[bizi]

I am going to be AF tonight and see if I can sleep with just the .5mg of klonipin. I am afraid that I need the 80mg of geodon which I don't want to go back to that.
I feel better with the decrease dose.
bizi
I was able to get some sleep last night.
thanks lara.
yes I am sad about the lunch bunch breaking up.

[OhKay]

I hope that your med plan works out tonight and you get a lot of sleep

[Dmom3005]

Question for everyone. Seemed the right place to ask this.

Does anyone take something to help them sleep, plus melantonin.
I am trying to figure out the next step for Will my 9 year old grandson.
He already takes 10mg of amtrypline and I'm a little worried to go
up to 15 mgs. I am not sure if there is a 5mg pill. IF there were I
could split that. but would then need two prescriptions. which is
fine.

But I'm also considering since melantonin is supposed to help them go
to sleep. Not exactly stay asleep, but it did for him. IF I would be
smarter to see about adding some of this.

Thanks
Donna

[bizi]

Donna,
talk to your pharmacist before giving the melatonin. '
It may not be appropriate for children.
I don't know.
sorry not much help
bizi
Well I did not have any beer tonight and we just got back from a 2 mile walk.
Made dinner tonight.
an indian dish.
masala sauce with green beans and cubed sweet potatoes with shrimp.
A one pot wonder! Also chopped up some apple and a pear with key lime yogurt, which was tastey!
Well actually I sauteed the shrimp in a pan and then added it to the big pot of veggies and sauce.
Both hubby and Abigail liked it. I thought it was good medium spicy dinner.
Abigail is doing some paper work for me. yeah!


bizi
I hope I sleep tonight!

[Mari]

Donna,

This is how Elavil (amitriptyline HCl comes:
10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg.
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http://drcraigcanapari.com/should-my...e-for-parents/
Re Melatonin:

Dosing: In general, I would start at a low dose (0.5–1 mg) and increase slowly. Recognize that melatonin, unlike other medications, is a hormone, and that lower doses are sometimes more effective than higher ones,

Melatonin has to be taken 1.5 to 2 hours before bedtime for it to work.

Many people do not realize that the optimal time to dose melatonin for shifting sleep period is actually a few hours before bedtime– that is to say, before the DLMO.

M

[bizi]

138 this morning.
Well I slept much better last night, woke up once or twice but was able to go back to sleep.
yeah!
I think better sleep wins over beer!
bizi
Finally getting into the shower, can't remember when that happened last....geesh!
This must be some disorder.

[OhKay]

I tried melatonin in the past to help regulate my sleep cycle. It didn't work for me, but somehow I doubt I was highly motivated

Better sleep wins over beer! Sounds like a newspaper headline lol.

[Dmom3005]

Ladies

I should have explained, He took melantonin before the Amtryplinne.

But because I know that with my husband and my son(Will's dad) it
leaves a sedating feeling in the morning. If it gets to high. So I'm
working to decide how to go with this.

I also realized but thank you for the 1 1/2 to 2 hours before bed. We
did that last time. The thing is before he got on way to high a dosage.
So I'm debating what I want to ask and try.

Thanks for the ideas.

Donna

[bizi]

I am very proud of my self.
Went to a musician's talk where little Nat talked and played.
It was very entertaining!
There was free beer there, none that I liked so that was easy to pass up.
But then I saw the mango margaritas....oh my favorite!
That was a test.
Good sleep won!
It was a no brainer for me!
I did not feel deprived at all. I happily made the choice.
wow!
bizi

[Mari]

Originally Posted by Dmom3005

Ladies

I should have explained, He took melantonin before the Amtryplinne.

But because I know that with my husband and my son(Will's dad) it
leaves a sedating feeling in the morning. If it gets to high. So I'm
working to decide how to go with this.

I also realized but thank you for the 1 1/2 to 2 hours before bed. We
did that last time. The thing is before he got on way to high a dosage.
So I'm debating what I want to ask and try.

Thanks for the ideas.

Donna

According to my sleep neurologist, it only works at low doses:
between 0.5 to 1.0 mg.

Mari