Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 Yes, I have given melatonin for several years, and I took it for a year or so. doesn't seem to evidence nightmares from it and neither did I; but I did find that I remembered dreaming more, and I have a friend who had to stop taking it because she was bothered by really strange dreams. I think it is hard to discontinue for some people. When I discontinued it for myself, I was fine for the first week or so, then had a couple of weeks where it was hard to sleep, then have been fine every since, though I still remember dreaming more than before I took the melatonin. I've tried reducing ''s melatonin gradually and we've allways hit that sleeplessness wall in the second week; since the need for sleep (hers and mine) was the greater issue, I've given up on reduction for now. I think it can be reduced or discontinued but you should be prepared for some sleep problems during the transition. Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 I would not assume though that it has no delitirious effects. Many on the autism mercury list have reported their their bottle of melatonin has a warning that it should not be used for children under 18. It is also a hormone and it has the potential of causing your body to stop making that hormone on its own -- why some have taper it to avoid reaction. Sounds like that doesnt always work from a couple of the posts. My point just being that I think it is something that deserves research before assumption that it is okay....just my opinion ....after years of docs telling me that vacs are safe, flouride is safe, mercury thermometers breaking inside a childs bottom is okay (this happened to my girlfriends baby girl--today she has the worst case of athma and allergies I have ever seem...mmm) ....anyway, I dont trust easily now and would not assume that it is harmless, OT-Melatonin > > > > Does anyone here give their child melatonin to help them sleep? I've been > > reading about this and wonder what the long term effects are (i.e. do they > > get hooked on it, any health related side effects, ect).. I don't want to > try > > this if it's going to be something that he's going to have to rely on > > forever, or that will cause some other issues down the road. > > > > Thanks for any input. > > > > > > Married to Dan > > Mom to: > > Dana (3/4/98) > > 36 week preemie, now a spirited 3 y/o > > ~~~~~and~~~~~~ > > (3/26/99) > > 33 week preemie, now a 2 y.o. growing boy! > > mild-moderate autism/hearing impaired > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > <A > HREF= " http://www.butcherfamily.freeservers.com " >http://www.butcherfamily.fre > eservers.com</A> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 We used it for a while, and it seemed to help him straighten out his own sleep cycle and now we no longer need it- we had no real problems stopping it-I tapered it out of his system over the course of a few days. I did a search on effects of melatonin and the only thing I could find is the fact long term effects on puberty has not been studied. I did not run across any other warnings so I used it. Our developmental peditritian was the one who reccomended it and said it had no adverse afffects to her knowledge. Lis aF OT-Melatonin > Does anyone here give their child melatonin to help them sleep? I've been > reading about this and wonder what the long term effects are (i.e. do they > get hooked on it, any health related side effects, ect).. I don't want to try > this if it's going to be something that he's going to have to rely on > forever, or that will cause some other issues down the road. > > Thanks for any input. > > > Married to Dan > Mom to: > Dana (3/4/98) > 36 week preemie, now a spirited 3 y/o > ~~~~~and~~~~~~ > (3/26/99) > 33 week preemie, now a 2 y.o. growing boy! > mild-moderate autism/hearing impaired > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > <A HREF= " http://www.butcherfamily.freeservers.com " >http://www.butcherfamily.fre eservers.com</A> > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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