Posted on 07/09/2022 7:31:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Melissa Bond was caring for two infant children — a newborn, and a year-old toddler with Down syndrome. It was 2009, and she had recently lost her magazine job. Her marriage was disintegrating, and she spent night after night pacing her house in Salt Lake City, watching the hours tick by.
When a physician gave her a prescription for Ativan — a “strong, fast-acting sedative hypnotic” that he guaranteed would help her get some shut-eye — she accepted it, no questions asked.
“I was in such a state of desperation that I didn’t research the drugs,” Bond, now 53, told The Post.
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It also doesn't work, at least it doesn't for me.
People vary widely in their sensitivity to Melatonin. My friend is about 180 lbs, takes less than a milligram and he’s groggy the next day. I weigh 185 and it has no effect on me unless I take 10 mg. My daughter works permanent nights, weighs about 100 lbs, and takes 3mg to help her sleep during the day.
I take it only once in a while and it helps a lot.
I occasionally use valerian extract tablets. The extract has a natural chemical that is similar to the benzodiazepams, but apparently doesn’t cause addiction. I have taken larger doses though that have left me feeling woozy in the morning for a couple of hours.
From her story it sounds more like her pregnancies triggered some underlying organic brain dysfunction and the Ativan only made it worse. Taking a powerful psychotropic on top of an undiagnosed underlying organic problem was not the wisest course of action.
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