RE: Re: Melatonin & Parkinson's

[Guest guest]

Start with 9 mg nightly. Check levels in 2 weeks and adjust accordingly. Best guess says that is about where he will end up.

Bruce Guilmette, Ph.D.

Survive Cancer Foundation, Inc.

http://www.survivecancer.net

From: low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of Kathie ArnoldSent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:04 PMlow dose naltrexone Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] Re: Melatonin & Parkinson's

This discussion about melatonin is timely. We just had a phone check-in with our naturopathic physician today for my husband with Parkinsons. She had gotten back the results of a melatonin test on Rick and his level tested out at just under 7, when normal is 25 to 60. She is going to try and figure out the right melatonin supplementation for his situation. Research on PubMed shows a relationship between melatonin and Parkinsons. If anyone has any related suggestions / info, I'd appreciate hearing them.

Kathie

[Guest guest]

Dr. Guilmette,

Good morning.

To start I am 53 year of age and have been diagnosed with " MS " since

April of '02. I recently noticed in another e-mail that a " MS " patient had

the situation of generally not being able to go to sleep till around 2AM.

I have the same situation, however, as I have always been a night person

the late nights are not a big problem for me. I am curious about this and

am wondering if many " MS " patients have this late night internal clock and

if so is it maybe significant. Any thoughts on this?

Thank you and have a good day,

Mike Stuckey

[Guest guest]

Until cancer hit, I never went to bed

before midnight and never stayed in bed past 4 AM. Now I force myself to sleep

more because the body needs to regenerate. When you sleep is probably not as important;

but rather how much rest is the factor. Six hours is a minimum, 8 is better. So,

the question arises, how much sleep, not when?

Melatonin when used is also a cyclical

thing (body clock issue). The pineal gland kicks in roughly at 3 in the

morning, whether or not you are asleep. Same as the thymus does its thing

between 2 and 4 in the morning, whether or not you are asleep. That is

why it is important when you take these supplements because whether or not your

body is at rest, your body clock still runs its maintenance cycles on

time. If you are asleep, so much the better as more energy is devoted to

rebuilding the house. If you are working or up for some other reason,

than the cycle still happens, its just that your body fights for a share of the

energy needed and so less rebuilding goes on than if you were asleep.

Bruce Guilmette, Ph.D.

Survive Cancer Foundation, Inc.

http://www.survivecancer.net

From: low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of Stuckey

Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005

1:41 PM

low dose naltrexone

Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone]

Re: Melatonin & Parkinson's

Dr. Guilmette,

Good morning.

To start I am 53 year of age and have been

diagnosed with " MS " since

April of '02. I recently noticed in another e-mail

that a " MS " patient had

the situation of generally not being able to go to

sleep till around 2AM.

I have the same situation, however, as I have

always been a night person

the late nights are not a big problem for me. I am

curious about this and

am wondering if many " MS " patients have

this late night internal clock and

if so is it maybe significant. Any thoughts on

this?

Thank you and have a good day,

Mike Stuckey