tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670822583067358845.post8600059286310610784..comments2023-08-01T18:30:46.123-04:00Comments on It's Not <em>Mental</em>: Sleep: Timing of Melatonin, Light, Dark, & Use of Other AidsPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17959439801606339439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670822583067358845.post-46390391359660815572012-09-14T09:19:33.220-04:002012-09-14T09:19:33.220-04:00George, We are constantly battling to not allow th...George, We are constantly battling to not allow the big brother pharmaceutical industry from pressuring our government here in the U.S. to do the same thing. <br /><br />I do not know how things work in the UK - whether you can mail-order it from other countries, or get your physician there to write you a prescription for it?<br /><br />It is a shame about the supplements there because a little cheap benign tryptophan even replaced heavy-duty, life-altering antipsychotic medication for my younger daughter! Left up to the pharmaceutical industry, she might have been on antipsychotics for life. Money in their pocket! <br /><br />My book is available in the UK. Too bad not many physicians read it.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196678364556928854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670822583067358845.post-12792162822289611322012-09-14T06:28:42.487-04:002012-09-14T06:28:42.487-04:00Great post, with a great deal of information to go...Great post, with a great deal of information to go through.<br /><br />One question, given that melatonin is not available over the counter in the UK, how would you work around that little issue?<br /><br />Cheers<br />George (who got some of his best sleep in the last 10 years recently by sleeping at the top of a hill in the mountains in silence and total darkness when teaching a fitness holiday last week!)George Adventures In Healthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675916166211020335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670822583067358845.post-10875638544382896722012-04-20T15:20:12.992-04:002012-04-20T15:20:12.992-04:00Any suggestions on time release melatonin brands f...Any suggestions on time release melatonin brands for children? We are using a sublingual spray that hasn't been very effective as its hard to get our 3 yr old to not swallow for 1 minue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670822583067358845.post-18844719107217076912012-03-12T12:12:18.939-04:002012-03-12T12:12:18.939-04:00I spent a lot of time reading around this topic ar...I spent a lot of time reading around this topic area as I had a sleep problem for around a year.<br />The commercial blue blocking glasses were too expensive for me and so-called blue-blocking sunglasses weren't very effective for me.<br />So I made my own. The helped me feel drowsy at bedtime so I guess my particular sleep problem was based on melatonin/body clock issues.<br />I've made 50 pairs and put them up on eBay at a very low price so people can try them out before forking out lots of money. You can fined them here:<br /><br />http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/rodsnconesdotnet<br /><br />Best of luck<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670822583067358845.post-80227875117235085092009-07-25T18:15:08.776-04:002009-07-25T18:15:08.776-04:00There are children sized as well as adult sized am...There are children sized as well as adult sized amber glasses available on lowbluelights.com. They are to be worn for 2 to 3 hrs before retiring so that the pineal gland can begin producing one's own melatonin well before going to bed. They allow the wearer to function normally, e.g., read, watch television, work on a computer. Since the gland is capable of producing melatonin for 10 to 11 hours, by wearing the glasses in the evening before going to bed, it not only helps many people to sleep better but also allows them to be less sleepy and "sharper" in the morning.<br /><br />E.F. Carome, Senior Scientist, Lighting Innovations Institute, John Carroll Universitycaromenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670822583067358845.post-38326007873769592462009-06-01T09:36:28.380-04:002009-06-01T09:36:28.380-04:00I've just read your "Abnormal Sleep as a Cause of ...I've just read your "Abnormal Sleep as a Cause of Mental Symptoms" as well as this entry. Very wise info, ideas whose time has come!<br /><br />Cases of "ADHD" have been reversed when sleep disorders are treated. No doubt other "mental" problems as well.<br /><br />I have DSPS and until diagnosis 5 years ago I've been considered lazy, undisciplined, uncooperative, uncaring etc etc as well as depressed. Seems logical to me that being misunderstood for years and years might lead to depression. (That includes misunderstood by myself as well as by others.)<br /><br />This blog should be required reading for parents, teachers, doctors, psychologists and politicians. At least.<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com