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Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 2 Feb 2014 12:27:20 -0800
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Nothing that a 3 MG tablet of Melatonin can't also deal with.  
You can buy it over the counter and it's cheap.  Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 10:58:39 -0600
Subject: It's legit

Here it is; the condition has been well described by others but
apparently we totals often have body clocks that run wrong 
because of
no light perception.  I have been in the test study for the new 
drug
for nearly three years now and have been taking the drug for 
almost
two of them.  I may have been on the placebo at first - I haven't
been told and I don't believe that the testing organization knew,
either.  There were a number of test locations around the U S and 
in
Germany.  The test was sponsored by Vanda Pharmaceuticals and the
drug received FDA approval last week.  The drug is:
Tasimelteon and is a 20 mg.  capsule that you take 1 hour before
bedtime.  It is not a "sleeping pill" so there is no effect in 
the
morning.  I believe that the medication has improved my 
sleep/wake
pattern.  Not a miracle cure but helpful.  My body clock was set 
at
26 hours or so, so as the cycle progressed I would get really 
sleepy
at odd times of the day and it was tough to be alert and on top 
of
things.  That is definitely better and I probably sleep better at
night, although I don't always sleep through until morning but I
never have.  Not too big a problem until they wrecked overnight A 
M radio!
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!  This is to be a 
prescription
drug and of course I have no idea about the pricing.  The 
ethicacy
study will now end - I have perhaps 100 capsules left and will 
see
what happens to me next week.  It has been an interesting study 
and
hopefully others will benefit from it.
Thanks for reading.
Pat Byrne, K9JAU

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