Finally, a nice day

Tavington's ShadowMagnet · Post by **Tavington's ShadowMagnet** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:18 am

I may just give Melatonin a try...perhaps it will work for me, as well? At this point, I'd try anything...I'm tired of being TIRED!

kjshd05 · Post by **kjshd05** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:34 am

TSM, it won't hurt to try it...

catloveyes · Post by **catloveyes** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:26 pm

I so agree TSM, I am tired of being tired as well....I am going to give it try Kim!!

Hugs,
Kate

Post by **Gillian** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:34 pm

Cool! We should all try it together and post our results.
I bought my bottle today so I'll let you know how it goes.

whisperwood · Post by **whisperwood** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:52 pm

Knowing how it works would be helpful. I read a lot of useful things here I could possibly try. Thanks everyone :)

Angel Tavington · Post by **Angel Tavington** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:56 pm

Cool! We should all try it together and post our results.

Yes, I think I'm going to give it a try coz I'm tired of being tired too!

~me

Chari910 · Post by **Chari910** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:11 pm

I took 1mg at midnight last night and woke up at 10am this morning, just because the phone was ringing LOL.

It wasn't supposed to work THAT well.

Post by **Gillian** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:37 pm

Do you think a 3 mg pill is too much, Char? Should I cut it in half?

Chari910 · Post by **Chari910** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:43 pm

If it's your first time taking it you should start out low. Half of the 3mg would be ok. 1mg would have been ideal. Don't take it too late, you may oversleep in am.

catloveyes · Post by **catloveyes** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:24 pm

I am going to buy this tomorrow and make it the 1mg dosage.

Thank you dear Char, we are so lucky to have you to advise us!!

I just want to wake up and not tell my hubby that I am tired...and I agree with you Gillian that we all post our results!!

Hugs,
Kate

Tavington's ShadowMagnet · Post by **Tavington's ShadowMagnet** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:57 pm

I bought a bottle today...will let you know how it works...starting out low is a good idea, especially if you've never taken it before.

Post by **Hilary the Touched** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:24 am

I've been taking it sporadically; the bottle I just purchased to replace my first contains tablets of 3mg. I took one at ~11:00 p.m. last night, fell asleep around midnight, and slept till about 8, though I did get up 3 times to go to the loo.

If I'm under a lot of specific stress, though (not just general vague anxiety), it doesn't seem as effective.

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:30 am

I took Lunesta last night and even that didn't help. I'm so tired this morning I could fall asleep right here but I don't want to get those funny marks on my head from the keyboard!

Post by **Gillian** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:41 am

Poor Marie.

BTW, I don't think half is gonna cut it. Unfortunately I bought capsules, so cutting it in half (without losing the powder) was a bit of a trick, but I did finally manage. I found myself yawning on the couch about a half hour later and at that point decided to call it a night, but it still took a while to fall to sleep. Even then I had a restless night; tossing and turning and waking up at various points. I must say I had some fairly vivid imagery pop into my head during that twilight period before one falls asleep. I use to get that a lot back in my twenties and really enjoyed it. I would see all kinds of stuff; surreal geometic shapes, faces of people I'd never met, 3-D landscapes. I would also hear music, sometimes it was classical, other times it was monks singing -- that was always a nice way to drift off.

Man, I miss those days. I guess growing up finally put a stranglehold on that part of my brains creative outlet, so getting it back in part last night was like seeing an old friend.

Anyway, I think I'll try taking the whole thing tonight. I'm fairly tall with a quick metabolism, so even a headache requires three extra strength Tylenol or Advil to fix.

marilaine · Post by **marilaine** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:02 am

I've found that listening to Jason Isaacs' voice is really soooooooooothing.
Dreamy, really quite dreamy. (Maybe he should be McDreamy on 'Grey's Anatomy'.

)
Either 'Peter Pan' or sometimes 'The Patriot' will make me nod off.
Can't say as I haven't tried a sleep aid, but when you need to get up uber-early in the morning, they can make you feel foggy if you didn't get the sleep you needed, or wanted.
~marilaine (Caffee)