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jackieg CH.com Junior Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 56 x0\|scotch plains\|USA\|\|0\|0\|NJ,New_Jersey Gender:	Melatonin question Dec 12^th, 2015 at 7:58am Since 75% of my hits come after falling asleep, I am considering melatonin. Does anyone know if this will increase my day hits and make things more unpredictable? Being hit at 12 am, 3, and 6?
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Bob Johnson CH.com Alumnus Offline "Only the educated are free." -Epictetus Posts: 5965 Kennett Square, PA (USA) Gender:	Re: Melatonin question Reply #1 - Dec 12^th, 2015 at 10:43am Melatonin as never been hot topic here, which likely tells you something. Medical literature is thin and I've never seen anything which prompted me save the material. Its chief attraction is that it's cheap. Try and see.....
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Peter510 CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give out... But don't give in. Posts: 966 Wexford. Ireland Gender:	Re: Melatonin question Reply #2 - Dec 12^th, 2015 at 12:56pm I take 10mg Melatonin almost every night and while I sleep much better than I used to, I don't get any more hits as a result. P.
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Hoppy CH.com Alumnus Offline LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE Posts: 1890 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Melatonin question Reply #3 - Dec 12^th, 2015 at 5:49pm Melatonin has been talked about a lot over the years, and yes, it has a good record in stopping those night attacks, and no, it doesn't increase daily attacks. You need to take 5-15mg before going to bed, it can take up to a couple of weeks before it kicks in. Cheers Hoppy
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thierry CH.com Alumnus Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 406 Galway, Ireland Gender:	Re: Melatonin question Reply #4 - Dec 12^th, 2015 at 6:51pm WebMd mentions CH in the list of possible uses for melatonin Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or more here about melatonin that makes for interesting reading Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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pattik CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2631 Wisconsin, USA Gender:	Re: Melatonin question Reply #5 - Dec 13^th, 2015 at 11:16am Melatonin is being studied for many health conditions. I'm not sure if the O.U.C.H. newsletters have been saved online by anyone, so I have attached an overview article from one of the issues.
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Re: Melatonin question
Reply #6 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:57am

Hi jackieg,

I've been experimenting with melatonin a lot. The short answer is: it would probably have no effect over your daily hit, although you can never truly know in advance when it comes to CH.

I found melatonin to have a good effect over my night attacks, but in large doses it does make it harder to get up in the morning.

After many experiments I found out a combination that stopped my night hit altogether: 3-5mg melatonin + 25 mg oral Imitrex + 10-25mg amitriptyline (note that these really are small doses). In my last two cycles I woke up with attacks only once in every 8-10 nights instead of 1-3 every night.

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Wayne CH.com Old Timer Offline RedBull Rules!! Posts: 368 Christchurch, New Zealand\| Gender:	Re: Melatonin question Reply #7 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 8:07pm Thats quite impressive Shooky, may I ask how long your cycle was?
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