From: Jan Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- "Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you wish to experiement with a non-drug solution for a sleep
> disorder,have you tried Melatonin? Doesn't do much for me, but I hear it
> does wonders for others. Also, Tryptophan (if you can find it somewhere) is
> supposed to be good.
Uh? Melatonin and Tryptophan are both drugs.
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Your inquiry prompted me to do a little research. I quote the following excerpt from
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ucdhs/health/a-z/27Insomnia/doc27.html
"It should be stressed that melatonin is currently classified as a dietary supplement and not as a drug, so its quality and effectiveness is uncontrolled in the US. (The United State is the only developed nation that does not regulate this agent.) Melatonin is a powerful hormone that can have major effects, many still unknown, on all parts of the body."
Another note on Tryptophan from the same site: "Of note, melatonin is structurally similar to L-tryptophan, another natural agent that has been used for insomnia."
If anyone can find better sources of information on this topic, feel free to jump in.
My former therapist swore by both Melatonin and Trytophan. She would buy Tryptophan from a company in LA that marketed it as a "pet medication", and then use it on herself. She even gave me a couple of samples, but it never worked well with me. Go figure...
JJ
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