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Better Day-Thanks for Melatonin Tip

Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd

It's a better day today this morning, y'all, so I wanted to pass the good news along first thing.  Thanks to Melatonin, I was able to escape the PTSD episode last night and the CKD pain that crippled me by getting to sleep.  Since it's a hormone and doesn't get processed by the kidneys, Melatonin's kidney-safe for me, thank goodness.  For anyone else in our group who may have PTSD insomnia, it's a tip I'm glad I got here and that I'm pleased to pass along.


Be well, everybody, and thanks for your support.  :-)

Community LeaderLeo
Leo
Melatonin doesn't do much for me, alas, but it's golden magic for my hubby with his chemo insomnia, so I can't say enough: TRY it! :-)

So glad you are getting a better day, amigo :-)
Mars1212
Mars1212
Yeah, I love melatonin. I use the extended-release. In my state THC is legal, both medicinally and recreationally, but I use mainly for medicinal. The dispensary near me is saving my life. Since changing doctors and meds, my sleep was thrown way off and I was feeling not good. The dispensary near me was able to find a blend of THC/CBD in edible form that is adjusted to my body weight. When I am not able to manage symptoms on my own, I use the edible and am not hungover in the morning. I don't have to take it every night and it seems that my Circadian rhythm is resetting itself. I do this alongside meditation and DBT skills, etc.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
It's great that it helped Muji.... It helps me but it helps along with other meds.... xo
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Thanks, y'all, I had another GOOD day today, too! The months from May to August were the most physically painful I'd had in years, and it seems as if September decided not to follow suit and to bless me instead. I'll TAKE it! :-)

Along with Melatonin, let me not fail to give credit to Prazosin, too. When Seroquel damaged my kidneys, I went 5 years with nothing at night in its place. Along came the discovery of Prazosin and what it did for Iraq combat veterans. Being a 6 year civilian combat veteran myself, it did the miraculous job for me that it did for them, and it did it through my liver and not my kidneys, too. I'm super grateful for that.

Hey, Mars1212, thanks for the run down on meds that you shared here. I wonder if you now whether the ones you mentioned are kidney-processed or not. Don't go too far out of your way to find out if you don't know, but if you do I'd be interested in finding out if they're compatible with me and my CKD like Prazosin and Melatonin are.

You mention meditation, too. I joined a weekly meditation group the same week I got diagnosed with PTSD. It's been the key to how I've been able to adapt to living with a chronic disorder. Then for 10 years it really helped me with patients and their families when I worked in the ER as a hospital chaplain. Meditation rocks!
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