Anybody have experience of using Melatonin?
Hello there, I saw your question and this is what the NHS have to say about Melatonin use: Interesting
3. Who can and cannot take melatonin
Melatonin is mainly prescribed for adults aged 55 or over, to help for short-term sleep problems.
It can sometimes be used by adults under the age of 55 and by children, if their doctor recommends it.
It’s not suitable for some people. To make sure melatonin is safe for you, tell your doctor if you:
- have had an allergic reaction to melatonin or any other medicines in the past
- have liver or kidney problems
- have rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis or lupus, or any other autoimmune condition
oh no Anonymous!
I had some Melotonin Sleep which were guaranteed to make me sleep through.
I’d love some prescribed sleeping pills because I feel so crappy on 4 hours a night.
Guess I’ll have to look at that online seller of everything (amazing)
Carole x
No, but I do help my body to secrete its own by wearing blue light-blocking spectacles for a couple of hours before bed and avoiding screens. Fingers crossed, I have found it very effective in helping prepare the system for dropping off to sleep. I don’t want to sound puritanical here - when desperate, I reach for the zopiclone as quickly as the next woman - but an unnatural slug of something one makes for oneself is not, it seems to me, likely to work as smoothly and well as one’s own system with its delicate balances and feedback loops. There’s plenty of stuff on the Web about how to encourage your body to secrete the melatonin you need, when you need it.
Sweet dreams.
Alison
Turns out Melatonin is banned in Buckinghamshire and my Idiot Neurologist shouldn’t have prescribed it. My Doctor has prescribed a high dosage of Amitriptyline which is non harmful or addictive. Time to change my Neurologist.
hi s
depwnds of definiyoin of harmful i suppose.
i find it is mailnly effective but does require some fine tuning eg no later than 6pm for me
hope yuo get some relief without too many side effecta.
el
Melatonin is licenced and available by prescription in the UK if you are over the age of 55, for sleep issues.
It can be used off-label if prescribed by a clinician in the UK - again needing a prescription. It isn’t banned. Your neurologist is not necessarily an idiot! Is it your GP who refuses to prescribe it? I’d get back to your neurologist’s secretary to say that your GP won’t prescribe for you, to see if there is a way around this. Assuming you may want to try it. Which, if you look at the articles below, you may want to.
In many countries, including the US it is available over the counter as a supplement. It has a good safety profile. In the UK, because it had many medicinal claims made for it, it was decided to be considered a medicine in 1995, rather than a supplement, which then meant it had to be licenced.
Just a little review of literature on of its therapeutic uses:
And of its neuro-protective role in neurological conditions.
And its therapeutic pathways in MS.