Melatonin question...

UCDFuBoO

New member

• May 19, 2003

• #1

Ok I know this isn't the best place to put it, but mods can we keep this here for a few days to a week and then move it? that's because I can get the most traffic in this forum...

OK I supplement melatonin to help me sleep at night sometimes and was wondering what natural foods are there which has melatonin in it already? I just need to know this so I can avoid them before I head off to classes... I hate falling asleep in classes...

any info would be much appreciated...

 

MacGyver

New member

• May 19, 2003

• #2

I don't know if there are any foods that have a high enough amount of melatonin in them to cause drowsiness. There is a chemical in turkey that does. I used 6mg a night to help with sleeping. But after a while I found I started to become immune to it a bit.

 

LA

New member

• May 19, 2003

• #3

The chemical MacGyver speaks of is triptophane(sp). It used to be sold OTC but got pulled by the FDA for some reason. It still can be had from overseas and I think I did see it on a research supplier's list.

There is a study out there someone that said melatonin inhibits the release of natural GH when taken at night.

 

UCDFuBoO

New member

• May 19, 2003

• #4

so, so far all i got is that melatonin is present in turkey and cherries... any other foods I should avoid before heading off to class?

 

jaywooly

Guru

• May 19, 2003

• #5

Maybe try another angle.

Are you getting enough sleep?

 

UCDFuBoO

New member

• May 20, 2003

• #6

yeah i'm getting enough sleep... it's just I KNOW for a fact that melatonin makes one drousy... so as to prevent me from sleeping in class, I'll simply avoid it...

 

gymrat

New member

• May 20, 2003

• #7

here's another angle.

maybe your classes are that boring and it's tough to stay awake. I had many of those in college.

 

1bigmus

New member

• May 20, 2003

• #8

Think Gym rat is correct. I had enough engineering classes to bore the dead to roll over.

 

UCDFuBoO

New member

• May 20, 2003

• #9

ok guys it seems as though u guys are side-stepping my question... I simply asked what foods has melatonin in it naturally so I can avoid them before classes...

I'm not saying that by doing that I'm gonna ensure myself staying awake in class, I would just like to know as a means of prevention that's all...

and yes... electrical engineering classes are UBER boring!!