In article >,
PeterL > wrote:

> > Sorry. :-(
>
>
> Thanks, but no need for it. I'm alive, I have all my limbs, I'm retired,
> the fishing and crabbing is good, life is good :-)
>

Attitude is good, that makes the difference. :-)

I love this quite from Ben Franklin:

"Humans are the only animal that can change their entire life by simply
changing their attitude", or something like that.

I try to live my life somewhat by that concept.

I've found that attitude is everything.

> > Melatonin works well for me. The dosage is very individual so if it does
> > not work, increase it. If the morning grogginess is too bad, cut back on
> > it. It makes me a bit groggy when I first wake up but it wears off in
> > about 10 to 15 minutes, then I'm fine.
>
>
> What size tablets do you take?
> Looking online, it seems we have 3mg 5x
> and 3mg 6x
> and 5mg 6x
>
> http://tinyurl.com/sam9j

Avoid the homeopathic one. Homeopathy has it's place but in my opinion
(ymmv), dosage is everything with Melatonin, or so I have found from
personal experience.

I use a sub-lingual, "Source Naturals" brand at 2.5 mg. Orange flavored.
I take anywhere from 1/2 of one to 2 complete ones depending on how many
hours of sleep I want to get.

Unlike sleep drugs, I can still sleep lightly and am awakened by changes
in sounds that I am attuned to. They just help you sleep more soundly,
they don't knock you out.

> >
> > And watch out for the dreams...... A common side effect (initially) is
> > weird dreams. Not nightmares per se', just weird dreams.
>
>
>
> Weird dreams would be a blessing :-)
> They might just stop the nighmares.

Perhaps...
but I have occasionally had precognitive dreams using it.
That's not always a blessing.

You might not have the genetics for that tho'.

> >That goes away
> > after a month or so once your mind catches up on all of the sleep you've
> > lost, or so it seems.
>
>
> Sleep debt. After about 30 odd years of 4 hour sleeps, I think I might be
> owed a couple of hours :-)

Heh! That's the way I see it....
Melatonin does not work for everyone but I think that those it does not
work for might not be using it right. That's very much a personal
opinion tho'.

5-HTP is another natural sleep aid worth looking in to. I'm giving it to
my dad at the moment as Melatonin was not enough for him.

> >
> > It's also a longevity supplement, and is supposed to help prevent colon
> > cancer as well.
>
> Bonus!!
>
> It's sold in Health Food shops over here, so as soon as I get some spare
> time, I'm going to be getting a couple of bottles. One for me, and one for
> the SO :-)

I hope it helps you as much as it did me.......
Chronic sleep deprivation is a real problem.
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