I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep completely from stress and worries.
The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name. It could be altovics. Any one hear about it?
Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side effects that I can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have more energy during the day?
My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I have been able to because I don't get enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that. I do have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I am not too far from highway.
I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep completely from stress and worries.
The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name. It could be altovics. Any one hear about it?
Ambien?
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Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side effects that I can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have more energy during the day?
AFAIK, any sleep aid can become addictive. I have suffered from insomnia, and it can be miserable.
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My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I have been able to because I don't get enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that. I do have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I am not too far from highway.
I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep completely from stress and worries.
The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name. It could be altovics. Any one hear about it?
Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side effects that I can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have more energy during the day?
My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I have been able to because I don't get enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that. I do have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I am not too far from highway.
Amanda <[email hidden]> wrote: : I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping : aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the : point, usually half way through the semester in grad : school, when I messed up my sleep completely from stress : and worries.
Three words: daily vigorous exercise.
Avoid benzo-type drugs, too. Bad for the memory. A student doesn't need that.
If your sleep is seriously bad enuf to need drugs, consider a sleep study. Medicating just avoids getting to the root of your problem.
Earplugs are not recommended unless your ear health would otherwise be in jeopardy. This is so because they have a tendency to compact cerumen deep within the canal.
James Michael Howard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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On 20 Jun 2004 18:13:04 -0700, [email hidden]
(Amanda) said:
I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep completely from stress and worries.
The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name. It could be altovics. Any one hear about it?
Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side effects that I can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have more energy during the day?
My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I have been able to because I don't get enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that. I do have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I am not too far from highway.
melatonin
It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.
Earplugs are not recommended unless your ear health would otherwise be in jeopardy. This is so because they have a tendency to compact cerumen deep within the canal.
Ears can be cleaned. If she's trying to sleep in a noisy environment, earplugs are far preferable to medications as a first-line approach to insomnia. A white-noise generator is another option.
James Michael Howard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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On 20 Jun 2004 18:13:04 -0700, [email hidden]
(Amanda) said:
I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep completely from stress and worries.
The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name. It could be altovics. Any one hear about it?
Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side effects that I can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have more energy during the day?
My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I have been able to because I don't get enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that. I do have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I am not too far from highway.
melatonin
It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.
Now aren't you helpful. Why don't you list "damage caused by" melatonin? Why rely on hearsay and faulty memory? I suggest anyone reading this, go to the search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine, "Pubmed," and do a search of "melatonin." That will set the record straight that melatonin is very beneficial and NOT damaging.
One should also note that our own bodies produce melatonin throughout our lives. It simply begins to shut down as we age and we start have trouble sleeping.
I invite anyone interested to go to www.anthropogeny.com/physiology.html and look for "New Sleep Mechanism and SIDS." In anticipation of anyone who will impulsively, without thought and evidence, I do NOT sell melatonin or anything else; No.
Earplugs are not recommended unless your ear health would otherwise be in jeopardy. This is so because they have a tendency to compact cerumen deep within the canal.
Ears can be cleaned. If she's trying to sleep in a noisy environment, earplugs are far preferable to medications as a first-line approach to insomnia. A white-noise generator is another option.
Griffin <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<2004062022252275249%nospam@herenet>...
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Joseph said:
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Obvious thing to try: earplugs.
Earplugs are not recommended unless your ear health would otherwise be in jeopardy. This is so because they have a tendency to compact cerumen deep within the canal.
Ears can be cleaned. If she's trying to sleep in a noisy environment, earplugs are far preferable to medications as a first-line approach to insomnia. A white-noise generator is another option.
I have been using ear plug for the past 15 years. I would not have survived without it. A white noise generator idea doesn't work for me. I need to get debrox ASAP. I have not been using debrox or something like that all those years. I do keep my ear plug very clean and change it very often.
James Michael Howard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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On 20 Jun 2004 18:13:04 -0700, [email hidden] (Amanda) wrote:
>I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping >aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot >the point, usually half way through the semester in grad >school, when I messed up my sleep completely from stress >and worries. > >The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting >the name. It could be altovics. Any one hear about it? > >Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side >effects that I can take that would haelp me a good night >sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed for long >to get enough rest and also would have more energy >during the day? > >My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a >lot more than I have been able to because I don't get >enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, >and cool and all that. I do have a little problem with >sound which I can't control until I move: I am not too >far from highway.
melatonin
It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.
Now aren't you helpful. Why don't you list "damage caused by" melatonin? Why rely on hearsay and faulty memory? I suggest anyone reading this, go to the search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine, "Pubmed," and do a search of "melatonin." That will set the record straight that melatonin is very beneficial and NOT damaging.
One should also note that our own bodies produce melatonin throughout our lives. It simply begins to shut down as we age and we start have trouble sleeping.
I invite anyone interested to go to www.anthropogeny.com/physiology.html and look for "New Sleep Mechanism and SIDS." In anticipation of anyone who will impulsively, without thought and evidence, I do NOT sell melatonin or anything else; No.
Unless its status has changed, melatonin is marketed as a dietary supplement; I don't believe it has ever passed FDA scrutiny for safety and effectiveness. For that matter, even for a naturally occuring substance, without adequate controls it may contain contaminants that could potentially be a problem. I am not aware of any specific problems related to melatonin. However, when I had problems a few years back with insomnia and asked my internist about it, he stated that it seemed to be very potent, but that without passing FDA muster he recommended I avoid it.
James Michael Howard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
>On 20 Jun 2004 18:13:04 -0700, [email hidden] >(Amanda) wrote: > > >>I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any sleeping >>aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot >>the point, usually half way through the semester in >>grad school, when I messed up my sleep completely from >>stress and worries. >> >>The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am >>forgetting the name. It could be altovics. Any one hear >>about it? >> >>Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side >>effects that I can take that would haelp me a good >>night sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed for >>long to get enough rest and also would have more energy >>during the day? >> >>My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a >>lot more than I have been able to because I don't get >>enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, >>and cool and all that. I do have a little problem with >>sound which I can't control until I move: I am not too >>far from highway. > >melatonin
It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.
Now aren't you helpful. Why don't you list "damage caused by" melatonin? Why rely on hearsay and faulty memory? I suggest anyone reading this, go to the search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine, "Pubmed," and do a search of "melatonin." That will set the record straight that melatonin is very beneficial and NOT damaging.
One should also note that our own bodies produce melatonin throughout our lives. It simply begins to shut down as we age and we start have trouble sleeping.
I invite anyone interested to go to www.anthropogeny.com/physiology.html and look for "New Sleep Mechanism and SIDS." In anticipation of anyone who will impulsively, without thought and evidence, I do NOT sell melatonin or anything else; No.
Unless its status has changed, melatonin is marketed as a dietary supplement; I don't believe it has ever passed FDA scrutiny for safety and effectiveness. For that matter, even for a naturally occuring substance, without adequate controls it may contain contaminants that could potentially be a problem. I am not aware of any specific problems related to melatonin. However, when I had problems a few years back with insomnia and asked my internist about it, he stated that it seemed to be very potent, but that without passing FDA muster he recommended I avoid it.
Steve
Very reasonable statements... However, I take it every night; have for years. JMH
James Michael Howard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:39:55 -0400, Mark & Steven Bornfeld
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James Michael Howard said:
On 21 Jun 2004 18:40:16 -0700, [email hidden] (Amanda) wrote:
>James Michael Howard <[email hidden]> wrote >in message >news:<[email hidden]>... > >>On 20 Jun 2004 18:13:04 -0700, [email hidden] >>(Amanda) wrote: >> >> >>>I am extremely light sleeper. I never took any >>>sleeping aid. There was a time Benadryl helped me >>>when I got ot the point, usually half way through the >>>semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep >>>completely from stress and worries. >>> >>>The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am >>>forgetting the name. It could be altovics. Any one >>>hear about it? >>> >>>Is there anything that is not addictive, with no side >>>effects that I can take that would haelp me a good >>>night sleep so that I would not have to stay in bed >>>for long to get enough rest and also would have more >>>energy during the day? >>> >>>My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a >>>lot more than I have been able to because I don't get >>>enough sleep. Note that I already keep my bedroom >>>dark, and cool and all that. I do have a little >>>problem with sound which I can't control until I >>>move: I am not too far from highway. >> >>melatonin > >It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about >it. Without strict research work, I wouldn't dare to >use any such thing. I recently heard that only after 20 >years since melatonin came out that the info on the >damage caused by it is coming out.
Now aren't you helpful. Why don't you list "damage caused by" melatonin? Why rely on hearsay and faulty memory? I suggest anyone reading this, go to the search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine, "Pubmed," and do a search of "melatonin." That will set the record straight that melatonin is very beneficial and NOT damaging.
One should also note that our own bodies produce melatonin throughout our lives. It simply begins to shut down as we age and we start have trouble sleeping.
I invite anyone interested to go to www.anthropogeny.com/physiology.html and look for "New Sleep Mechanism and SIDS." In anticipation of anyone who will impulsively, without thought and evidence, I do NOT sell melatonin or anything else; No.
Unless its status has changed, melatonin is marketed as a dietary supplement; I don't believe it has ever passed FDA scrutiny for safety and effectiveness. For that matter, even for a naturally occuring substance, without adequate controls it may contain contaminants that could potentially be a problem. I am not aware of any specific problems related to melatonin. However, when I had problems a few years back with insomnia and asked my internist about it, he stated that it seemed to be very potent, but that without passing FDA muster he recommended I avoid it.
Steve
Very reasonable statements... However,
St. John's Worht is beneficial to some people but careful scrutiny showed that the amount of mg in each pill differs even in the same bottle.
