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Last time I had melatonin, it affected my heart rate & slowed it quite down. Be mindful of these things. It hasn't always affected me negatively, but in my late 20's / early 30s I only rarely took it for a short consecutive period of time, typically to adjust to time zones (I travelled a lot). This isn't a long-term solution, so if she's ADHD she may need to expel a LOT more energy. A few of us in my family have these overactive brains and late night. when making constant calculations and problem solving without meaning to it becomes a stimulant. Sometimes sudoku or a similar mental puzzle, which is a type of mindless disengagement to put the mental energy into helps, also getting rid of all blue-emitting LEDs also helped. I stretch / yoga before bed and when I don't I don't fall asleep as fast.
I would tell her. if she found out you were drugging her, you will lose trust and that is the most essential element in a parent/child relationship. Tell her you'd like to experiment with ideas for sleeping & allow her to try different things, maybe? Also, explain the chemistry behind it all or help her investigate it, so she feels more in control. She could try passionflower tea one night or chamomile tea another (maybe over the weekend) and melatonin for Monday in whatever cocktail she thinks will work.
There's a company that makes these in chocolate drops as well: Good Day Chocolate - I used to occasionally only take 1/3 of the chocolate or less. Never more than 1mg. But kids I know who have difficulty sleeping usually have overactive brains or are wired for more playtime/working-out than they're getting. Anxiety meds do the trick even better for an overactive brain. You obviously know your child. Is there a chance she's just not getting the mental and physical workouts she needs during the day? I'm assuming this isn't the case if a paediatrician is making this recommendation.
Last time I had melatonin, it affected my heart rate & slowed it quite down. Be mindful of these things. It hasn't always affected me negatively, but in my late 20's / early 30s I only rarely took it for a short consecutive period of time, typically to adjust to time zones (I travelled a lot). This isn't a long-term solution, so if she's ADHD she may need to expel a LOT more energy. A few of us in my family have these overactive brains and late night. when making constant calculations and problem solving without meaning to it becomes a stimulant. Sometimes sudoku or a similar mental puzzle, which is a type of mindless disengagement to put the mental energy into helps, also getting rid of all blue-emitting LEDs also helped. I stretch / yoga before bed and when I don't I don't fall asleep as fast.
I would tell her. if she found out you were drugging her, you will lose trust and that is the most essential element in a parent/child relationship. Tell her you'd like to experiment with ideas for sleeping & allow her to try different things, maybe? Also, explain the chemistry behind it all or help her investigate it, so she feels more in control. She could try passionflower tea one night or chamomile tea another (maybe over the weekend) and melatonin for Monday in whatever cocktail she thinks will work.
There's a company that makes these in chocolate drops as well: Good Day Chocolate - I used to occasionally only take 1/3 of the chocolate or less. Never more than 1mg. But kids I know who have difficulty sleeping usually have overactive brains or are wired for more playtime/working-out than they're getting. Anxiety meds do the trick even better for an overactive brain. You obviously know your child. Is there a chance she's just not getting the mental and physical workouts she needs during the day? I'm assuming this isn't the case if a paediatrician is making this recommendation.
