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I use a cocktail nightly of

ALL Night Release Melatonin (5mg)

5HTP (50mg)

and

Magnesium Glycinate (180mg)

I tried all the rest, and nothing else works as well

NOTHING

Also, it is NOT habit forming, nor does it turn you into a candidate

for memory care

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Stress and anxiety can cause sleep problems- try tackling the root cause, trouble is… most people don’t even realise they are stressed. Practice slowing down, make time for rest and quietening the mind - try breathing exercises to help with this. Use lighting in your home to wind you down for bed and use lavender essential oil in a burner and put some on your pillow🩵

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I am well aware of all that you suggest and none of it has been helpful

(including CBT etc.)

My problem is far more complex

NONE of what I use is habit forming. . .and it actually has other benefits

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I suggest:

lumiram.com ==> healthlighting.com. These are the source for Chromalux light bulbs, the standard for decades.

Also:

justgetflux.com. This is the source for f.lux, the adjustable screen control of blue light to enhance proper circadian rhythm.

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What if the stress is unavoidable? Not everyone has a perfect life.

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My stress partially involves

PANHYPOPIT

Given the Pituitary is the master gland of the body,

NOTHING is the same any longer

Specialists have told me they can only replace what they

now know about what it produces, which makes things even more

complicated

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That's great if you can take Meletonin. I can't it gives me nightmares.

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Same here.

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Melatonin too high of a dose used long -term shuts down your body to produce it naturally.

“Melatonin supplements may also raise blood-sugar levels and increase blood pressure levels in people taking some hypertension medications.”

“Do not use melatonin if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or have an autoimmune disorder, a seizure disorder or depression.”

“Keep the dose close to the amount that our bodies normally produce (< 0.3 mg per day). You should only use the lowest amount possible to achieve the desired effect.” (“Not over 10mg for adults?”)

Check with Dr/pharmacy for “contraindicated medications, so if you have diabetes, are taking immunity suppressants or blood thinners, or using certain kinds of contraceptives or anticonvulsants.”

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Thank you for the lecture, but I am NOT using any supplement carelessly, including Melatonin

I am guided by a very competent doctor who is well aware of my

PANHYPOPIT (pituitary surgically removed) status

I am NOT using ANY supplement without his oversight

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Please see my response to Tonje Richards.

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Somebody I know used to take Lunesta. They woke up too many times paralyzed only able to move their eyelids and eyes and breathe for about 30 minutes. They were never informed that paralyzation was observed during the Lunesta trials. When they finally informed their doctor, they were not told that this was a common adverse effect. They were not fully informed pertaining to be able to give medical consent under these conditions. When they went to the pharmacy, the pharmacy refused to provide them the insert. Instead, they printed out some generic information that said very little at all about adverse effects and instead instructed the patient to contact the doctor if they have any symptoms or adverse effects that might be associated with this drug. This person said they were unable to figure out that the paralyzation was coming from the sleeping pill because nobody had told them that it could be a symptom and it didn't happen every time, leaving the cause a mystery until this person was able to notice it only happened when they took Lunesta which was not every night.

I think MAHA should work with Congress to pass a law mandating that every prescribed prescription carry with it the actual published insert.

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They did the same thing to DSMO. Big time, and for the same vile reasons. Have we talked about this one yet? AM(w)D has done a lot on DMSO recently, many readers here probably already aware. If not, you need to find out about it

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What the FDA did to Dr. John Willard and Willard Water was worse. It escalated to a U.S. Senate hearing, where Willard was exonerated, and the FDA was censured. 60 Minutes exposed this; I have read the entire transcript.

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Yes, think that's right. Can't say those Pharmashills don't learn from their mistakes. At least they try to avoid bad publicity, you could say.

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So I take it there’s no way to get this wonder drug at all?

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Was everywhere in the nineties

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OMG its not a wonder drug...Its a damn party drug. and dangerous as hell. you mix this with Alcohol and you in for problems. you have no idea. I cannot believe someone wrote something so careless as this to make people think it was a sleep aid. OMG....This shit is dangerous as hell.

GHB is not a sleep aid...WTF....I dont know anyone who used it as a sleep aid...It was a club Drug in the late 90s and early 2000s. To call it a sleep aid. is crazy to me....This shit is dangerous as hell. ya the pulled it off the market because people abused the hell out of it. Think standing there one minute and boom then off to the hospital the next because they collapsed. and it did not take alot to mess you up...I had a stupid friend that was hooked on this stuff. one cap good...no problem 2 caps your having fun...then 3 caps or 4 your dead...game over...Very very dangerous shit.

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OMG obviously you didnt read the article 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

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O I read it...and I lived it...so I know exactly what I'm talking about.

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NO, you abused it...and u likely had no idea what was actually in whatever it was you were playing with. BIG Diff!!

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https://youtu.be/IazKEHU60Y0 If you would like to hear my DJ Set here it is. I think its actually Beautiful muzik. Epic Trance. I loved the music.

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I didn't touch it...I did not take it. If you read what i wrote. I had a close friend who used to take it...He loved it. I thought it was dangerous...when your in a crowded club and someone next to you just dropps to the ground...you know why...He G'd out. I was a DJ in the late 90s does not mean that I was a drug user.

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Just loved the music, huh? And it can ONLY be enjoyed in Da Club by a non-drug user... surrounded by drug addicts who are your close friends and who are dropping dead around you.... yeah, sure!

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I feel like you work for the FDA 😊 You’re “just a little emotional,” as my favorite Technical Writing professor used to say!

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and ya im a little emotional because my Friends died from this shit..thats why...Dropped dead in their 20s in a dance club from this...GHB...My God you have no idea. Every one called it G...I stayed the hell away from it...not into drugs...just loved the music.

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So your observation from Da Club 30 yrs ago (where people were taking, mixing all kinds of chit, in crazy quantities, likely mixed w/alcohol) overrides the well documented scientific data/history as detailed on Jimmy Dore, etc... LOL! Are you an MD, a PharmD, anything?

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U try to stop any of those "friends" who dropped dead....as hard as you're attacking legit medicine here? If I saw one friend drop I'd be physically fighting others I cared about to prevent them abusing something I thought was going to kill them.

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yes actually I did try to stop them...unfortunately people will do what they will do...They were addicted. Very sad.

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The article said they were not talking snout the date rape drug something very different n out was a sleep aid .

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And just so you know i just ordered DMSO because of the write up that was done on here...I will try it out...Want to see. My amazon order is coming in Tomorrow...wish i could past a pic of it here but it does not let me.

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you guys are out of your mind...I lived it...had friends die from GHB. wow just wow. lol....I work for the FDA...I wish i could take you back to the club sceen of the late 90s to show you...you have no idea.

I was a DJ in chicago and witnessed it...with my Eyes. sorry.

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It was not the same thing you call GHBthe date rape drug duh .you may have called it that but it's not made the same.

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Nice rant. So basically ban something if it can kill you or someone else if someone uses it irresponsibly. Let’s see what else would qualify.

How about the ultimate party drug - alcohol, which has no offsetting beneficial purpose. Oh wait, that was tried once before and it did not work out very well.

How about cars which are responsible for thousands of deaths per year when people drive drunk, sleepy, distracted, or just make an error in judgment. Let’s ban all cars because some people are idiots.

Heck, even Tylenol kills thousands of people every year because some people use it improperly.

How about rope. Someone could use it to tie up someone against their will so clearly all rope must be banned immediately.

I could go on, but it is insane to ban something that has huge beneficial impact because someone might choose to abuse it. People abuse so many beneficial things we would not have anything useful.

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so what your going to give G to grandma so she can sleep...jeeeez you dont know what your talking about.

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So instead we grandma known addictive drugs peddled by big pharma that knock her out, but don’t promote restorative sleep and probably will give her dementia.

I think I will go with A Midwestern Doctor’s information and advice especially considering big pharma and the FDA’s abysmal record of peddling substances they know are deadly but don’t care because they have no soul and place money above people’s lives. Examples - highly addictive painkillers which have killed hundreds of thousands in this country, and covid jabs which by accounts all over the world are killing millions. FDA has no credibility nor does big pharma.

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John i agree with you on most of what you have to say...I really do...Its just GHB is not the answer. It is so dangerous man. It really is. Maybe i have too many personal stories on this stuff and I'm Biased. dont know. But i just dont see how in the world this could be a sleep aid.

I had a close friend who became addicted to this. I saw many get hauled away in Ambulances from the clubs back in the late 90s. its not alcohol and comparing it too alcohol is not a good comparison.

Is it addicting like Pain killers no. I dont think so. I do believe it has a very strong tendency for abuse. And that abuse can kill you quickly. Also a lot of heavy body builders were using it to get energy for their work out programs. So sleep aid? This is where it all started. GNC used to sell something called Verv. And one of my weight lifting buddies used it all the time no problem. but one day he was sick and took Dayquil for his cold. then took Verv. And ended up in the hospital. So i dont know what to say...if G-maw has a night cap. then takes GHB. she could die.

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I hear you. I can see this has touched your life in a profound and personal way. On the other hand mixing alcohol and most pharmaceuticals is a really bad idea. From personal experience, alcohol and bad judgment calls are inseparable companions. But people wanting to get wasted, really don’t care about that. You can put giant red letters on the box that says DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG WITH ALCOHOL, and I guarantee people will still do it in search of something to block out some unresolved issues in their life - again personal experience.

I subscribe to A Midwestern Doctor and have found his/her work to be extensively researched and exhaustively documented. I see his/her work referenced by many other doctors and researchers I respect very much. I place a lot of stock in it.

I suffered from insomnia in the past and tried a doctor prescribed sleep aid and it was dreadful. I felt like a zombie the next day. What I would have given for something like the GHB described by “AMD”. I never got the chance bc big pharma and the corrupt FDA colluded to get it listed as a schedule 1 drug and banned. They did the same with marijuana.

Different life experiences, different perspectives, lead people to different conclusions. That is normal and we can disagree and still part friends.

Your original post was a little over-the-top IMHO and you might find a more receptive audience if you calmly state your perspective from what you witnessed and provide some additional facts. I highly recommend you invest in the time to read AMD’s original article for additional perspective.

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Because its addicting man. It was used by so many in the Gym. everyone who used this stuff ended up in a bad place. It gives you energy... is all i can tell ya...Its very dangerous. That's why.

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Yes, people can abuse GHB, just like alcohol. I've both abused it and used it responsibly. The drug isn't the problem it's the user having self control. Please read the article

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The propaganda is strong with this one.

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You didn’t read article properly

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what do you think about GHB. I would like to hear you take.

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What happened to Kennedys promise to keep big Pharmacy out of our lives? HMMH!

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RFK Jr is still appointing his chiefs for the agencies under him. Congress isn't working with him fully. Ask some questions in that direction.

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Have a little patience

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tell that to the innocents DYING DAILY FROM POISON INJECTIONS that kennedy has railed about banning for YEARS...now he seems blackmailed...

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Or from being sprayed like cockroaches from the sky daily

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That’s what I figured you were talking about. Experimented with it a few times back in the day. Shit would knock you out stone cold especially if you had been drinking. As a person who suffers from sleep deprivation I wish I could get my hands on it.

I can see the problem with it however. This girl took some once and couldn’t even move. She was lucky to be in the company of mostly strong males types. Nobody dared laid a hand on her other than trying to wake her up. But nah she was completely toast.

If anyone knows where I might be able to order this online please send me a link. I am literally the world’s worst sleeper…..No BS lol

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AND, why is sleep becoming so difficult lately? CELL PHONES, smart meters, cell towers, microwave towers, & all other wireless devices. Get rid of them all, & you probably won't need any drug, bad or good.

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Hey Fox, read this:

https://jeanicebarcelo.substack.com/p/exposing-the-dirt-on-a-midwestern

Then please reconsider your recommendation for AMD .. unless of course plagiarism is your thing

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I have long suspected this.:

"Something is definitely up if there is a whole group of people working together to parasite my work while twisting it around and never revealing the whole truth. It is possible MWD does not even write the articles that she posts but that a whole team of people are working behind the scenes to put the articles together in order to disseminate certain information they want people to learn about, while leading people away from the real facts and promoting industry lies."

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@A Midwestern Doctor— do you know if there are any herbs that are similar?

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I was drugged at a club with GHB. Passed out, went into cardiac arrest and when I woke up to the paramedics I was super shocked! Seems the dude had been using this to rape women and he gave me too much. Had my 90lb body not ODed on it, I would have been raped too I’m sure. Took me 3 months for my equilibrium to regulate. Otherwise I was fine. Oh and when in champagne, it’s not too noticeable. That was my experience anyway.

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There is no reason for this. Big Pharma has gotten too big and it's reach is beyond what it should be.

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I understand that this was used as a party drug, but perhaps in a much smaller amount it would be a seep aid. If I were to take 1 Benadryl and have one drink, I would be stone cold out. If I need to take a Benadryl for some reason I would make sure I did not have a drink, and that I did not need to drive or perform any task that involved safety of others. That’s called acting responsibly. However in the world we live in today, this drug would be abused by people. There are idiots who abuse Benadryl, careless to the effects it will have on their vital organs.

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Benadryl down regulates the immune system. Do not use long term.

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After the first time I took one Benadryl I never took it again, except as a Covid protocol when I had Covid, when sleep was a good thing. That stuff is powerful and there are people who take it nightly in Tylenol pm, ignorant of the fact that they could destroy their kidneys

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It would be great if you did a Midwestern Doctor synopsis. I’m an RN & understand his writing. However, it would save so much time if we could have a consolidated version. Currently, I have to force my husband (a surgeon) to read some of the articles. If you know surgeons, they aren’t exactly interested in general healthcare. So, they would be great for him.

Thank you so much!

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I studied a lot about the so-called safe vaccine choices we were forced to take in Canada, & America. Thank God for the Doctors that went against it, after they were finding lots of healthy people come in the hospital with Blood Clots and Heart Attacks, even minor children were having hert problems. It is clear the WHO & WEF, as well as the Big PhARA. and the Government are all involved in an evil scheme to DEPOPULATE the WORLD. They are playing a very dangerous game with BILLIONS of lives worldwide. And they were succeeding, until we smartened up after many Babies were put in the ground by grieving parents. Now, people on on to the lies and refuse to trust these shots, but the drug people have gone into even a deeper deception, so if 1 out of 8 get the shot, all 8 will become deadly sick. It will spread to everyone, whether vaccinated or not. I would love to live far in the woods, where God's nature is, and trust God for my survival. Man has become too evil now! Grow your own food and have eggs from your chicken, go back to God & nature

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Non-restorative sleep is a primary cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) & Fibromyalgia. So many people suffering horribly who could benefit from GHB. As stated in article, none of the existing sleeping meds do any good. Nor do any of the plethora of other expensive and (many) toxic medications they currently use to no benefit and serious detriment of most. If only we could at least try GHB...recall "right to try" from Trump Admin #1.

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I liked the article, I accidentally hit the wrong vote

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