Re: Melatonin and autistic children

[Guest guest]

for a 21/2 yr old you suppose to give only 1/2 of the pill otherwise she's going to feel like a roller coaster,. this happen to my son couple yrs ago and made a huge difference after a reduce the dose.

To: sList Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 4:35:02 PMSubject: Re: Melatonin and autistic children

We used melatonin a when my daughter was about 2 1/2-3 years old. When we gave her the 3mg, we noticed she got very irritable just before she fell asleep. She also had some nightmares and awoke cranky. We stopped it. We just recently started her on it again, but halved the dose. This seems to work great. We grind it up and give it to her with applesauce, yogurt or whatever we can hide it in! Give it a try> > > > Subject:

Melatonin and autistic children> To: sList > Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 11:03 AM> > > Â > > > > Does anybody have experience with using melatonin as a sleep aid or day-time calming aid with their ASD child?>

[Guest guest]

for a 21/2 yr old you suppose to give only 1/2 of the pill otherwise she's going to feel like a roller coaster,. this happen to my son couple yrs ago and made a huge difference after a reduce the dose.

To: sList Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 4:35:02 PMSubject: Re: Melatonin and autistic children

We used melatonin a when my daughter was about 2 1/2-3 years old. When we gave her the 3mg, we noticed she got very irritable just before she fell asleep. She also had some nightmares and awoke cranky. We stopped it. We just recently started her on it again, but halved the dose. This seems to work great. We grind it up and give it to her with applesauce, yogurt or whatever we can hide it in! Give it a try> > > > Subject:

Melatonin and autistic children> To: sList > Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 11:03 AM> > > Â > > > > Does anybody have experience with using melatonin as a sleep aid or day-time calming aid with their ASD child?>

[Guest guest]

for a 21/2 yr old you suppose to give only 1/2 of the pill otherwise she's going to feel like a roller coaster,. this happen to my son couple yrs ago and made a huge difference after a reduce the dose.

To: sList Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 4:35:02 PMSubject: Re: Melatonin and autistic children

We used melatonin a when my daughter was about 2 1/2-3 years old. When we gave her the 3mg, we noticed she got very irritable just before she fell asleep. She also had some nightmares and awoke cranky. We stopped it. We just recently started her on it again, but halved the dose. This seems to work great. We grind it up and give it to her with applesauce, yogurt or whatever we can hide it in! Give it a try> > > > Subject:

Melatonin and autistic children> To: sList > Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 11:03 AM> > > Â > > > > Does anybody have experience with using melatonin as a sleep aid or day-time calming aid with their ASD child?>

[Guest guest]

We have used meletonine for years its great. Many Mainstream Dr’s do suggest kids on the spectrum take it as a sleep aid. That said if you have a history of skin cancer in the family it is recommended that you do not use it.

[Guest guest]

So there is a link between melatonin and melanin?

 

We have used meletonine for years its great. Many Mainstream Dr’s do suggest kids on the spectrum take it as a sleep aid. That said if you have a history of skin cancer in the family it is recommended that you do not use it.

-- Lydia Glider-Broward County Special Needs Parents Examinerwww.examiner.com<3  <3  <3  <3  <3  <3  <3

WE CAN DO THIShttp://www.nopom.info<3  <3  <3  <3  <3  <3  <3Hear the REAL Voices of Autism:www.iamautism.org

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I would check that out as I don't believe that's accurate. Sent from my iPhone

So there is a link between melatonin and melanin?On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Sheehan-Miles <veronicasheehanmiles (DOT) net> wrote:

We have used meletonine for years its great. Many Mainstream Dr’s do suggest kids on the spectrum take it as a sleep aid. That said if you have a history of skin cancer in the family it is recommended that you do not use it.

-- Lydia Glider-Broward County Special Needs Parents Examinerwww.examiner.com<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

WE CAN DO THIShttp://www.nopom.info<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3Hear the REAL Voices of Autism:www.iamautism.org

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." ~~Mahatma Gandhi

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I would check that out as I don't believe that's accurate. Sent from my iPhone

So there is a link between melatonin and melanin?On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Sheehan-Miles <veronicasheehanmiles (DOT) net> wrote:

We have used meletonine for years its great. Many Mainstream Dr’s do suggest kids on the spectrum take it as a sleep aid. That said if you have a history of skin cancer in the family it is recommended that you do not use it.

-- Lydia Glider-Broward County Special Needs Parents Examinerwww.examiner.com<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

WE CAN DO THIShttp://www.nopom.info<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3Hear the REAL Voices of Autism:www.iamautism.org

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." ~~Mahatma Gandhi

[Guest guest]

I would check that out as I don't believe that's accurate. Sent from my iPhone

So there is a link between melatonin and melanin?On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Sheehan-Miles <veronicasheehanmiles (DOT) net> wrote:

We have used meletonine for years its great. Many Mainstream Dr’s do suggest kids on the spectrum take it as a sleep aid. That said if you have a history of skin cancer in the family it is recommended that you do not use it.

-- Lydia Glider-Broward County Special Needs Parents Examinerwww.examiner.com<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

WE CAN DO THIShttp://www.nopom.info<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3Hear the REAL Voices of Autism:www.iamautism.org

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." ~~Mahatma Gandhi

[Guest guest]

Cannot find the posting, but one lady mentioned that overdoses

of Melatonin (more than a few mg) get her child over-exited.

Like with everything, all children are different. In our son we

observed the rule "much helps much". The more he takes, the

faster he falls asleep. He accidentally once got a massive

overdose (by grabbing the pipette and sucking it clean in a

split-second). Must have been 10 or 15mg. He fell asleep

on the floor within 5 minutes. We noticed no good or bad

side effects then or later. MW

[Guest guest]

Cannot find the posting, but one lady mentioned that overdoses

of Melatonin (more than a few mg) get her child over-exited.

Like with everything, all children are different. In our son we

observed the rule "much helps much". The more he takes, the

faster he falls asleep. He accidentally once got a massive

overdose (by grabbing the pipette and sucking it clean in a

split-second). Must have been 10 or 15mg. He fell asleep

on the floor within 5 minutes. We noticed no good or bad

side effects then or later. MW

[Guest guest]

Cannot find the posting, but one lady mentioned that overdoses

of Melatonin (more than a few mg) get her child over-exited.

Like with everything, all children are different. In our son we

observed the rule "much helps much". The more he takes, the

faster he falls asleep. He accidentally once got a massive

overdose (by grabbing the pipette and sucking it clean in a

split-second). Must have been 10 or 15mg. He fell asleep

on the floor within 5 minutes. We noticed no good or bad

side effects then or later. MW

[Guest guest]

I’ve yet to meet a Dr who has not said that is Melatonin’s one draw back.

[Guest guest]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1317110/

http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/23/5/733.abstract

All three of these say it might actually PROTECT against melanoma.

But it is not without side effects. It can worsen hypertension, cause

sexual dysfunction, and more.

http://www.personalhealthzone.com/herbal_medicine/side_effects/melatonin_side_ef\

fects.html

and other sites.

And we do not know the effects of long term supplementation. do we

change receptors? change end organs? The harmful effects of long

term supplementation take years, decades to figure out. We haven't

been using long enough to know what we are doing.

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> I’ve yet to meet a Dr who has not said that is Melatonin’s one draw

> back.

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[Guest guest]

Quite frankly, , I do not understand the grammar

of your sentence, and therefore not its meaning either.

Can you fill me (us?) in? Thanks and greetings, MW

Subject: Re: Melatonin and autistic childrenTo: sList Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 4:00 PM

I’ve yet to meet a Dr who has not said that is Melatonin’s one draw back.

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not all of my message came through

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> Date: June 9, 2010 2:44:15 PM PDT

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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1317110/

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> http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/23/5/733.abstract

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> All three of these say it might actually PROTECT against melanoma.

> But it is not without side effects. It can worsen hypertension,

> cause sexual dysfunction, and more.

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http://www.personalhealthzone.com/herbal_medicine/side_effects/melatonin_side_ef\

fects.html

> and other sites.

> And we do not know the effects of long term supplementation. do we

> change receptors? change end organs? The harmful effects of long

> term supplementation take years, decades to figure out. We haven't

> been using long enough to know what we are doing.

>

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