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New Meds for my lil man

MarkyvSr

Hi my lil man has been diagnosed with autisim just recently and the doctor has given us melatonin to help with his sleep but im a lil unsure what to expect from this and i am a lil concerned to give it to him, does it help, will he be ok etc etc. If any other parents use this could i have a lil advice please.... Thanks in advance...

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  • Melatonin is one of those things that you only need a little bit of, for it to be effective. Even the adult dosages are usually only 2-3mg.

    http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/melatonin.htm

    Zhdanova (1995) conducted a study of healthy males with normal sleeping habits to determine the effects of melatonin on their sleeping patterns. The study was a double-blind placebo controlled experiment in three phases. All of the males were drug free, did not smoke and had an average diet. The average age of the subject was 26 years old. Zhdanova found that there was a large difference between the effects of melatonin and the placebo. The subjects who had the melatonin took a shorter time to fall asleep than those who had the placebo. The subjects fell asleep around 40 minutes faster than they usually did. The size of the dosage did not seem to matter. The lower dosages of melatonin worked as well as the larger ones. The dosage worked at 1 mg. The best time to administer the dosage was around an hour before bedtime. The subjects did not find any negative side-effects. The melatonin worked well in all cases.

    You ought to bear in mind that if your daughter has side-effects from melatonin, these will likely increase with an increased dose.  Melatonin works for most children, but not all. 

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  • Melatonin is one of those things that you only need a little bit of, for it to be effective. Even the adult dosages are usually only 2-3mg.

    http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/melatonin.htm

    Zhdanova (1995) conducted a study of healthy males with normal sleeping habits to determine the effects of melatonin on their sleeping patterns. The study was a double-blind placebo controlled experiment in three phases. All of the males were drug free, did not smoke and had an average diet. The average age of the subject was 26 years old. Zhdanova found that there was a large difference between the effects of melatonin and the placebo. The subjects who had the melatonin took a shorter time to fall asleep than those who had the placebo. The subjects fell asleep around 40 minutes faster than they usually did. The size of the dosage did not seem to matter. The lower dosages of melatonin worked as well as the larger ones. The dosage worked at 1 mg. The best time to administer the dosage was around an hour before bedtime. The subjects did not find any negative side-effects. The melatonin worked well in all cases.

    You ought to bear in mind that if your daughter has side-effects from melatonin, these will likely increase with an increased dose.  Melatonin works for most children, but not all. 

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