Posted by Tomatheus on January 11, 2014, at 1:14:20
In reply to melatonin, posted by alexandra_k on January 10, 2014, at 23:31:48
Alexandra_k,
I've tried taking melatonin in various doses at different stages of my illness to help me initiate sleep. I don't recall noticing much of anything the first time I took melatonin, but taking it during the period of time when my fatigue and hypersomnia were at their worst seemed to just intensify those symptoms. It probably seems contradictory that I took melatonin at all, given my hypersomnia, but I don't so much fall asleep easily as much as I have extreme difficulty waking up and a what seems to be a need for excessive sleep, especially when my hypersomnia was at its worst and untreated. I will say that when I had a response to melatonin that was less than desirable, I seemed to have even more difficulty waking up than I did at the time without the supplement, so I tend to think that it might not help you reduce the amount of sleep but instead possibly have the opposite effect. Then again, this is based on one person's experience with melatonin (mine) and may not be reflective of how a larger population of individuals (or you) would respond to the supplement.
Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions about what I've written.
Best wishes,
TomatheusHas an affective psychosis with strong symptoms of fatigue, hypersomnia, and difficulty concentrating
Taking Abilify & supplements
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