Posted by Green Willow on June 13, 2005, at 21:44:00
In reply to Re: melatonin question, posted by Spriggy on June 12, 2005, at 13:30:25
> I don't know if it's just me and brain chemistry but when I took melatonin it did weird stuff to my brain.
>
> I took it for 2 weeks and woke up in the middle of the night in a panic attack. Then I noticed I was having serious cycling of moods- I would feel wonderful then feel anxious, then feel depressed.
>
> Melatonin thrust me into the same funk/weirdness as SSRI's. I wonder if it messes with seratonin as well??
>
> If you mess with my seratonin, I become weird (okay, weirder than usual, how's that? ha).
>
> Anyway, I mentioned it to my dr. and dr. said, " be careful with that stuff it's a potent hormone."
>
> Who knows??
That is interesting that melatonin affects you so strongly. I haven't really correlated any of my weirdness to melatonin, but maybe there is a connection! I am taking 1.25 mg. and it helps me get to sleep but not stay asleep. I'm a little afraid to try extended release. Guess it couldn't be too expensive to try. Green Willow
poster:Green Willow
thread:507169
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20050612/msgs/512321.html