melatonin

[Guest guest]

I just caught some discussions over giving melatonin to our kids to help them

sleep. Our son, Ben, has been having a terrible time going to sleep this week.

His sleeping fluctuates in cycles--he'll sleep really good for a few weeks and

then have days when he doesn't fall asleep until 3 or 4 am! We have been

giving him melatonin for the past few years regularly but it does appear to be

losing its effect. In fact, he's 12 years old and we give him up to 6 mg.

Should we take him off of it for a while or maybe go to a lower dose? Also, if

there is anything else out there that has helped your kids sleep well--I'd

appreciate knowing. We used to do epson salt baths but it didn't seem to help

him with this issue.

Thanks,

a