Guest guest Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hi Bee, Thank you for the info. I'm off the Melatonin and the 5-htp now. By the way, I think it caused even more shortness of breath for me. It's been about 2 nights since I've taken it and my breathing is a bit better now. I bought some Calms Fort and will give that a try when I am brave enough... The shortness of breath from melotonin kind of scared me to try anything new. Thanks again, Tony > +++Hi Tony, > Valerian is in the sleep promoting herbs I recommended, since it is [snip] > > You also should not take 5-HTP, which is mainly amino acids, so it is much better to simple eat meats and eggs. 5-HTP can cause heart valve problems, extreme muscle tenderness and pains, and blood abnormalities. > > In order to increase your body's production of melatonin so you can sleep better ensure you do the things in my Sleep/Insomnia article: > http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/sleep1.php > > " Melatonin Hormone. Melatonin production is very important for sleep. Its levels are increased naturally with exposure to bright sunlight in the daytime (along with full spectrum fluorescent bulbs in the winter) and absolute complete darkness at night. One should get blackout drapes for the bedroom so no light is coming in from the outside. [snip] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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