Natural Sleep Aids

Well surprise surprise, I am not sleeping well. I currently take a muscle relaxer before bed as well as a unisom (otc sleeping pill) I have no problem falling asleep but I am also wide awake after a few hours. I was thinking about trying melaton and was hoping you could share your experiences or have any other advice for stuff to try.

We need to remember that melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland. A doctor warned me that if taken too much, my body would stop producing melatonin, so if you decide to take it, do not take it for more than 30 days at a time, and then get off of it for 30 days. This was recommended to me from a rheumatologist. I take 5 mg melatonin along with zinc and magnesium and it works pretty well.

Hi jmw,

I've taken melatonin for a couple years and I haven't been too concerned about getting hooked on it because ever since I was diagnosed with fibro in 2000 it was as if a light switch was turned on and I could no longer get that sleepy feeling. It took me hours to fall asleep and I had trouble staying asleep.

I was tried on several varieties of meds and none worked well for me plus they gave me lots of side effects. I tried several sleep supplements and the only ones that work for me are melatonin combined with l-theanine.

Melatonin and L-theanine don't always work for me. If I had a tiring day physically or a stressful day or more pain than usual, I have trouble sleeping. If I don't eat right I have trouble sleeping. So I don't do caffiene or sugar or high fat or spicy foods. I have to try to eat healthy at all times.

Good luck to you.