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Melatonin
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Have any ABers used this supplement? If so can you tell me of your experiences with it please?
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Being a long haul commercial pilot for many years, I can recommend it. Many pilots I know use to crossing several time zones also use it. I use the sub-lingual 3mg variety about 30 minutes before going to bed. (1mg produces more than 100 times the amount of Melatonin produced by your pineal gland naturally). I fall asleep quickly (around 10 to 15 minutes) and...
14:56 Sun 27th Feb 2011
Being a long haul commercial pilot for many years, I can recommend it. Many pilots I know use to crossing several time zones also use it. I use the sub-lingual 3mg variety about 30 minutes before going to bed. (1mg produces more than 100 times the amount of Melatonin produced by your pineal gland naturally). I fall asleep quickly (around 10 to 15 minutes) and there are no side affects the next morning. I refrain from extended use, but have used it 2 weeks in a row with no problems falling asleep when I quit using it after that period.
If you do use it, be sure to find a reliable, content controlled brand since many of them vary widely in the amount of Melatonin content...
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If you do use it, be sure to find a reliable, content controlled brand since many of them vary widely in the amount of Melatonin content...
Look,
Thank you for your advice 237SJ and Clanad. I have been having serious problems with insomnia for several years now and my GP won't prescribe sleeping pills due to my lung disease so i'm looking for something to use every now and then to aid me in falling and staying asleep.
I'm very glad to hear there are no effects that can be felt the day after use!
Now I just have to find a reliable brand here in the UK :)
I'm very glad to hear there are no effects that can be felt the day after use!
Now I just have to find a reliable brand here in the UK :)
Yes daffy, I use it. I have taken 2mg per night for the past 2 months and it is very effective. I used to lie awake for hours every night and go around like a zombie all day; and I had the most horrendous black rings beneath my eyes!
I found these to be the best value:
http://www.agestop.ne...l.aspx?CID=0&PID=1621
They don't 'make' you sleep in the way that sleeping tablets do. For me they make the difference between lying there knowing that sleep is impossible and feeling 'sleepy' so that I just drift into sleep. Well worth a try to see if they work for you IMO.
I found these to be the best value:
http://www.agestop.ne...l.aspx?CID=0&PID=1621
They don't 'make' you sleep in the way that sleeping tablets do. For me they make the difference between lying there knowing that sleep is impossible and feeling 'sleepy' so that I just drift into sleep. Well worth a try to see if they work for you IMO.