Melatonin Update

[captain_slinky]

I have mixed feelings about Molly taking the Melatonin, and I meant to bring this up to khristle first but thought I should write it down NOW so i don't forget...

The Melatonin at night has worked WONDERS for Molly. Before Melatonin, she and I would stay up till all hours of the night (and morning) trying to fall asleep. Now that she's taking it, though, it rarely takes more than a few pages of reading (10 to 15 minutes tops) for her to fall asleep. This is important because we start Kindergarden next month and she'll need to be there at ungodly early hours.

However, here's my concern.

Every morning, Molly and I have a routine, she wakes up and calls for me, I come snuggle with her and ask her what she dreamed about. Before the Melatonin she would tell me all sorts of awesome, fantastical and downright bizarre tales... or at the very least say that she dreamed about Candy and Popsicles :)

Since she's been taking the Melatonin, hwever, she can't remember what she dreamed about :(

Comments

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

I think you're going to have to decide which one you want... Or what you think is best for Molly.

It may not be harmful but not remembering her dreams might be hampering her creativity.

[aurora77]

:(

Is it possible to lower the dose a bit and see if maybe there's a better balance?

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

It really sounds like the plot from a terrible 1980's cartoon, doesn't it? "Just take this pill and you can be 'Normal'... accepted by your peers instead of shunned becaue you're so different! And all it will cost you is... your dreams? Mwaha. Mwaha ha ha. MWA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

It does sound like a bad plot to a movie. But I think it warrents a talking to the doctor to see what (s)he thinks...

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

She's taking the smallest dose they make, 3mg. I'm going to try taking her off of it starting tonight, see if maybe the amount of time she's been on it has corrected her sleep patterns?

[khristle.livejournal.com]

We could cut the pill in half and see if she still falls asleep easily. of we could try to do without it for a night or two...we have plenty of time to get her back on schedule if it doesn't work.

but seriously everything I've read indicates that her dreams should be more vivid. Weird.

[aurora77]

Good luck! I'm rooting for her!

[hallerlake.livejournal.com]

As far as vivid dreams, try 250mg of vitamin B-6 twenty minutes before bed.

It's worth trying yourself if you never have. You'll tend to have very distinct and colorful dreams. Colorful as in bright, not as in wacky, though in this case perhaps both.

[khristle.livejournal.com]

I might have to try that. I very seldomly remember my dreams. Maybe 2-3 times a year.