What the hell?! Is That Stuff a Diuretic?

Okay, I thought I'd try the melatonin again last night. My hair stylist's fiance has been using it every night for the past few years, with great success and no side effects.

Well, I was up for bio breaks twice within the first three hours of going to bed--and I hadn't had any more to drink than usual during the evening, perhaps even a bit less. Is this stuff a diuretic? I've not read that it is, but....

And then, after the second time I was up, I couldn't fall back asleep! I was awake for an hour--I know this because I kept looking at the clock. I finally drifted off again, only to wake at 3AM. I haven't been back to sleep since.

All right, I can see that waking through the night once while trying the melatonin could be a coincidence, but not twice. And this time was far worse. Obviously it's not having the desired effect. I'll just pass on taking it again, be thankful it's Sunday and I can go back to bed in a while, and give the melatonin to Dad when he visits in the fall. It doesn't expire until 2012, after all.

Ah, well.

As for other things, today (tonight) is the third anniversary of Chumley's death. I won't add a write-up here, as I did that on my Fuzzy Tales site. :-(