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ClusterChuck

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I fell for a marketing rip-off!!
Dec 24^th, 2008 at 1:12am

I decided it was time to try Melatonin, again. I was not sure if I had any left (although I should have known that I did) so while I was doing my grocery shopping, I grabbed a bottle of melatonin. I did not pay close attention to the per pill dosage. I saw 300, and assumed it was the good stuff. (We all know what "ASSUME" did!)

Well, I got home, and then REALLY looked at the lable. It is 300 MCG of melatonin! That equates to .3 mg! And we have found that in order for us to get the benefits of it, we need to take 9 mg or more. That would be

30

freekin pills to get the 9 mg!

What an advertising gimmick!

And the worst of it is, I fell for it!!!

What a dumb shit I am!

I forgot the Latin for it, but remember: Buyer, BEWARE!

Pissed off (at himself) Chuck

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Rolomatic Ex Member	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #1 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 1:17am Caveat emptor
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AussieBrian CH.com Hall of Famer Offline CH - It's all in your head! Posts: 3851 Cairns, Qld, Australia Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #2 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 1:39am Chuckeat emptor.
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Cathi_Pierce CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1191 x0\|Oregon City\|USA\|\|0\|0\|OR,Oregon Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #3 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 1:42am OOHH! OOHH! Let ME! Let ME!! Caveat emptor, dumbarse! OHH, that felt sooo good! Signed, Annie Onymous
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #4 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 2:06am Nope. Not me. I ain't gonna do it...I won't say one little word. I only have 7 months to go.
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Barry_T_Coles CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2073 Karratha\|,West_Australia Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #5 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 2:28am Next time take ya readin glasses with ya
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Pixie-elf CH.com Hall of Famer Offline I've tried the rest, and busting is the best! Posts: 517 Beaumont,Tx Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #6 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 4:11am Good god, would that dose even do ANYONE any good? O_o
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #8 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 7:49am I found some of that Latin cavity empty too Chuck, so I can jump in bed with you on that one. I mean... thought I could use a little potassium supplement. Bought a bottle that says, potassium gluconate 595 mg. Get home and turn it around to read -- potassium 99mg, % daily value, 3%. Big whoop.
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #9 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 1:39pm Quote: Chuck attacked himself. I'm calling the Mod Squad. Good one Donna
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Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!!
Reply #10 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 2:29pm

Gee Chuck, hopefully you can take it right back and exchange it - sneaky bastids!

Kevin_M wrote on Dec 24^th, 2008 at 7:49am:

I found some of that Latin cavity empty too Chuck, so I can jump in bed with you on that one. I mean... thought I could use a little potassium supplement. Bought a bottle that says, potassium gluconate 595 mg. Get home and turn it around to read -- potassium 99mg, % daily value, 3%. Big whoop.

Kevin: opening doors people can walk right into.
Talk about a caveat!! Smiley

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Cathi_Pierce CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1191 x0\|Oregon City\|USA\|\|0\|0\|OR,Oregon Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #11 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 3:16pm Kevin,YOU wanna WHAT? Waterproof running shoes on........... cccolldd Cccathi
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #12 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 5:23pm Kevin_M wrote on Dec 24^th, 2008 at 7:49am: I can jump in bed with you on that one. I think I am in LUST (again) !!! This is the best (only) offer I have had in a LOOOONNNNNG time! <swooning> Chuck, with stars in his eyes
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Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!!
Reply #13 - Dec 24^th, 2008 at 6:48pm

Actually, it wasn't a marketing scam! For people that don't have broken hypomathalamathingies and are experiencing insomnia due to lower melatonin production as a function of age, 0.3mg is the most effective dose to help with insomia.

So... it's not a scam. They're just ripping off the old geezers, Chuck. Wink

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Melatonin treatment for age-related insomnia

IV Zhdanova, RJ Wurtman, MM Regan, JA Taylor, JP Shi, and OU Leclair. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (J Clin Endocrinol Metab) 2001 86:4727-4730

Older individuals frequently experience insomnia, which may be related to a decreased production of melatonin that occurs with aging. This study examined whether physiological doses of melatonin would restore nighttime melatonin levels and improve sleep in older individuals. Over a nine-week period, 30 men and women aged 50 and over (half of whom reported having insomnia) received three dose levels of melatonin (0.1 mg, 0.3 mg, or 3.0 mg) or a placebo half an hour before bedtime. Results showed that melatonin had no effect on sleep efficiency in individuals with normal sleep patterns. In individuals with insomnia, melatonin significantly improved sleep at all three doses, with the greatest effect seen with the 0.3 mg dose. Melatonin administration at all three doses also significantly increased circulating melatonin levels at night. The 3.0 mg dose elevated melatonin levels during the day, resulting in decreased core body temperatures and hypothermia. According to this study, older individuals with insomnia may benefit from a 0.3 mg dose of melatonin taken 30-minutes before going to sleep.

Funding: National Institute on Aging and National Center for Research Resources, NIH, and the Center for Brain Sciences and Metabolism Charitable Trust

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Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!!
Reply #14 - Dec 25^th, 2008 at 12:28am

Garys_Girl wrote on Dec 24^th, 2008 at 6:48pm:

Actually, it wasn't a marketing scam! For people that don't have broken hypomathalamathingies and are experiencing insomnia due to lower melatonin production as a function of age, 0.3mg is the most effective dose to help with insomia.

So... it's not a scam. They're just ripping off the old geezers, Chuck. Wink

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Melatonin treatment for age-related insomnia

IV Zhdanova, RJ Wurtman, MM Regan, JA Taylor, JP Shi, and OU Leclair. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (J Clin Endocrinol Metab) 2001 86:4727-4730

Older individuals frequently experience insomnia, which may be related to a decreased production of melatonin that occurs with aging. This study examined whether physiological doses of melatonin would restore nighttime melatonin levels and improve sleep in older individuals. Over a nine-week period, 30 men and women aged 50 and over (half of whom reported having insomnia) received three dose levels of melatonin (0.1 mg, 0.3 mg, or 3.0 mg) or a placebo half an hour before bedtime. Results showed that melatonin had no effect on sleep efficiency in individuals with normal sleep patterns. In individuals with insomnia, melatonin significantly improved sleep at all three doses, with the greatest effect seen with the 0.3 mg dose. Melatonin administration at all three doses also significantly increased circulating melatonin levels at night. The 3.0 mg dose elevated melatonin levels during the day, resulting in decreased core body temperatures and hypothermia. According to this study, older individuals with insomnia may benefit from a 0.3 mg dose of melatonin taken 30-minutes before going to sleep.

Funding: National Institute on Aging and National Center for Research Resources, NIH, and the Center for Brain Sciences and Metabolism Charitable Trust

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Laurie

Good god, no WONDER when my Mom took a 3mg one she wound up with a hangover. She needed 1/10th of the dose.

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BMoneeTheMoneeMan CH.com Alumnus Offline In remembrance of KingCazman. RIP Posts: 2674 Portland, OR	Re: I fell for a marketing rip-off!! Reply #16 - Dec 25^th, 2008 at 4:54pm I did the same damn thing, Chuck. They didn't have my preferred brand, and so I got one that had like a million pills for cheap. Turns out they are 1mg pills. I didn't even know they sold 1mg. Sure beats using a pill cutter, though.
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