard to pin down. I have multiple spine/nerve problems, besides all this musculoskeletal stuff, and sometimes it's hard to tell where the pain is coming from. I also know that I've had a great deal of stress for the past few years, and that hasn't helped either. I got some good news in December re. one point of this external stress and I had a good cry, went to bed, and slept an unbelievable seven hours. I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven. Other than that, I think the last time I slept that long, in one chunk, was during the administration! > > : You said you are not sleeping at night? Have you tried melatonin? My fibro doctor recommends 9-10 mg per night for his patients and it really helped me. It took six months (along with my food allergy diet and antiviral meds) to get some rest but I feel so much better and now take only 3 mg at night (a calcium/Vit B and melatonin mix by Natrol) and sleep all night except for 1-3 times to pee. in La Selva Beach CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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