Last night, I tried the supplement Melatonin 5 mg for the first time. I did take all my vitamins, but did not take any other sleep aid like Flexeril or Benadryl. Melatonin plays a part in the development of Serotonin. Increasing Serotonin levels in the brain is supposed to help a Fibromyalgic's pain.
I was a bit wakeful during the night, waking after about 3 hours and again 2 hours later. It wasn't fitful, just wakeful. The CPAP mask may have played a part in my waking up.
It's now almost 4:30 a.m. This is a bit too early for me, but I was so struck by my symptoms -- or lack thereof, I decided I better document it here.
Although I haven't gotten enough sleep, my mental state is good. Physically, I feel pretty good. Almost like a "normal" person! My joints are a bit poppy. The pain I have is around my clavicle, the 2 usual tender points there.
From what I've read, I can't take Melatonin as a daily, usual thing. For now, I cannot remember why that is. I will probably come up with a dosing schedule, perhaps something like 2 days on, 2 days off.
I also bought an herbal supplement called Milk Thistle. Milk Thistle is supposed to help liver function. From my research, I believe one of my issues may be a sluggish liver. More on that later. I won't try the Milk Thistle until after I give the Melatonin a decent test run.
Kind of funny that the old "bad" is the new "good" for me. In the far past, I would have thought of the slightly achy feeling I have this morning as bad. Now I think it's good, considering how bad I usually feel!
9:20 a.m. UPDATE: I am still feeling pretty darn good -- which is amazing, given that I really didn't sleep many hours last night. So I did some more reading about Melatonin (see this Wikipedia entry) and found that I should only take it for about 3 months at a time to see any effectiveness. After that, it wears off. I also found that some studies showed Melatonin to help tinnitis (ear ringing), which I also have. Could this be what I need? It seems like it could be -- but I'm cautiously optimistic, because I've gotten excited before, just to feel bad again, so I'm not going to set myself up for disappointment.
I was a bit wakeful during the night, waking after about 3 hours and again 2 hours later. It wasn't fitful, just wakeful. The CPAP mask may have played a part in my waking up.
It's now almost 4:30 a.m. This is a bit too early for me, but I was so struck by my symptoms -- or lack thereof, I decided I better document it here.
Although I haven't gotten enough sleep, my mental state is good. Physically, I feel pretty good. Almost like a "normal" person! My joints are a bit poppy. The pain I have is around my clavicle, the 2 usual tender points there.
From what I've read, I can't take Melatonin as a daily, usual thing. For now, I cannot remember why that is. I will probably come up with a dosing schedule, perhaps something like 2 days on, 2 days off.
I also bought an herbal supplement called Milk Thistle. Milk Thistle is supposed to help liver function. From my research, I believe one of my issues may be a sluggish liver. More on that later. I won't try the Milk Thistle until after I give the Melatonin a decent test run.
Kind of funny that the old "bad" is the new "good" for me. In the far past, I would have thought of the slightly achy feeling I have this morning as bad. Now I think it's good, considering how bad I usually feel!
9:20 a.m. UPDATE: I am still feeling pretty darn good -- which is amazing, given that I really didn't sleep many hours last night. So I did some more reading about Melatonin (see this Wikipedia entry) and found that I should only take it for about 3 months at a time to see any effectiveness. After that, it wears off. I also found that some studies showed Melatonin to help tinnitis (ear ringing), which I also have. Could this be what I need? It seems like it could be -- but I'm cautiously optimistic, because I've gotten excited before, just to feel bad again, so I'm not going to set myself up for disappointment.
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