[Tomptomp]

I think 100% faster than 30 minutes is 15 minutes.
Would you not agree. that 100% a slower would be 60 minutes ?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Tomptomp

I think 100% faster than 30 minutes is 15 minutes.
Would you not agree. that 100% a slower would be 60 minutes ?

Respectfully, I don't agree that 15 minutes is 100 percent faster than 30 minutes. 15 minutes is 50 percent of 30 minutes, not 100 percent.

[davem4616]

I take melatonin as I get into bed....and I'm asleep pretty quickly

no grogginess in the morning

[bumpygreens]

Confusing math to back an unsubstantiated claim...how 'bout a nice bottle of snake oil to wash that down?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

Drink 3 huge ones. Guaranteed fast sleep

But than mother nature will call within 15 minutes.

[Villages Kahuna]

How is 140% faster than nodding off at the drop of an eyelid an advantage?

And I don’t think I’m alone with having that ability.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

How is 140% faster than nodding off at the drop of an eyelid an advantage?

And I don’t think I’m alone with having that ability.

My husband goes to sleep when I rehash the days events. sigh.

I use old episodes of House Hunters. Wake up to turn off T.V. and pee. Then I envision old episodes of house hunters. Sometimes worries creep in and nothing works. Or the cat jumps on me.

[geobet]

OMG! You all have way too much time on your hands.

[kanoa1kale2]

Originally Posted by allsport

Ashwagandha, Magnesium Citrate, 5HTP, GABA, and Passionflower to help you maintain mental balance These are the ingredients in the medication. Mag citrate is a laxative and the rest are botanicals. Unsure that any will help but your stools should be regular and if you are FOS then maybe you will sleep better.

I caught the FOS comment - Still laughing! Good One! One of the chemicals in this is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor similar to paxil and prozac. 5HTP is the one. I wouldn't take any psychoactive chemical unless under a doctors care. When you do online searches for the components of this product and you see very few articles, you can pretty much write it off. I wouldn't be taking it.

[rphil11ort]

Take 30 ÷ 140x 100 = 21.42

[KRM0614]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I saw a commercial on television today for a product called Relaxium. They say that it will help you fall asleep. And, it will make you fall asleep 140 percent faster if you use the product. Can someone please tell me what that means? If you normally fall asleep in 30 minutes, how long will it take to fall asleep when using the product? It seems to me that, if you fall asleep in no time, that would be 100 percent faster than 30 minutes. So, how can you fall asleep any faster than that?

It’s all the same garbage ! They put it in a different bottle it’s melatonin.
Go to Walmart get the ones you can eat tasty and take 20-30mg !
Stop watching infocrap !

[blueash]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Wish these companies had to prove their stuff works before making outlandish claims.

Now there is a useful comment. It used to be that companies had to have evidence to support claims of medical benefit. The requirement was that medications be both safe and effective for OTC sale. And companies could not make a medical claim without support. This rule still exists on paper but there is no enforcement as it has been weakened by allowing weasel words like "supports your immune system" Well sugar is needed by your immune system and I suppose that 5 pound page of sucrose could use that claim.

The requirement for effective still applies to prescription drugs but only safety is required for OTC products that use natural ingredients like leaves and twigs. Additionally there is no requirement for proving safety before marketing. Only if the FDA receives complaints is safety investigated. You can thank the OTC herbal industry and their bought and paid for legislative friends [Orrin Hatch] for this mess. OTC products with real drugs in them have remained regulated. Homeopathic remedies and herbals are buyer beware.

Reading this comment may improve your mental alertness, support your health, and reduced your risk of being struck by lightning.

[Average Guy]

Originally Posted by geobet

OMG! You all have way too much time on your hands.

Maybe 140 percent too much time....

[Average Guy]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Respectfully, I don't agree that 15 minutes is 100 percent faster than 30 minutes. 15 minutes is 50 percent of 30 minutes, not 100 percent.

I agree. 15 minutes is 50 percent of 30 minutes. 30 minutes is 100 percent of 15 minutes. Everything gets weird when you try to figure out what 140 percent faster means.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I saw a commercial on television today for a product called Relaxium. They say that it will help you fall asleep. And, it will make you fall asleep 140 percent faster if you use the product. Can someone please tell me what that means? If you normally fall asleep in 30 minutes, how long will it take to fall asleep when using the product? It seems to me that, if you fall asleep in no time, that would be 100 percent faster than 30 minutes. So, how can you fall asleep any faster than that?

I find claims of, say, “five times LESS” quite puzzling, and that’s what you are dealing with. Why not say “One fifth the time”? If it takes 100 minutes to fall asleep, it would then take 20 minutes. Easy! If it is five times MORE, then 500. Easy!

I’m not great at math, but I can do lots of fractions in my head, and I know from teaching college that lots of young people can’t do that at all. So, I suspect that lots of people don’t know what 140 percent faster means, and neither do I. They just think, “Oh, that’s a lot” and get out their credit card. Of course, a lot of these claims for medications are rubbish anyway. A company spends a fortune advertising a new product that works—at an exorbitant price—but no better than a much cheaper product that has been around for years.