Lorazepam – The facts

I’ve taken lorazepam on and off in the past over some years, and I realize some people might want to know more about it. First off, lorazepam is not some drug you can take wantonly. It belongs to the benzodiazepine group of anti anxiety drugs and it does what it says – with side effects. [...]

Iodine and sleep

A while ago I talked about the role of the pineal gland in releasing melatonin and how you should take care of it well, because as you know a disrupted melatonin output stemming from an unhealthy pineal gland can result in insomnia or at best (if you take sleep pills), unrefreshing sleep. Well, here’s an [...]

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking is a strange sleep disorder that affects quite a number of people. Also going by the name, somnambulism, sleepwalking is one of the sleep disorders labeled parasomnias. The sufferer behaves like a fully awake person; only thing is, he/she is asleep at the same time. It is most prone to happen during Stage 3 [...]

There’s a lot more to the pineal gland than meets the eye

The pineal gland is the one organ that you should be paying a lot more attention to, especially if you care about your health – and sleep. And yet, the pineal gland is one of the most enigmatic and least known of all the endocrine glands of the human body. Hopefully that will change soon [...]

Melatonin dosage – How to know what’s right?

I’m taking melatonin now again, but even after 2 weeks, I’m still in the dark as to how much is enough. I’m on 6 mg per night (2 tablets at 3 mg each), but I’m a little concerned if that is too high in the long term. After all, I’ve also read of people taking [...]