Guest guest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I have hashimoto's thryoid disease am 46 having alot of trouble sleeping and just started with natural progesterone. The lack of sleep is really starting to get to me...I can't function as well etc. Can anyone discusss/suggest melatonin....I was reading that it should not be taken when you have an autoimmune disease? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 i've been doing with my insomnia when i do that l-ornathine before i go to bed... i read about it from hulda clark. i forget what she said exactly but it mops something up. carol , " algaecat " <algaecat wrote: > > I have hashimoto's thryoid disease am 46 having alot of trouble sleeping and just started > with natural progesterone. The lack of sleep is really starting to get to me...I can't function as > well etc. Can anyone discusss/suggest melatonin....I was reading that it should not be taken > when you have an autoimmune disease? > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I would not take 20mg a night though, you would do much better on less melatonin, less is more, about maybe .3 to 1 mg per night at the most. Mia , " algaecat " <algaecat wrote: > > I have hashimoto's thryoid disease am 46 having alot of trouble sleeping and just started > with natural progesterone. The lack of sleep is really starting to get to me...I can't function as > well etc. Can anyone discusss/suggest melatonin....I was reading that it should not be taken > when you have an autoimmune disease? > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Hello Mia and Algaecat, I agree with Mia on this one as consistency with less produces way better results. Maintenance doses not overloads will beat this more efficiently. You know if there is no contraindications (an adverse negative reaction to mixing your condition with any drug, nothing indicated to the contrary)for your thyroid condition (I despise the word 'dis- ease',) look into steeping some chamomille with a liquid shot of kavaKava. It is a root and can be bought in liquid form, is very bitter though needs honey (don't take if allergy to pollen and such is known) and is tolerated well to induce 8 hours of necessary hard- to-reach 'rem' sleep . . . g nite algaecat, hee hee ! sharing the light, Miss Erica Hidvegi the Enlightenment-Advisor , " mia2amazeu " <miaharrod wrote: > > I would not take 20mg a night though, you would do much better on less > melatonin, less is more, about maybe .3 to 1 mg per night at the most. > Mia > > > , " algaecat " > <algaecat@> wrote: > > > > I have hashimoto's thryoid disease am 46 having alot of trouble > sleeping and just started > > with natural progesterone. The lack of sleep is really starting to > get to me...I can't function as > > well etc. Can anyone discusss/suggest melatonin....I was reading that > it should not be taken > > when you have an autoimmune disease? > > > > Thanks > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I have low thyroid and fibromyalgia; good quality sleep is very important for fibro and I was having a lot of trouble getting a good nights sleep until I started using melatonin. After some research, I started using a 3 mg. sublingual w/B12 (the B12 is supposed to help somehow). When discussing it with my ND, he suggested I may not need 3 mgs. so I started cutting them in half and found it works just fine. So, in my case, less was actually better but from what I've read, you shouldn't take anymore than 3 mgs. As for autoimmune disease, I personally haven't come across any reference to that. Perhaps you could ask Dr. Weil @ DrWeil.com Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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