> The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name.  It
> could be altovics. Any one hear about it?

> Is there anything that is not {*filter*}ive, with no side effects that I
> can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not
> have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have
> more energy during the day?

> My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I
> have been able to  because I don't get enough sleep.
> Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that.  I do
> have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I
> am not too far from highway.

> Earplugs are not recommended unless your ear health would otherwise be in
> jeopardy. This is so because they have a tendency to compact cerumen deep
> within the canal.

>>> Obvious thing to try: earplugs.

>> Earplugs are not recommended unless your ear health would otherwise be in
>> jeopardy. This is so because they have a tendency to compact cerumen deep
>> within the canal.

> Ears can be cleaned. If she's trying to sleep in a noisy environment,
> earplugs are far preferable to medications as a first-line approach to
> insomnia. A white-noise generator is another option.

>The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name.  It
>could be altovics. Any one hear about it?

>Is there anything that is not {*filter*}ive, with no side effects that I
>can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not
>have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have
>more energy during the day?

>My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I
>have been able to  because I don't get enough sleep.
>Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that.  I do
>have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I
>am not too far from highway.

> >> Obvious thing to try: earplugs.

> > Earplugs are not recommended unless your ear health would otherwise be in
> > jeopardy. This is so because they have a tendency to compact cerumen deep
> > within the canal.

> Ears can be cleaned. If she's trying to sleep in a noisy environment,
> earplugs are far preferable to medications as a first-line approach to
> insomnia. A white-noise generator is another option.

> >I am extremely light sleeper.  I never took any sleeping aid.  There
> >was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half
> >way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep
> >completely from stress and worries.

> >The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name.  It
> >could be altovics. Any one hear about it?

> >Is there anything that is not {*filter*}ive, with no side effects that I
> >can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not
> >have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have
> >more energy during the day?

> >My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I
> >have been able to  because I don't get enough sleep.
> >Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that.  I do
> >have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I
> >am not too far from highway.

> melatonin

>> >I am extremely light sleeper.  I never took any sleeping aid.  There
>> >was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half
>> >way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep
>> >completely from stress and worries.

>> >The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name.  It
>> >could be altovics. Any one hear about it?

>> >Is there anything that is not {*filter*}ive, with no side effects that I
>> >can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not
>> >have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have
>> >more energy during the day?

>> >My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I
>> >have been able to  because I don't get enough sleep.
>> >Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that.  I do
>> >have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I
>> >am not too far from highway.

>> melatonin

>It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without
>strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I
>recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that
>the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.

>>>>I am extremely light sleeper.  I never took any sleeping aid.  There
>>>>was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half
>>>>way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep
>>>>completely from stress and worries.

>>>>The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name.  It
>>>>could be altovics. Any one hear about it?

>>>>Is there anything that is not {*filter*}ive, with no side effects that I
>>>>can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not
>>>>have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have
>>>>more energy during the day?

>>>>My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I
>>>>have been able to  because I don't get enough sleep.
>>>>Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that.  I do
>>>>have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I
>>>>am not too far from highway.

>>>melatonin

>>It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without
>>strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I
>>recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that
>>the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.

> Now aren't you helpful.  Why don't you list "damage caused by" melatonin?  Why
> rely on hearsay and faulty memory?  I suggest anyone reading this, go to the
> search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine, "Pubmed," and
> do a search of "melatonin."  That will set the record straight that melatonin is
> very beneficial and NOT damaging.  

> One should also note that our own bodies produce melatonin throughout our lives.
> It simply begins to shut down as we age and we start have trouble sleeping.

> I invite anyone interested to go to www.anthropogeny.com/physiology.html and
> look for "New Sleep Mechanism and SIDS."   In anticipation of anyone who will
> impulsively, without thought and evidence, I do NOT sell melatonin or anything
> else; No.

>>>>>I am extremely light sleeper.  I never took any sleeping aid.  There
>>>>>was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half
>>>>>way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep
>>>>>completely from stress and worries.

>>>>>The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name.  It
>>>>>could be altovics. Any one hear about it?

>>>>>Is there anything that is not {*filter*}ive, with no side effects that I
>>>>>can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not
>>>>>have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have
>>>>>more energy during the day?

>>>>>My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I
>>>>>have been able to  because I don't get enough sleep.
>>>>>Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that.  I do
>>>>>have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I
>>>>>am not too far from highway.

>>>>melatonin

>>>It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without
>>>strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I
>>>recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that
>>>the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.

>> Now aren't you helpful.  Why don't you list "damage caused by" melatonin?  Why
>> rely on hearsay and faulty memory?  I suggest anyone reading this, go to the
>> search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine, "Pubmed," and
>> do a search of "melatonin."  That will set the record straight that melatonin is
>> very beneficial and NOT damaging.  

>> One should also note that our own bodies produce melatonin throughout our lives.
>> It simply begins to shut down as we age and we start have trouble sleeping.

>> I invite anyone interested to go to www.anthropogeny.com/physiology.html and
>> look for "New Sleep Mechanism and SIDS."   In anticipation of anyone who will
>> impulsively, without thought and evidence, I do NOT sell melatonin or anything
>> else; No.

>    Unless its status has changed, melatonin is marketed as a dietary
>supplement; I don't believe it has ever passed FDA scrutiny for safety
>and effectiveness.
>    For that matter, even for a naturally occuring substance, without
>adequate controls it may contain contaminants that could potentially be
>a problem.
>    I am not aware of any specific problems related to melatonin.  However,
>when I had problems a few years back with insomnia and asked my
>internist about it, he stated that it seemed to be very potent, but that
>without passing FDA muster he recommended I avoid it.

>Steve

> >>>>>I am extremely light sleeper.  I never took any sleeping aid.  There
> >>>>>was a time Benadryl helped me when I got ot the point, usually half
> >>>>>way through the semester in grad school, when I messed up my sleep
> >>>>>completely from stress and worries.

> >>>>>The other day, I saw soemthing on TV ad. I am forgetting the name.  It
> >>>>>could be altovics. Any one hear about it?

> >>>>>Is there anything that is not {*filter*}ive, with no side effects that I
> >>>>>can take that would haelp me a good night sleep so that I would not
> >>>>>have to stay in bed for long to get enough rest and also would have
> >>>>>more energy during the day?

> >>>>>My brain is very active and I want to be able to do a lot more than I
> >>>>>have been able to  because I don't get enough sleep.
> >>>>>Note that I already keep my bedroom dark, and cool and all that.  I do
> >>>>>have a little problem with sound which I can't control until I move: I
> >>>>>am not too far from highway.

> >>>>melatonin

> >>>It's been a long time (9 years) that I have heard about it. Without
> >>>strict research work, I wouldn't dare to use any such thing. I
> >>>recently heard that only after 20 years since melatonin came out that
> >>>the info on the damage caused by it is coming out.

> >> Now aren't you helpful.  Why don't you list "damage caused by" melatonin?  Why
> >> rely on hearsay and faulty memory?  I suggest anyone reading this, go to the
> >> search engine of the United States National Library of Medicine, "Pubmed," and
> >> do a search of "melatonin."  That will set the record straight that melatonin is
> >> very beneficial and NOT damaging.  

> >> One should also note that our own bodies produce melatonin throughout our lives.
> >> It simply begins to shut down as we age and we start have trouble sleeping.

> >> I invite anyone interested to go to www.anthropogeny.com/physiology.html and
> >> look for "New Sleep Mechanism and SIDS."   In anticipation of anyone who will
> >> impulsively, without thought and evidence, I do NOT sell melatonin or anything
> >> else; No.

> >       Unless its status has changed, melatonin is marketed as a dietary
> >supplement; I don't believe it has ever passed FDA scrutiny for safety
> >and effectiveness.
> >       For that matter, even for a naturally occuring substance, without
> >adequate controls it may contain contaminants that could potentially be
> >a problem.
> >       I am not aware of any specific problems related to melatonin.  However,
> >when I had problems a few years back with insomnia and asked my
> >internist about it, he stated that it seemed to be very potent, but that
> >without passing FDA muster he recommended I avoid it.

> >Steve
> Very reasonable statements...  However,