JaneEyre9 Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 So my appointment to follow up after my ER adventure didn't go very well. They (two doctors) did not know what to make of my reaction to the Melatonin or any of my other POTS-problems for that matter. I was asked (jokingly?) if i was sent from the main office to be quality control and tell them all these symptoms that didn't make sense together. I said, "I wish! That would be nice if that were the case." I knew you all would appreciate that interaction.ohhh man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi! I've seen some reports lately of people who have used melatonin for sleep aide and have had incidents of racing heart. These were just regular people (did not have pots) that experienced feelings of racing heart with melatonin use. I thought you might like to know this for a bit of reassurance/validation. I unfortunately can't remember where exactly I read this, did you try to google and see what comes up? Laura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 HI,I think I am going to become a spy too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Still Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Quality control. Secret Patient? I want that job! (Except, my family said I wouldn't be faking.)Just posted on this about melatonin and sympathetic exacerbation in Janey's first post:http://dinet.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtop...=0&gopid=49564& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Hey,Melatonin makes me feel quite ill... i can take it once or twice but after that i get sick. I dont know what your reaction was exactly but just thought it was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avais1 Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Oh Ernie! Your spy comment totally cracked me up! Thanks, I needed that today !Ava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Hi Ava,Thanks, I couldn't resist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneEyre9 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Laura-- thanks for the reassurance about the tachy. it made me feel better to read that. i did some googling (i think it's my favorite activity) and i found that tachy is associated with melatonin.ernie-- you made me grin BeStill-- First off, I like your logo a LOT! neat neat neat. did you photoshop that? Thanks for the link to the article. Ironically i was about halfway through reading it when i took a break to come on here and check the board. Very interesting!! Thanks for the reference!Evie-- thanks for the validation. My reaction was a POTS crash (tachy, uncontrolled shaking, wacky BP, nausea) + fever. the fever is what confused me, but i guess melatonin increases your immune response? maybe my body was fighting it off as a foreign invader. Just curious, but what was your reaction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Yeh i felt bascially the same .. just a general overall feeling crappy. I dont think i got a fever from it though. My skin tends to hurt, for some strange reason when i take too much of any medication i get really irriated skin... no marks or anything it just hurts and gets greasy (i realise that sounds nutty).I tend to feel ok about 4 days after i stop taking it.. i hope you recover quickly! You dont just have a flu or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneEyre9 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 evie-- the skin hurting thing actually sounds pretty reasonable to me. I was tested for the flu at the hospital and i don't have it. I don't have any flu symptoms either (no coughing, stuffy nose, headache...). I was sick in february with some sort of infection, but it was gone before this happened. i also have a clear chest x-ray. wacky.I finished reading the article that BeStill linked. It says that Melatonin worsens orthostatic intolerance...maybe i was just overly sensitive to that effect. definitely interesting...it acts on the baroreceptors that regulate blood pressure!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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