:edit Update!
I found melatonin at my walmart in the herbal and viatamin isle - not with the sleeping aids!

I hear from my Dr that this might be my salvation - where can I buy it? She said Walmart sells it - but mine doesn't...So I must travel far - give me a destination!! :pray


Why? Me - Mrs anti drugs (honestly, I don't even give my kids or myself tylenol or cold meds unless it's absolutely needed - I'm an all natural gal) The baby DOES NOT sleep at night if he has even just a 10 minute nap anytime after 12:00 noon. He has energy like you wouldn't believe and can stay up far past midnight playing and having a damn good time...bedtime routines and everything else to make him tired doesn't help if he's even nodded off for even 10 minutes on the way to the store or something.
This has led me to become addicted to hot-shots and other such energy boosts late at night = bad bad bad for me and my teeth. :rolleyes

I'm up toooo much because of this! Most of the time I only get around 5 hrs of sleep and I can't live like this anymore!! Right now it's 12:15 and that means he's been officially awake since 11:30 am. that's over 13 hours - that shouldn't be even possible for a 20 month old! :angrywife He fell asleep for 30 minutes while we were out of the house :vent and I'm soooooo freaking damn tired! :offtobed

Help me find this stuff!!

either order it through a website or ... hmm i dont know what stores are around you. do a google search for health stores, they could have them... or if you have a walgreens around you... they might have it.
any pharmacy could have it.
good luck :)

I'm going to have to head into the city to find it and they have everything, there. So you think a large pharmacy, maybe, like USA drug or Riteaide?
I don't mind ordering it online but if I can find where to go to buy it then I'd never have to worry too much about running out. (LOL - yeah, I see myself running out of this stuff) :rofl

Thanks :salute

haha yeah i prefer to buy in person myself :D
i would guess a big pharmacy would have it. i KNOW a health store would have it.

my mom uses melatonin to help her sleep as does her good friend. we dont have much around here.. so they have to get it from SOME where!

Ah - like GNC or Wild Oats?
I'm on it! I'm heading out tomorrow and I'm looking forward to at least 6 hrs of sleep!

LOL @ me playing God.

GNC has it!

Walgreens,Riteaid,CVS,Target I have bought it at all of these places.

Why? Me - Mrs anti drugs (honestly, I don't even give my kids or myself tylenol or cold meds unless it's absolutely needed - I'm an all natural gal)

I just thought I would share that melatonin is actually something the occurs naturally in the body so it's not really a drug. Most people who take melatonin have mild sleep disorders and are not on it long. It essentially helps to get the body back in it's natural sleep rhythm. Some people also use it for jet lag. If you'd like to know more just send me a message.

GNC.

Its good quality

I just thought I would share that melatonin is actually something the occurs naturally in the body so it's not really a drug. Most people who take melatonin have mild sleep disorders and are not on it long. It essentially helps to get the body back in it's natural sleep rhythm. Some people also use it for jet lag. If you'd like to know more just send me a message.

Yeah, it's natural, that's what my Dr told me and I was like :shock LOL
I'm heading out in just a bit and we'll see how things go tonight.

Of course I'm not going to use it regularly - but right now he's in this odd stage where he gets super crabby in the afternoon but because of his sleep problems at night I can't let him take naps and it's wearing me out.

Last night I was up past 1:00 am - Woke up at 5:30... :morning All because of a 10 minute nap.

Hell - maybe my husband needs to take some, too :devil

I recommend EXTREME caution with the use of melatonin. Some studies are showing that it can lead to aggression in some children.
We asked our pediatrician about it and she was very hesitant about using it. She did recommend some relaxation techniques that have been very effect in helping DS sleep.

Is it for your autistic child?

Ah, no, it's for my youngest - but my oldest (the autistic) could benifit.

Thanks for the heads up on the agression - that's good to know, Ill read up some more before I really get some.
I didn't go out and buy any, yet...But it's always on my mind. I just don't have anyplace close that sells it and I haven't had the time to make a trip, either.

I've been really on top of a solid night time routine, though, working more towards trying to get him to sleep solid through the night instead of going to bed at the same time every night. He's doing better - he's skipping his usual 3:00 am wake-up and sleeping through 'til 5:30...so that's improvement, definately.

I was just reading (I think on Autism Speaks site) about the benefits of using it as a sleep aid for autistic children.... it seems to be a miracle drug in that community! My parents have yet to use it with my brother, and my son doesn't have sleep issues, but I have never heard of it until just a couple of weeks ago.

I use melatonin for myself and I bought it at Costco. I love it, it doesn't knock me out but lets me sleep all night which is a HUGE improvement from before. It also relaxes me for bedtime. (because I'm an anxiety kind of girl LOL)

I (L) Melatonin

Been using it for years. It's a naturally occurring chemical in your brain that work in regulating your "internal clock" and is released upon the onset of darkness. this is another reason why it's recommended to sleep in absolute darkness. and studies have shown that doing so (sleeping in absolute darkness) can even improve your fertility.. has something to do with melatonin... i'll look for the site haha. annnyway.. i pop 2 of those suckers (you just buy a bottle at CVS in the vitamin aisle..) and i'm out like a light for a solid 8 hours (L) no dependency issues either