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I would feel helpless too if I had to take that many meds. 
Say - I read that constipation is a side effect of Depakote and Luvox. Could they be part of the increase C you are experiencing?
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My constipation is no worse than prior to going on those meds.
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Syl...I wanted your opinion.
My doctor has recommend that for sleep, once again, I do between 6-9 mg of melotonin per night.
She feels this is the best way to get my sleep right again.
I wanted to know
1) Do you think that melotonin and in this dosage is safe for IBS?
-Will it be likely to be irritating or not?
2) Which brand do you recommend? I recall you saying NOW is good, but they sell only online. I never see it at VitaminShoppe or Whole Foods/Wal Mart/CVS/Wal Greens.
I have seen sourcenaturals and spring valley.
I wanted to know, are these brands melotonin, posted below, safe or do they contain bad ingredients?
sourenaturals ingredients:
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dibasic calcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose acetate, stearic acid, colloidal silicon dioxide, and magnesium stearate.
spring valley ingredients
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Melatonin. Other: Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Magnesium Stearate.
Basically, before I go out and buy, try melotonin I wanted to make sure you feel this is not going to irritate IBS in this dosage nor for any of these particular brands.
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Melatonin may or may not increase C. Studies of melatonin on IBS suffers show that it affects GI motility and it is not effective for managing sleep distrubances.
I would try the Spring Valley version.
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Thanks.
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Thanks again Syl.
I went to the store and could not find spring valley.
I did find Nature's Bounty.
Nature's Bounty
Triple Strength Melatonin 3 MG
Melatonin (as n-Acetyl-5-Methoxytryptamine)
Other Ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cullulose, Vegetbale Magnesium Sterate, Silica.
Does this sound ingredient wise ok to you?
Thanks!
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