[Blindtlk] non 24

[Ericka]

Agree. Weather doctors believe it or not, Madison is both a science and an art. Finding the right dosage and bedside manners are arts, not science.

Ericka Short
"Friends are like flowers in the garden of life"

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> On Jan 5, 2016, at 2:56 PM, Cindy Ray via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> There are lots of reasons for the inability to sleep. Melatonin doesn't help
> everyone. So it is best to work on finding out why
> Cindy
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] non 24
> 
> 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
> "Friends are like flowers in the garden of life"
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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