I should have known better.
By Amber
@AmbiePam (94009)
United States
September 26, 2017 8:13pm CST
I haven't been sleeping well for about six months, and I wasn't sure what to do. I haven't taken a sleeping pill since my early twenties when Ambien had me "sleep driving". It took 2 1/2 pills to work, and it scared me too much to take any again. I also took the natural supplement Melatonin (aids sleep) years ago and it did nothing.
However, I am tired of no sleep. I reasoned that our bodies reactions to supplements change over the years, and Melatonin might work. So, yesterday when I went to the grocery store I picked up some Melatonin from the vitamins and supplements section. After I got home I thought it might take a while to work on me, if it in fact it did work. So I took it three hours before I was ready for sleep. Big mistake! Something has changed because I was fighting off sleep like never before.
Have you ever underestimated a medication, vitamin, or supplement? Have you ever taken Melatonin?
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@GardenGerty (160996)
• United States
27 Sep 17
I have taken melatonin, and it gives me very vivid dreams. It does not usually act really fast for me, but it does help. I try not to take it all the time. I have read that it is also helpful for people who get heartburn. One friend on here says that if you take it all the time your body quits producing its own. Online they encourage taking it regularly. I do not know who to believe.
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@AmbiePam (94009)
• United States
27 Sep 17
The bottle says if you take it two months straight you should wait a week before taking it again. I plan on maybe taking it twice a week. I don't like things "making" me sleepy. But if I took it often like the bottle says it probably wouldn't work as well.
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@Juliaacv (51447)
• Canada
27 Sep 17
I've tried Melatonin without any success either, I found that I would have a very fitful sleep and not restful at all.
What I do find helpful is a light supper, not too close to my bedtime, and then no screen, television or computer the last 60 to 90 minutes of my day, that seems to relax me and I fall into a deep and longer sleep then.
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@1creekgirl (41764)
• United States
27 Sep 17
Because of Fibromyalgia, I took one muscle relaxer Flexeril at bedtime for many years until it finally quit working. Now I take an over the counter sleeping pill and so far, it works. I only use Ambian when we trave because it scares me too!l
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@andriaperry (117157)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Sep 17
No I have not but I heard its good.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
27 Sep 17
Never had sleeping problem. But i had problem with my headache medicine. I stopped using any medicine for headache
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
27 Sep 17
Wow so it had the opposite effect?
No I had not tried any non prescrips Ambie..and my sleep pill works.
So sorry that did that to you.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
3 Nov 17
I took Melatonin for a while in my 20s. It helped for a little bit but then I think I became immune to it because it quit working.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
27 Sep 17
nope i don't take any of those, including the vitamins, I prefer to exclude them unless required. Lack of sleep, what I did was toss and turn until the next morning and pray to God, it helps sometimes
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
1 Oct 17
I have tried many things to help with sleep. Now a lot of my sleep issues either have to do with my being Diabetic or when I am stressed. But Melatonin is a good one to help people relax. And many can sleep on it. Natural is always better than something a doctor would prescribe.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
29 Sep 17
I'm finding just turning off the computer is helping more than any pill. Its hard to believe I'm sleeping better now.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
30 Sep 17
oh yes and peoples bodies react differently to everything. i took melatonin about 20 years ago too or so. when it was the big rage. it made me sleep well but too well. i was awake one morning and was paralyzed for at least 15 minutes. could not move. scared me so bad, never again
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
No, but I know what to grab the next time I'm stressed and my monkey mind won't let me sleep! Good to know!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Sep 17
I have never taken a sleep aid, I'm scared to do that. So how did you sleep last night, I'm thinking pretty good.
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@AmbiePam (94009)
• United States
27 Sep 17
I didn't take it last night because apparently I slept so hard I clenched my jaw enough to wake up with a migraine. I'll have to figure something out.
I don't blame you for being scared because people do crazy things out of nowhere and don't remember doing it. I drove in my sleep, and one of my aunts cut off all of her hair while on the same medicine.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Sep 17
@AmbiePam Oh wow yea sounds like you better stay away from that.
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@joanwanjala (522)
• Mombasa, Kenya
27 Sep 17
I detest medicine of all kinds, I just can't swallow any pill, now you I got no experience with medicines
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