![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Jul. 21st, 2013 08:41 pmUpdate for co-sufferers:
Melatonin's still working like magic. I haven't messed with the dose yet - still taking 0.5 mg (instant release) at 7 pm, falling asleep between 9 and 11. Basically falling asleep when I feel like it, in that range, which is a novelty.
The sleep's completely restful, was broken just a bit in the first few days and not since. I wake 8-10 hours after falling asleep.
I've missed doses a couple times, and fallen asleep between 11 and 1 on those nights. It's all back to normal the next time I take it properly.
I'm too drowsy in between taking it and sleeping to want to do anything intense. I did watch Stalker on it, broken up over two nights, and didn't have trouble following anything. I'm not dumb but definitely sleepy - drove on it once, which was frightening but worked out okay. I'll avoid repeating that unless it's truly necessary though.
You feel it come down like a pleasant veil about 10-15 minutes after taking it. No side effects that I've yet noticed.
When/if it's kept its mojo for a whole month I think I'll try cutting the strips even smaller. Studies say 0.2 seems to work fine, and might keep me sharper evenings. The brand I've been using costs a few dollars for 15 strips, which I've been cutting into sixths. If I can find a way to accurately chop them into fifteenths each container will last me 8 months (7.5 plus some inevitable missed days).
If I need to be a night person for writing or whatever I still can, it seems. The reversibility's oddly comforting.
I haven't tried combining it with light therapy or the orange glasses. And probably won't bother unless I start building tolerance.
Melatonin's still working like magic. I haven't messed with the dose yet - still taking 0.5 mg (instant release) at 7 pm, falling asleep between 9 and 11. Basically falling asleep when I feel like it, in that range, which is a novelty.
The sleep's completely restful, was broken just a bit in the first few days and not since. I wake 8-10 hours after falling asleep.
I've missed doses a couple times, and fallen asleep between 11 and 1 on those nights. It's all back to normal the next time I take it properly.
I'm too drowsy in between taking it and sleeping to want to do anything intense. I did watch Stalker on it, broken up over two nights, and didn't have trouble following anything. I'm not dumb but definitely sleepy - drove on it once, which was frightening but worked out okay. I'll avoid repeating that unless it's truly necessary though.
You feel it come down like a pleasant veil about 10-15 minutes after taking it. No side effects that I've yet noticed.
When/if it's kept its mojo for a whole month I think I'll try cutting the strips even smaller. Studies say 0.2 seems to work fine, and might keep me sharper evenings. The brand I've been using costs a few dollars for 15 strips, which I've been cutting into sixths. If I can find a way to accurately chop them into fifteenths each container will last me 8 months (7.5 plus some inevitable missed days).
If I need to be a night person for writing or whatever I still can, it seems. The reversibility's oddly comforting.
I haven't tried combining it with light therapy or the orange glasses. And probably won't bother unless I start building tolerance.
