[Blindtlk] non 24

[Ericka]

Completely agree Arielle and others who have stated that marketing needs to change for these products. I've never been able to sleep well at night and I have been a  high partial much of my life. I've always had a terrible time turning off my mind and shutting down my body. My seizure specialist suggested melatonin and it worked great.  Like any other medication you have to be consistent and for me it rated things to where I don't need to take it any longer. 

Ericka Short
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> On Jan 4, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Arielle Silverman via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have met some blind people who have a sleep disorder, so their
> bodies sometimes feel tired during the day, and too awake at night.
> But of course they know when to work and when to go to bed, it's just
> that their bodies might not cooperate so they don't feel sleepy at the
> right times.
> I suspect that this disorder only affects a minority of blind people,
> however. I myself have never had sleep problems of this kind.
> I agree with your annoyance about the hype around this new non-24
> drug, which to my understanding is simply a slightly different form of
> melatonin-a supplement that's already been commercially available for
> a while.
> Given that there are so few totally blind people in this country and
> not all totals have the sleep problems, it seems like the marketing
> for this drug should focus on blindness consumer groups rather than
> filling up the mainstream media with more unnecessary blindness
> stereotyping.
> 
> Best,
> Arielle
> 
>> On 1/4/16, Bryan Schulz via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've been hearing commercials about the non 24 drug on the radio and don't
>> appreciate how it makes blind people sound.
>> I'm wondering if there are really blind people that don't know when it is
>> time to sleep or go to work?
>> The commercials imo make blind people sound like idiots and it's hard
>> enough
>> to be employed already.
>> Bryan
>> 
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