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Child Taking Melatonin Now Cant Sleep

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Im taking 4 mg/ melatonin and 7.5mg/ temazepam and 100 mg/ gabapentin at bedtime. I sleep about 2 hrs then sleep on & off. Would valerian be better than melatonin ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.    Jnikolla MD

. its been 4 years since I left melatonin and trying to sleep on my own, but still I can t sleep without a herbal aid .Has my melatonin production stopped. Can I ever sleep without any... View answer

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Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

Is it good to take melatonin every night? Is it ok to take a melatonin supplement every night to help me sleep? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Preeti Parakh MD

Can you safely take melatonin and bennedril to sleep? ... View answer

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Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

Thinking of starting Melatonin for sleep tonight. Have used Temezpam 15mg for 3 weeks and that ... sleep last two days. Melatonin is a 500mg tab, should I start with 1/2 tab? Looking for a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.      Svetlana Shrivastva MD

My wife is wanting to give my 9 year old son Melatonin (3mg) to help him sleep. All I have read about melatonin is that it should not be given to children under 18. It says it can cause nightmares ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Svetlana Shrivastva ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

I use melatonin, 3 mg, to aid in sleeping. However, I recently purchased, by accident, Sleep ... mg. How safe is this sleep aid? Is there an advantage of this product over melatonin, 3 mg? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

I m having a hard time finding information regarding birth control and melatonin use. Does taking melatonin to sleep defense my birth control effectiveness? If yes, are there sleep aids... View answer

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Dr. Suman Kumar MD

Woke up in the middle of the night 2 nights ago, took 9mg of melatonin to help with sleep (shift ... celcuis. The next day I noticed that I had hives . I did not relate this to the melatonin, so i... View answer

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Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I have a hard time sleeping through the night and have been told about melatonin. I wake up three or four times a night. Should I get a sleep study done or some other alternative. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)