re: Does everyone here take melatonin to sleep?

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I tried cbd and it didn't work for me. At first I tried some that had b12 in it and I didn't realize it. Then, I even tried some expensive pure cbd oil and while it relaxed me like weed would do, it didn't make me sleepy.

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for me, it's not a quick fall asleep type of thing once i take the gel pill. it takes about an hour for me to feel sleepy. it also helps keep me asleep. i try to take it on an empty stomach by 9 p.m every night.

Yeah. 5 mg. I didn’t realize everyone was on it lol.

Not every night, but if I am having trouble getting my mind to relax and get to sleep, absolutely.

My older kids don't take it much. But many times my youngest will come ask for one a couple hours after bed time as he has trouble falling asleep.

The first study you provided studied 10 people with a sleep disorder. In the study itself it says

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The results of many reports and clinical trials on melatonin suggest that it has a hypnotic or sleep-promoting effect. However, most studies to date8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 have been done with healthy adults

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Your second study

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Melatonin publicity as a drug for reestablishment of normal sleep patterns, has been validated in a variety of sleep disorders since long ago.[17,18] Preliminary studies have also suggested that exogenous melatonin may improve sleep quality and alertness in night-shift workers.[19,20] A recent review concluded that, there is an adequate evidence in the medical literature to support the contention that “melatonin has a hypnotic effect in humans”.[21]

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And

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Thus, in this study we decided to use subjective self-report data

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Bad study

I take 5mg every now and then. 30 minutes later I’m out.
It doesn’t work nearly as well for my wife though.

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Didn’t read. Crock of shite. The only studies needed are those youve experienced.

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I was asked for links so I provided them.

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A friend of mine took it, it did nothing. It knocks his wife and kid out cold.

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Bet they already sleep fine.

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Your studies are bullshite.

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Link?

I take it sometimes. It doesn't put you to sleep like a drug would -- it just is supposed to promote sleep and relax you more like natural melatonin in your body would. Because of that, you're supposed to take it 2+ hours before you go to bed.

Sometimes it works great for me, sometimes I notice no difference.

If I actually need to be put down at an early time (like the first night after a long weekend where I've stayed up late and had alcohol at night the past few days), I take Benadryl.

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don’t, never have

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No kidding. Try waking up earlier and actually doing something during the day. You’ll be surprised how well you sleep.

If that fails, drink a glass of wine.

No but i snort about 90mg of addy a day. By day 3 I sleep like a baby