Re: sleepless nights no more

July 29, 2002

Alice:

I personally find that melatonin a half hour before bed is great to get

" conked " out. If you use it everyday, you'll probably get used to it. It

is a hormone that depletes as we age and is responsible for setting our

clock. My shrink said that the 3mg would be fine. I take it about 2 out of

3 days.

Last night, I tried 3 grams of l-glutamine. I still woke up, but had a more

deep and restful sleep and didn't wake up as much.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

sleepless nights no more

>> I, too, was always an insomniac as a kid. My internal clock says bedtime

is

> about 2 in the morning, and wake up shouldn't be before 10 in the morning,

> unless there is some really enticing thing on the agenda.

> Now that I am under such stress, I need more sleep. I go to bed,

sometimes

> drift off right away (well, okay, in the first half hour) and then sleep

> pretty well. I find that pure physical activity and no naps during the

day

> are the only thing that works for me.

>

> Ok, ok. I lie. I also find that a carb before bed works as well or

better

> than any sleeping pill ever did. A piece of toast, buttered and

> peanut-buttered, and I am out like a light!

>

> Alice in NY

>

> > I was ALWAYS an insomniac, even as a kid,. So was my mom & one of my

kids.

> > The other is like his father,. Looks at his watch and goes to bed. Alarm

> > goes off, and he is awake. I find that DISGUSTING.

> > Thanks,

> >

>

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