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(Message started by: hoondog on Jul 30^th, 2003, 8:36pm)

Title: Melatonin at night
Post by hoondog on Jul 30^th, 2003, 8:36pm

Hi everyone.
I have had cluster headaches for over 17 years. I have been using Melatonin nightly for about 11 months and I have not had a headache yet. I take a 3mg pill at night one hour before bed. I sleep like a baby and NO HEADACHES!!!!!!!
My clusters are between May and October. I have been headache free for the first time in many years. The Melatonin is cheap and over the counter. I have had no problems with the Melatonin. Good luck all. ;D

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Prense on Jul 30^th, 2003, 9:27pm

Thanks for the info...

Forgive me for being a bit skeptical (I tend to be that way) but why even seek this site out to post that if you haven't had a HA in 11 months. Some people do want to offer assistance with their experiences, and I hope that is truly your intention. Ch sufferer for 17 years, no HA for 11 months and 1st post here...like I said, thanks for the info, but please forgive me for being skeptical. I hope you can understand that I have taken all kinds of things that is "supposed to work". That sounds so harsh, and I don't really don't mean it to. I just remain indifferent about new information I hear about until "proven" I guess.

Regards,
Chris

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by cootie on Jul 30^th, 2003, 9:28pm

Wonder if that stuff works for chronic insomnia ? I think that hammer in a box works better for me at least..glad it is workin for ya.....maybe I should check it out. Pam that gets exhausted but can't never fall asleep without mommies lill hammer helper ;)

Prense....shame on you....maybe the guy jus found this place. Who knows..................

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by hoondog on Jul 30^th, 2003, 9:31pm

Than try it. Why post your doubt? I am posting to try and help and you want to run me down. The melatonin is something that I read about for other types of headaches. If you dont like what I wrote tough. Chris dont be a dick. I was just posting my findings.

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by cootie on Jul 30^th, 2003, 9:36pm

Hey hoondog.......how bout lill info bout yerself.....meds you've tried and what works or doesn't.......is this your first visit here. We all have our own story....I'm a supporter of a ch'r. Pam that likes ta hear all about new people

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Marc on Jul 30^th, 2003, 9:48pm

I'd suggest doing a search for Melatonin (search button at the top of this page) and will get a whole bunch of posts about it.

It'a amazing how much info you can find if you look for it ;)

Marc

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Giovanni on Jul 31^st, 2003, 8:17am

I have had good results with melatonin in assisting the early end to a cycle. I believe that the melatonin in combination with increased verapamil did the trick. I have been pf since June 14th. Here's a copy of a post I did on melatonin some time back:

I wanted to pass on some success recently with the use of Melatonin. I have episodic cluster headaches and have been in this bout since early March. Last week I started taking Melatonin about one hour before planned bedtime (Melatonin 3mg+B-6 2mg X 3 tablets from GNC). I slept soundly for the first time in months without my usual 2:00 A.M. headache. This relief began on the first night I used this product. I did awaken one time with a shadow that was taken care of by ice.

This relief may have been somewhat coincidential in that the cycle might have been tapering/ending anyway, but I do feel the melatonin has had a positive affect.

Anyone else with this result?

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Ree on Jul 31^st, 2003, 8:36am

ME THINKS MELATONIN DOES THE SAME AS BENADRYL OR DRAMAMINE..... THAT REM SLEEP THING... BUT IM GOING OUT TO BUY SOME FOR DAVE THANKS FOR THE INPUT....... HOPE IT HELPS REE

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by vig on Jul 31^st, 2003, 9:06am

That smelled like a melatonin salesman...

Anyway, I used it to regain a sleep rhythm after an episode...just to kick-start the whole 'sleeping' thing that I missed out on for the last 2 months. It didn't do diddly during the episode.

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Bob P on Jul 31^st, 2003, 9:13am

Ah, the good old OUCH Library:

http://www.clusterheadaches.org/library/medications/melatonin.htm

Or Doug Wright's presentation at the Vancouver OUCH Convention:

http://www.clusterheadaches.org/conventions/2002/wright.pdf

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Ueli on Jul 31^st, 2003, 9:50am

Hey FrankF, has another newbie been ran away, or was he disqualified by himself?

on 07/30/03 at 21:31:24, hoondog wrote:

Than try it. Why post your doubt?

Should we just try something because it's recommended by someone we met the first time?
And for heavens sake, don't post any questions, or even doubts. This could start a discussion... what a horrible thought for a self-assertive guy. ::)

BTW, I tried Melatonin for a month, but it didn't make a difference in any direction.

PFNADs
Ueli

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Ree on Jul 31^st, 2003, 10:47am

me thinks maybe frank removed his post????????

where is franks post... Dave has tried it in the past too several cycles ago he reminded me when he came home from work oh well... maybe we will try again... maybe not........... sigh... ree

Title: Re: Melatonin at night
Post by Prense on Jul 31^st, 2003, 5:43pm

Well, I thought I put the little disclaimer in there...I was "trying" to be objective about it. I know there are some people that have positive results with melatonin, although most in conjunction with some other form of therapy.

Regards!
Chris

Again, sorry for coming across so harshly previously as that was not my intention although I did say what I intended to.