Subject: (Pritchett) RE Advice requested on melatonin levels (fwd)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 133006 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To: emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:53:48 -0800
From: "Robert L. Pritchett"
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: RE: Advice requested on melatonin levels
>From a personal point of view, I began taking Melatonin first thing in the
morning to see if it would help reduce "screen-burn". My family stifled
laughter. I had a real hard time staying awake in the afternoons.
Guess what melatonin is SUPPOSED to be for? Yep, sleep-inducer. I only took
one pill every couple of days for a week. When I read the bottle, and
understood the reactions, I understood why the family was giggling so hard
at my expense after taking afternoon naps when I got home.
Lesson 1) Read the fine print on the bottle.
2) Take nothing for granted. Everything has a side-effect, some good, some
not-so-good.
3) Body weight has to be taken into account when taking medication.
4) Diet is a big factor (not ingesting caffeine-based products or other
"unclean" oral-input items). Depending on your lifestyle your carbon-based
unit may not take kindly to "new" input.
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Robert L. Pritchett, RCDD LAN Specialist
SCM Consultants, Inc.
http://www.scm-ae.com/itgroup/roberts.htm
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy L. Beavers [mailto:rbeavers@llion.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:31 AM
> To: emfguru
> Subject: (Maisch) Advice requested on melatonin levels (also sent to
> Alasdair) (fwd)
>
>
>
> .......Dr. Ed Maxey, be sure you read this.......guru.......
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:33:11 +1100 (EST)
> From: Don Maisch
> To: rbeavers@mail.llion.org
> Subject: Advice requested on melatonin levels (also sent to Alasdair)
>
> Dear Roy
>
> Some time ago I think you posted a message from Alasdair Philips with
> advice on the proper amounts of Melatonin to take. I could not find that
> message so I am asking advice on the following case from your 'readers'.
> My question is at the end of this message.
>
> ****" On December 12, 1998 a home and office survey was conducted for a 26
> year old female who suffered from increasing migraine headaches. Previous
> extensive medical testing was unable to find any obvious cause for the
> migraines. X-rays and MRI scans revealed no damage to vertebrae
> in her neck
> with good flexibility but weak neck muscles. She reported a fall from a
> horse in childhood and problems with occasional headaches since that time.
> The headaches became worse since moving into current home and
> she reported
> "ceasing to dream" since moving, possibly indicating a reduction in REM
> sleep.
>
> Her doctor suspected a possible connection with computer use as she worked
> in front of one all week. However a survey of her workstation revealed
> very low EMF exposures with 0.3 mG in reception room and 0.5 mG at her
> sitting position in front of low emission monitor. Ergonomics did not
> appear to be a factor.
>
> At her home however a problem immediately was apparent with about 9 mG on
> the bedhead on "high power usage", 8 mG on "low power usage" and 5.3 mG
> with all power switched off at the main power switch. The water pipe was
> reading about 98 mG on both high and low power configurations, with 3 amps
> on the water pipe.
>
> In this situation the water piping in the house was acting as a
> return path
> for another house somewhere in the street. As the water pipe ran directly
> under the main bedroom bed, it was giving a fairly constant bed head
> magnetic field exposure of the order of 6 mG to 9 mG regardless of power
> usage.
>
> Corrective action on the 15th of December involved inserting a 2 meter
> length of poly water pipe between the water meter and the house to
> electrically isolate the water supply. The level on the water pipe dropped
> to 0.5 mG and 0.4 mG throughout the bedroom on both low and high power
> usage.
>
> As of 18 January 1999 the woman reports the following changes:
>
> 1)About three weeks after the fields were eliminated both the
> woman and her
> husband found they both were dreaming again and having very vivid dreams.
>
> 2) Headaches significantly less intense and changed in pattern after about
> three weeks after fields eliminated. Previously the headaches
> would come on
> soon after getting out of bed in the morning and increase in severity
> during the day. Now they are there when waking but disappear during the
> day. Significant improvement in headaches reported."****
>
> THE QUESTION:
>
> She advised me that her doctor is now going to put her on Melatonin
> capsules. One tablet three times a day. The bottle recommends this dosage
> to relieve 'stress".
>
> I think that this amount is far to great and it should only be taken at
> night just before going to bed. Perhaps melatonin taken during the day
> could sensitize the eyes to daylight and cause damage?
>
> It would seem to me that since the pineal gland only produces melatonin at
> night, in the absence of light, pumping it into the body during daylight
> hours is not a good idea.
>
> What would be a "safe"nightly dosage as to not overload the system?
>
> Looking forward to any advice on this matter.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Don Maisch
>
>
>
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