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  1. EJE

    SOS – Need Help Could Get Sectioned (Mental Health Act)

    It may seem strange to suggest but MIND, a mental health charity in the UK, have good advice and can advise re legal issues, including giving urgent advice in a crisis. They have a section on legal rights. http://www.mind.org.uk/ Legal Advice Tel: 0300 123 3393 or email legal@mind.org.uk They...
  2. EJE

    Asthma, steriods & melatonin

    My asthma has got much worse and my doctor has prescribed a course of oral steroid tablets (prednisone). I've not taken them before - started today, but understand they can make sleep harder. I take melatonin to help with sleep (reverse sleep pattern), but I'm wondering if it is okay to take...
  3. EJE

    How to lower norepinephrine

    I'm taking Clenil (a type of corticosteroid) for asthma and have recently had to increase the dose. Usually I have sleep reversal not being fully awake until late morning, but the last couple of days I've woken much earlier and been wide awake(but not been going to bed any earlier). Could this...