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Anyone using Melatonin
Thu, 07/12/2007 - 20:02Topic: Parents & Caregivers
to help their child sleep? I used it last year before I knew about he siezures and she was so much better then. Our neuro doc. sait it was OK to put her back on melatonin so she can sleep better and possibly have less seizures.
Susan
Comments
Re: Re: Anyone using Melatonin
Submitted by mjcolenc on Fri, 2007-07-13 - 08:13
My now 12 year old son used Melatonin several years ago when he couldn't go to sleep at nights. It worked for awhile, but then it stopped working so the doctor had to switch my son to something else.
Re: Anyone using Melatonin
Submitted by Missyat on Thu, 2007-07-12 - 21:21
I have since my son was 5 years old. I use it on very important nights like just before school type of things... Weekends I usually don't use it. My son is now 10 years old and weighs 52 pounds... we give him no more than 3mg. Ask the neuro as to how much you should give.