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yesdog27 CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 43 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Gender:	Re: first try at Melatonin Reply #25 - Jul 8^th, 2009 at 10:39pm I bought mine for about half the price of GNC at Costco, brand is Wieder.
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Re: first try at Melatonin
Reply #26 - Jul 9^th, 2009 at 9:15am

Thanks, Frst night I took melatonin (9mg), night before last, I had my usual HD at bedtime and took Treximet. Surprisingly I awoke two or three times with no HDs. yesterday had maybe three mild hds during the day, bearable. Last night again took 9mg also had bedtme HD which was bad but not severe. Didnt have to take pill and only awoke maybe once. Feeling more refreshed and dont have any shadows as of 9am. Seeing the Nero today.

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yesdog27 CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 43 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Gender:	Re: first try at Melatonin Reply #27 - Jul 9^th, 2009 at 10:20am great news!keep taking it, ahould see full effect after 3-4 nights
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Reply #28 - Jul 10^th, 2009 at 10:00am

Day 3, (9mgs) again got the bedtime HD not too severe, no meds, woke up twice, mild headache the second time, had vivid dreams which i read is a side effect. I'm hoping to see lottery numbers and the winner of the 8th at belmont tonite

..but again feeling refreshed no HD/shadows at work yesterday and no shadows this morning..Neuro encouraged the melantonin use, said that there are studies been done at this time on its use in relation to CH.

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Reply #29 - Jul 12^th, 2009 at 3:46pm

After reading these posts, I decided to start taking Melatonin and see if it helps. I was having 5-6 attacks per night. They start about an hour and a half after going to sleep. I have taken it in the past (purely as a sleep aid) and didn't notice any difference so I stopped taking it.

I have taken it the past 2 nights. I decided to up the dosage to 10 mg. The first night it did make me really sleepy, but didn't stop the beast from visiting. He visited about 5 times. 3 out of 5 were very mild. I took it again last night and he only visited twice during sleep and once right when I woke up. All were very mild, so maybe it is helping. Red Bull has become my best friend these past few days. If I drink it early enough, it aborts before getting really bad. I am going to keep at it and pray it continues to get better.

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Reply #30 - Jul 13^th, 2009 at 9:40am

didnt get a chance to post over the weekend, last friday all day felt great, made a big mistake and went out friday and drank alcohol woke up 3am with severe HD,imitrex . Sat felt good all day took 9mg, woke sun 6am severe HD Kip 8 imitrex, sun 4pm severe HD Kip 8 imitrex. 9mg at bedtime. Today awoken 1:30am HD mild imitrex HD disappeared fast. Kicking myself that I went out friday night, I certainly learned my lesson about alcohol. I'm thinking I threw myself off completely and will try the experiment again. My outlook was great on friday not so good today. Sad

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ddikevin CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 12	Re: first try at Melatonin Reply #32 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 3:12pm had some mild headaches yesterday, took 9mgs hour before bed, had bearable HD at bedtime fell asleep no meds, this is good: All day today no shadows or HD's. I think melatonin helps. Interested to see what happens tonight. Will update tomorrow.....
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Reply #33 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 12:24pm

great news ddikevin! stick with it. I am 3 weeks headache free now (except for mild ones induced by a beer test). I managed to drink 4 beers each of the last 2 nights with no headaches! I think the cycle is finally over! I would say the melatonin was a big help, if nothing else it lessened severity and number of attacks. Will definitely keep it in my arsenal.

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ddikevin CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 12	Re: first try at Melatonin Reply #34 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:55pm thanks developed HD when i got home but was able to ride out without meds Kip 4 or 5. No HD at bedtime 9mgs again...have rebound HD (on other side of head) today but again I think the melatonin is helping. When they stop I will taper off.....this site is great
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: first try at Melatonin Reply #35 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 4:14pm I'm assuming HD stands for headache? I've never seen that one before. You'll have to forgive me - I'm from Milwaukee, where HD stands for Harley-Davidson.
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ddikevin CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 12	Re: first try at Melatonin Reply #36 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 3:45pm Yes HD is for headache and it seems since trying Melatonin the frequency and severity has been lessened. I am not out of the cycle yet but I think it helps. Dreaming of beer and tequila now...will have to wait....
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Reply #37 - Jul 26^th, 2009 at 4:20pm

Hi Kevin,

great to see mel is working for you. I get a cycle every three years and the last two I've used nothing but mel. We can't buy it in europe - baned by the EU because of lack of medical research on long term use. Anybody reading from England - I usually buy mine from Agestop which is a respected Americam website.

Just a warning - the first time I used mel- 9mgs before bed - it took about a week to kick in but then it worked wonders. The next cycle I reached for the botle in the cupboard and after a week - no effect - then I read the label - the bottle was out of date - sent of for some fresh supplies and it worked again.

A note of caution tho' whilst mel works for some of us it doesn't work for everybody and over the years people have reported that it has worked for two or three cycles then stopped working.

Wishing you all pain free days

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