RE: Use of melatonin in toddlers for Suzanne

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

The article back in Sept. of 2003 stated that

" Elevated Melatonin Levels May Worsen Nocturnal

Asthma " . It said that " melatonin enhances

inflammation in asthma " . I believe that the most

recent articles state that melatonin can help with

sleep for asthmatics. We just monitored Lucas and he

seemed to do okay with it. He had had frequent bouts

of croup in the past prior to melatonin use. The lack

of staying asleep and an increased level of discomfort

(possible abdominal pain) was what caused us to switch

off of melatonin and on to amitriptyline. What has

also been uncovered is that Lucas was diagnosed with a

fatty acid oxidation disorder most likely long-chain

(LCHAD) and a switch to a cheaper formula (not LCHAD

friendly) was also taking place at that time. HTH,

Loriann

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> What was the tie in related to asthmatics?? Just

> curious, thanks for your

> input

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> Suzanne M. man

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> Re: Use of melatonin in

> toddlers/children, results??

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> Suzanne,

> We used melatonin for about a year or so for Lucas.

> We were successful to get him to sleep and then

> after

> an almost 48 hours without sleep we started him on

> amitriptyline instead. We used only 200 micrograms

> =

> 0.2 mg's. I was a little concerned because of some

> medical articles which claimed melatonin should be

> used with caution with asthmatics. Loriann

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> wrote:

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> > I have just started using melatonin, with my 2 =

> > year old , Zoe. Wondering

> > what affects the rest of you have seen, good and

> bad

> > and what dosage you are

> > using with your children. Just curious if you have

> > time, would love to hear

> > about this further. Thank you!!

> >

> >

> >

> > Suzanne M. man

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