Melatonin

[oxox2013]

Anyone know how melatonin affects a girl sway? I am needing something to help me sleep during the day for nights I work and I can't do Benadryl anymore... The hangover effect kills me for hours into my shift no matter what time I take it. No idea why that is.... Anyway I tried to do a search and didn't get any results back on this.

Thanks!!!


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[atomic sagebrush]

The issue with Melatonin is not for swaying, it's because taking it during pregnancy has been pretty definitively linked to developmental delays, and because it's a naturally occuring hormone that your body makes, taking it and then stopping it suddenly at ovulation or BFP or whatever, may cause miscarriage. So that leaves ya in a position of risking stopping it suddenly, or risking taking it into pregnancy long enough to wean off it.

If you're taking it once in a while to help you fall asleep, that is not going to be a dealbreaker. That is ok. But if it's something that you need like 3-5 times a week that may just not be safe.

FWIW I sometimes take it when I have insomnia right before I get my period, and I find it also makes me groggy into the day. :/

[oxox2013]

Ok thank you so much! I think I'd rather just skip it in that case. I already have a child with developmental delays so I'd rather not risk that! It's only another few months and I can never tell when I'll need it or not anyway. Really appreciate the response!


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[atomic sagebrush]

This sounds terrible but the best thing for me falling asleep (I used to be plagued by insomnia in my 30's) - alcohol. :/ Just one drink really helps and I don't feel drowsy when I wake up. (stick to one tho!)