Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 We tried Melatonin for Danny(7) and it did not work for him. It made him fall asleep quickly then wake up about an hour later crying and very upset. It has worked very well for our 2 older children (non DS) on occasion when they had trouble falling asleep. On another topic, does anyone still have the link to the Garth video? I got a new computer and faster internet and would like to watch it (now that I can!). Thanks, Tabitha squick08 <squick08@...> wrote: Does anyone give melatonin to there children to help them sleep through the night? Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 We tried Melatonin for Danny(7) and it did not work for him. It made him fall asleep quickly then wake up about an hour later crying and very upset. It has worked very well for our 2 older children (non DS) on occasion when they had trouble falling asleep. On another topic, does anyone still have the link to the Garth video? I got a new computer and faster internet and would like to watch it (now that I can!). Thanks, Tabitha squick08 <squick08@...> wrote: Does anyone give melatonin to there children to help them sleep through the night? Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Oddly enough, I just bought some for Myah (5 yrs DS) before I got home tonight. Our pediatrician recommended it. Myah's sleeping habits are horrible. She can't get to sleep and when she does she wakes a lot. Last night she went to her room for bed at 8:30. At 10PM she was still up when I went to bed. My husband came to bed at AM and she was asleep. I woke at 1:30AM and she was up playing. I then got up for work at 6:45 and she was awake playing. I think this has to be contributing to her behaviors. She gets up several times each night to turn her light on. I turn it off after she's asleep and the next thing I know, she's up turning it on again. Last week she came down from one of these " spells " and fell asleep at school. They carried her onto the bus-asleep, then my mom carried her off of the bus and into her house (where she baby sits other children). She did not wake up through 2 passed of people holding her, then to the couch. We carried her to the car to come home, into our house, ordered pizza, my brother visited-all while she was asleep (with her coat on!) It ended up that she fell asleep at 2PM and didn't wake until 8:30. She had a piece of pizza, a bath and then went back to bed. I am just at my wits end. I was not home at bed time, but my hubby forgot to give it to her tonight. We'll see how it works. Any other suggestions are welcome!! melatonin Does anyone give melatonin to there children to help them sleep through the night? Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 falls asleep very well (the best in the family, LOL), but is a restless sleeper, probably due to sleep apnea. We found that when she woke at night, she would get up and turn on the light, then it was " awake " time. We solved that problem by using the pull chain on her overhead light/ceiling fan so that she can't turn it on from the switch (which is her usual) when we put her to bed each night. She has a small lamp by her bedside (in addition to her nightlight), but it only has a 15 Watt bulb in it :-) With her red and white gingham shade, it's pretty dim. Every morning the main light switch is " on " , but the overhead light isn't lit.... funny thing..... broken again :-) This is only a problem on weekends when she gets up earlier and wants to read or play..... she will come in at 6:30 and say " Mom, can you fix my light? " It has really helped her stay in bed. , mom to (10), (8 DS), and (6) PS. We are careful to " pull the light chain " when she can't see..... I don't want her to try and climb up there to " fix " the light herself! Spilios wrote: >Oddly enough, I just bought some for Myah (5 yrs DS) before I got home >tonight. Our pediatrician recommended it. Myah's sleeping habits are >horrible. She can't get to sleep and when she does she wakes a lot. Last >night she went to her room for bed at 8:30. At 10PM she was still up when I >went to bed. My husband came to bed at >AM and she was asleep. I woke at 1:30AM and she was up playing. I then got >up for work at 6:45 and she was awake playing. I think this has to be >contributing to her behaviors. She gets up several times each night to turn >her light on. I turn it off after she's asleep and the next thing I know, >she's up turning it on again. Last week she came down from one of these > " spells " and fell asleep at school. They carried her onto the bus-asleep, >then my mom carried her off of the bus and into her house (where she baby >sits other children). She did not wake up through 2 passed of people holding >her, then to the couch. We carried her to the car to come home, into our >house, ordered pizza, my brother visited-all while she was asleep (with her >coat on!) It ended up that she fell asleep at 2PM and didn't wake until >8:30. She had a piece of pizza, a bath and then went back to bed. I am just >at my wits end. I was not home at bed time, but my hubby forgot to give it >to her tonight. We'll see how it works. Any other suggestions are welcome!! > > > > > > melatonin > > >Does anyone give melatonin to there children to help them sleep through >the night? > > > > > >Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for >messages to go to the sender of the message. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 I started giving my kids Melatonin in September when we had a very hard time getting into a sleep routine when school had started. My plan was that I would try it for a few weeks to get them to fall asleep earlier and then once we got in the routine they'd be able to fall asleep earlier on their own. Hasn't happened that way...but the Melatonin has worked wonderfully...I give it to them about 45min to an hour before I want them to go to bed and once in bed they're usually asleep within 10-15 minutes. I usually don't give it to them on the weekends and I've tried several times going without and if I do it is very difficult to get them to sleep--especially my daughter who is a real livewire ALL the time. Both doctors I've talked to felt it was safe to give in small amounts. I give them each a 1/2 to 1 1mg tablet crushed in applesauce, yogurt, pudding. It really has worked like a charm with my kids. Jill Mom to Mac & Kit melatonin > > Does anyone give melatonin to there children to help them sleep through > the night? > > > > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for > messages to go to the sender of the message. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Also so good info and advice in this article, http://www.autism.org/melatonin.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 My link to the video doesn't work any more. I can't even get on videocure.com Di Re: melatonin > We tried Melatonin for Danny(7) and it did not work for him. It made him > fall asleep quickly then wake up about an hour later crying and very > upset. It has worked very well for our 2 older children (non DS) on > occasion when they had trouble falling asleep. > > On another topic, does anyone still have the link to the Garth > video? I got a new computer and faster internet and would like to watch it > (now that I can!). Thanks, > > > Tabitha > > > squick08 <squick08@...> wrote: > > Does anyone give melatonin to there children to help them sleep through > the night? > > > > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for > messages to go to the sender of the message. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 My link to the video doesn't work any more. I can't even get on videocure.com Di Re: melatonin > We tried Melatonin for Danny(7) and it did not work for him. It made him > fall asleep quickly then wake up about an hour later crying and very > upset. It has worked very well for our 2 older children (non DS) on > occasion when they had trouble falling asleep. > > On another topic, does anyone still have the link to the Garth > video? I got a new computer and faster internet and would like to watch it > (now that I can!). Thanks, > > > Tabitha > > > squick08 <squick08@...> wrote: > > Does anyone give melatonin to there children to help them sleep through > the night? > > > > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for > messages to go to the sender of the message. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 In a message dated 4/30/2006 9:00:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jchabot@... writes: bought the melatonin, but was unsure as to how much to give my dd. Does it work the first night? Or is it something that takes 3 weeks to work? Judy It works right away - it's a thing that has to build up in your system. Also, it's not like a sleeping pill or sleeping aide.... it is actually what your body naturally produces. As far as how much to give kids.... I have no idea if it makes a difference or not. It is very mild - not like she'll pass out if she takes a whole pill (only 3mg). But as always, to be safe you could ask the pharmacist. I'm sure they would know. LT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I actually bought the melatonin, but was unsure as to how much to give my dd. Does it work the first night? Or is it something that takes 3 weeks to work? Any info you have on this would be appreciated. Thanks and hugs Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Judy- when my son was taking melatonin, it worked almost immediatley- really helped getting him to sleep- i think the first time it took an hour and a half or something like that. HTH hugs Kerri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 my 10 year old daughter started zoloft about a month ago and she is sleepier at bedtime. i give her the zoloft about 1 to 2 hours before bedtime. i think one of the side effects is sleepines. if all else fails call your doc or pharmacist. take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 my 10 year old daughter started zoloft about a month ago and she is sleepier at bedtime. i give her the zoloft about 1 to 2 hours before bedtime. i think one of the side effects is sleepines. if all else fails call your doc or pharmacist. take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 I asked my pharmacist about melatonin today. I've been giving my ds Benedryl to help him fall asleep and with his allergies, but am concerned about side effects, etc. The pharmacist said melatonin is hormone and used for people with jet lag and said we should stick with the Benedryl in our case. I am also going to ask the pdoc about it tomarrow. > > It's so interesting to read about people in this group having success > with melatonin. I read an article in just the last couple of weeks that said > melatonin is only effective as an aid for sleeping when it is taken during the > period of the day that it's at the lowest (natural) levels in the body -- the > daytime. Yet, I think that everyone on here who's used it seems to be giving it > to their child at night! > > Jane B. > > > In a message dated 5/11/2006 10:29:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > writes: > From: " nna " mdonlon@... > Date: Thu May 11, 2006 8:47am(PDT) > Subject: To LT re: Melatonin > > Hi LT, > > Just wanted to thank you for recommending melatonin for sleep;....Gave it to > her last night for the first time and WOW! It worked great. Now, maybe some > of it was having a few nights in a row with delayed sleep (taking her 2 hours > to get to sleep) that caught up with her, but within a half hour she was > sleeping! She woke up saying > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 In a message dated 5/16/2006 7:07:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, julieaw66@... writes: The pharmacist said melatonin is hormone and used for people with jet lag and said we should stick with the Benedryl in our case. I am also going to ask the pdoc about it tomarrow. - Do ask your pdoc about it and let us all know what he/she says. While the pharmacist is correct, in that melatonin is a hormone, helping with jet lag is just one of the many uses it has. LT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 In a message dated 5/16/2006 7:07:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, julieaw66@... writes: The pharmacist said melatonin is hormone and used for people with jet lag and said we should stick with the Benedryl in our case. I am also going to ask the pdoc about it tomarrow. - Do ask your pdoc about it and let us all know what he/she says. While the pharmacist is correct, in that melatonin is a hormone, helping with jet lag is just one of the many uses it has. LT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 I spoke with the pdoc today. He says melatonin would be fine to use, that he had not heard otherwise and that it is commonly used for jet lag. I asked which he thought would have fewer side effects, the benedryl or melatonin and he felt there would be no difference. > > > In a message dated 5/16/2006 7:07:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > julieaw66@... writes: > > The pharmacist said melatonin is > hormone and used for people with jet lag and said we should stick > with the Benedryl in our case. > I am also going to ask the pdoc about it tomorrow. > > > > - > > Do ask your pdoc about it and let us all know what he/she says. While the > pharmacist is correct, in that melatonin is a hormone, helping with jet lag is > just one of the many uses it has. > LT > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Hm. Don't these studies at least suggest it? http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article2332.html http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article3271.html Sharon [ ] Re: Here we go again? Hmmm... wonder where they got that info. Nothing has hit PubMed yet.There have been many scientists working on a link between scoliosisand melatonin deficiency for years.-->> Ok, here's a little something:> > Moreau's team has established a link betweenadolescent scoliosis and a deficiency in melatonin, a hormone that isinvolved in regulating bone metabolism.> > > > http://www.tbsource.com/Localnews/index.asp?cid=83533> > I'll look forward to seeing more details on this. I've usedmelatonin as a sleep aid for several years. I've always had somedifficulties sleeping. I don't have the common idiopathic scoliosis,but may very well carry the gene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yes, I was looking for something more recent. -- > > Hm. Don't these studies at least suggest it? > > http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article2332.html > > http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article3271.html > > Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I should have known I wouldn't find anything you weren't aware of. :^) [ ] Re:Melatonin Yes, I was looking for something more recent.-- >> Hm. Don't these studies at least suggest it?> > http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article2332.html> > http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article3271.html> > Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 In a message dated 28/06/2006 12:49:03 GMT Daylight Time, peta3366@... writes: Hi where do you get melatonin from? I can only get it from paed - ingredients rice flour, gelatine and water - 3mg life extension which sounds fine but I would rather get it from kirkmans. Do they accept prescriptions from USA does anyone know? >>>You dont; need a script anywhere else but the UK. Life Extension is one of the ones that works on me. We use Kirkman Melatonin Plus for Sam. If you just order one pot of 250 it should come in under the customs wire Mandi x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 In a message dated 28/06/2006 20:19:00 GMT Daylight Time, peta3366@... writes: Hi Mandi what do you mean by under the customs wire? Why don't you use life extension for Sam? I mean without you having to pay VAT and duty. LEf doesn't work on Sam, Kirkman doesn't work on me, lots don;t work on me, only LEF and Natrol brands, no idea why Mandi x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hi Mandi what do you mean by under the customs wire? Why don't you use life extension for Sam? Thanks Peta- -- In Autism Treatment , Mum231ASD@... wrote: > > > In a message dated 28/06/2006 12:49:03 GMT Daylight Time, > peta3366@... writes: > > Hi where do you get melatonin from? I can only get it from paed - > ingredients rice flour, gelatine and water - 3mg life extension which > sounds fine but I would rather get it from kirkmans. Do they accept > prescriptions from USA does anyone know? > > > > >>>You dont; need a script anywhere else but the UK. Life Extension is one > of the ones that works on me. We use Kirkman Melatonin Plus for Sam. If you > just order one pot of 250 it should come in under the customs wire > > Mandi x > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hi Mandi what do you mean by under the customs wire? Why don't you use life extension for Sam? Thanks Peta- -- In Autism Treatment , Mum231ASD@... wrote: > > > In a message dated 28/06/2006 12:49:03 GMT Daylight Time, > peta3366@... writes: > > Hi where do you get melatonin from? I can only get it from paed - > ingredients rice flour, gelatine and water - 3mg life extension which > sounds fine but I would rather get it from kirkmans. Do they accept > prescriptions from USA does anyone know? > > > > >>>You dont; need a script anywhere else but the UK. Life Extension is one > of the ones that works on me. We use Kirkman Melatonin Plus for Sam. If you > just order one pot of 250 it should come in under the customs wire > > Mandi x > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 In a message dated 29/06/2006 12:10:29 GMT Daylight Time, catherine.devereux@... writes: Are you likely to stock melatonin at all. I too need some soon and will also have ot buy it from the U.S on its own. Is Cally best source for this do you think? >>>>I can't sell it because it illegal in the UK. But I did cock up my own order and have 3 pots coming in this week so if its Melatonin Plus from Kirkman you want we could swap between friends - wink Mandi x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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