Melatonin and Black Cohosh - what are your experiences?

I do not take melatonin, I have not had sleeping difficulties enough to need to treat it. I do take black cohosh. I have since about a year after my complete hysterctomy. I did not have severe symptoms of menopause then, but I was tired of the side effects of estrogen. Black Cohosh helps my moods, and I generally feel better for it. I had stopped it for awhile, noticed some skin issues and decided to start back, well my skin issues cleared up.(Including the annoying facial hair) I learned when I took the Medication Administration class that Black cohosh also stimulates your thyroid, so I am hoping it will "stimulate" some weight loss. I do have a friend who says HER doctor says it raises her blood pressure. I do not find that it raises mine. Hope you find what works for you, we are all different.

Black cohosh is used in treating menopausal symptoms, or like me a perimenopausal lady. I use Calms Forte with passiblora, oats, chamonile, minerlas and such when I happen to need it. Have not lately since I have my cup of soy milk daily and am busy and tire myself out so I look forward to laying down and snuggling in for sleep. Melatonin is another hormone you are taking that might be adding to what you are not making. Be careful with that. It has been theorized that high doses of melatonin may increase intraocular pressure and the risk of glaucoma, age-related maculopathy and myopia, or retinal damage. However, there is preliminary evidence that melatonin may actually decrease intraocular pressure in the eye, and it has been suggested as a possible therapy for glaucoma. Additional study is necessary in this area. Patients with glaucoma taking melatonin should be monitored by a healthcare professional. Pays to know what you are taking and what you may need to watch out for. Good luck with this. I am glad you are feeling better.

I take Melatonin only when travel overseas. When you change time zone is so difficult to sleep. Other than this, I can sleep well. Usually I walk my dogs at night for at least one mile and I drink herbal tea.

My husbands sleep disorder doctor told him to take the melatonin and it has been helping him alot. He has to take it about 3 hours befor he goes to bed for it to help him go to sleep but if he takes it when he goes to bed, he will sleep longer.