lmkmip67 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 I am sorry for asking more questions. I am curious if there are any melatonin supplements that are time release? Ian is going on 9, all of 60 pounds and does ok on 1mg, but more is too much for him. He tends to do ok if I give him one about 1/2 hour before bed, which is around 8:30. But he tends to wake up a couple of hours later and he is a mess. Crying, needs to watch his Nook (netflix) to settle down, etc. A few times I have given him another 1mg melatonin right then and he soon will sleep with no issue within 20 minutes. So I am wondering if there is a good supplement for children that is time release. He has bed time issues with sleep and will be up to 11 or later otherwise. He can swallow small pills, but something the melts or under the tongue would be great. TIA! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dut Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Hi - there is a spray that is time release. I know it sounds counter-intuitive but the droplets are nano coated or some such. Our local Wholefoods carries it and it is by Source Naturals, I believe. It won't keep my kids asleep but no amount of melatonin will but I believe other folks have good success with it..... It does contain a preservative I think which the tablets won't have, if that is an issue...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglem Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 We use a 5mg time release tablet made by Natrol. The highest dose I'd used before that was 3mg, but not TR. She does not waken 3 hours later on the TR like she did w/ the regular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EAMom Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I am sorry for asking more questions. I am curious if there are any melatonin supplements that are time release? Ian is going on 9, all of 60 pounds and does ok on 1mg, but more is too much for him. He tends to do ok if I give him one about 1/2 hour before bed, which is around 8:30. But he tends to wake up a couple of hours later and he is a mess. Crying, needs to watch his Nook (netflix) to settle down, etc. A few times I have given him another 1mg melatonin right then and he soon will sleep with no issue within 20 minutes. So I am wondering if there is a good supplement for children that is time release. He has bed time issues with sleep and will be up to 11 or later otherwise. He can swallow small pills, but something the melts or under the tongue would be great. TIA! Lisa When I was reading reviews of Magnesium, lots of people said it helped them sleep. At least 1 person recommended it with melatonin. So that is something else you could try, adding in Magmesium at night (something like Natural Calm). I take melatonin, and was going to try adding in some Magnesium myself. PS If you give Magnesium, you need to separate it from your abs by a few hours, for certain abs like Azith . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimballot Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I was using time release with my son and I believe it worked because he slept through the night but had trouble waking up in the morning. It work well for your son, though, so I would give it a try. The problem is going to be finding one that is 1 mg. The drops sound like a good idea. My son now uses both melatonin and valerian root at night and we have not had any night waking. Just another thought. Keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmkmip67 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Thanks. Sounds like it might help him. Anything over 1 mg makes him very emotional and angry, so I think I want to try and stick to 1mg for now. We shall see. I will check out the drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomWithOCDSon Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 We tried time-release melatonin with my DS; unfortunately, the problem for him was that he didn't get enough of it "up front" to fall asleep reasonably soon after going to bed, which had always sort of been our challenge. So we went back to the regular type. For a while, we used a melatonin/magnesium blend by Kirkman; they told us that the magnesium also helped calm and inspire a restful state. It worked well, but not so much better than the brand that I can get down the street, so I stopped ordering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dut Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 here's a link to the spray 1.5mg I think.... http://www.healthdesigns.com/source-naturals?form=213&gclid=CKrUsIyHnq8CFQaFhwoduk6kcA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog24 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 on my melatonin it says not to use with autoimune or endocrine diseases. any idea why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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