re: Does everyone here take melatonin to sleep?

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4 beers with a 12 mg melatonin and I'm completely out without feeling drowsy when I wake up.

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Srsly?

That’s a HUGE dose! And melatonin is odd in that the higher the dose, the less effective it becomes at producing restorative sleep. At 15 mg you probably aren’t even touching REM.. You should take the absolute lowest dose you can. It’s generally recommended people begin with 2 mg and increase from there as needed. Most people do well around 5. In fact, it’s often found that people who find it doesn’t work for them have made the same mistake you have....dosing too high:

1. Melatonin is safe and effective (not effective for everyone) and can be used long term in any age group.
2. Most of the “research” you will find is funded by big pharma trying to get people to stop using over the counter meds. Melatonin is disrupting a billion dollar prescription sedative-hypnotic drug cash cow for big pharma.
3. Very few people should “need” sleep meds over a long period of time.
4. Most people need better sleep hygiene, better nutrition, and better exercise.
5. Benadryl can cause cognitive dulling when used long term. I would avoid it long term.

No, I take Bourbon.

My superpower is the ability to fall asleep in under 2 min.

3 doses of melatonin and 5 doses of kirkland sleep aids. im lucky if that puts me down.

99% of the time when I take melatonin, it's because I'm sleeping in a hotel or I'm sick with a cold.

It works and I feel well rested the next morning, but I don't take it often.