Adventures with Melatonin

Adventures with Melatonin
By: Geoffrey Hale

Source: Melatonin Lozenge 3mg by the Vitamin Shoppe

— Captain’s Log —

Monday, October 10, 2011
21:25 — Apply 1 Lozenge, 3mg Melatonin
Listen to Shpongle Falls while waiting for Lozenge to dissolve under tongue.
21:55 — Give up waiting for lozenge to dissolve, chew the rest.
Get in bed and read Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding and have most profound sleep experience ever and attribute to applied chemical…
22:20 — Asleep.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
04:30 — Awake. Asleep.
05:00 — Awake. Proceed…

My experience with Melatonin, last night and this morning, has been positive and unique in the following four ways:

• I was noticeably sleepy half an hour after beginning to dissolve the Melatonin Lozenge.
• In bed, thoughts formed and obsession was feared but all passed as opposed to the usual noise and thought denial that I have mistaken for peace.
• I first woke at 4:30am without alarm (6 hours asleep).
• I woke at 5am with alarm and actually rose from bed to proceed with my day for the first time since 5am efforts 6 months ago.

At this point, I will refrain from assuming my natural need on Melatonin is 6hours or 4:30am rise, because I spent 50% of the weekend sleeping and my sleep patterns have otherwise been horrible. Tonight, I will attempt to hold to last night’s schedule of 21:30 Melatonin, 22:00 bed and 5:00am rise before drawing any working conclusions to adjust my schedule.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
21:25 — Apply 1 Lozenge, 3mg Melatonin
Listen to fan and dryer from whence I’ll… never mind; it just stopped…
22:00 — Lozenge is still not fully dissolved.
Whatever, getting into bed anyway…
22:05 — Found my bed.
Play guitar…
22:10 — Lozenge dissolved completely (45 minutes).
Eat broccoli and beef jerky…
22:20 Asleep.
Asleeping…

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
00:10 Nature calls.
How inconvenient, cold, and delusionally sleepy…
00:11 Asleep.
03:30 Nature, again.
05:00 Alarm.
No thanks…
06:30 Alarm.
No thanks…
06:40 Alarm.
No thanks…
06:50 Alarm.
And up…

It’s too cold.