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(Message started by: rapunzel on Mar 21^st, 2006, 4:44am)

Title: the most amazing thing
Post by rapunzel on Mar 21^st, 2006, 4:44am

;;D

I experienced two episodes yesterday while awake- one at 8pm (couldnt pick my daughter up from cheerleading- my husband had to ) and another one at 9pm, each one lasted about twenty minutes.
Normally, I have only gotten nailed while I am asleep. But that isnt the amazing part.
The amazing part is I went to bed at 10:30 with my 12mg of melatonin and my usual dose of fear and dread- and slept until the alarm went off at 4:30.....Yay!!!

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by BarbaraD on Mar 21^st, 2006, 6:36am

The mealatonin works great to get you thru the REM sleep. That's great rapunzel.... At least you got some rest. It gives you the rest to fight the day hits....

Hugs BD

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by Jasmyn on Mar 21^st, 2006, 7:06am

Great Stuff! [smiley=thumb.gif]

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by Dragnlance on Mar 21^st, 2006, 8:15am

It truely is amazing what a full night sleep can do for your state of mind. Here's wishing for more of those nites for you!!

Dragn

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by Guiseppi on Mar 21^st, 2006, 12:16pm

It's just such an awesome feeling to wake up....realize it's morning...and you slept all night!!! Tickled to death it's working for you.

Guiseppi

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by kcopelin on Mar 21^st, 2006, 7:12pm

Your alarm goes off at 4:30!!!!
I believe it'd replace that puppy with one that is more reasonable ;;D
(Actually, my internal alarm goes off between 5 and 5:30)
Glad you go a good nights' sleep-does wonders for your outlook!
PFDAN
kathy

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by mynm156 on Mar 22^nd, 2006, 12:38am

Damn maybe I should UP my dose! Good For you! The sleep part anyway!

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by owk on Mar 27^th, 2006, 6:56pm

Good for you. So far 6mg works for me. If I do it three nights in a row, it kills my cycle. At least I believe that happened last time.

Don't doubt not even for a second that I forgot where the melatonin is. Come August, if my cycle starts on schedule, I'll try again.

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by rapunzel on Mar 27^th, 2006, 10:09pm

;;D ;;D ;;D ;;D

it happened again ....*crossing fingers* I haven't had a ch for
32 hours...maybe this cycle is ending....shadows this evening though, so I will have to wait and see. Of course, it is now bedtime so I have the usual fear and dread for company right now.
Wanted to ask- I was told by someone the other day that Melatonin is known to increase depression. Has anyone heard that before? (not sleeping and ch when i am sleeping and minding my own business also increases depression :P )

Kim

Title: Re: the most amazing thing
Post by BarbaraD on Mar 28^th, 2006, 5:49am

I've been on it for a year or more and can't tell that it's caused any depression (any more than usual). And I've been thru several life upheavels including the death of my husband.

People will tell you about anything, but it looks to me like a good night's sleep will help curtail depression rather than cause it. My 2 cents.

Hugs BD