Melatonin as a Sleep Aid

jenxya

melatonin pills have been my SAVING GRACE! especially since I'm in college.

It is non-addictive, works in 15 minutes, completely natural...not sure what more you could ask for. I can go weeks or months without taking them, and once I get stressed and start having trouble sleeping, i take 2 mg a night and once my sleeping schedule gets back, i stop taking them. it's great stuff, i highly suggest it!!

and I do tend to have some super vivid dreams when I take melatonin :P

kimi131

One of my colleagues takes it and swears by it. I bought a bottle, but I have yet to try it. I'm a little worried about grogginess and/or forming a habit.

Kenzietea2

It has had no side effects for me, except it helps me to fall asleep! I love it! And trader joes has chewable mint ones that taste really good, (haha)

christine24t

I've heard before that sometimes after you start, it's hard to sleep without it? Not sure if that's true. I don't want to start a rumor but that's what I've heard.

MandaJean83

I've heard before that sometimes after you start, it's hard to sleep without it? Not sure if that's true. I don't want to start a rumor but that's what I've heard.

I have gone for a few weeks taking them every night, and I can still sleep fine without them. I guess everyone will respond to them in their own way. But that's why I generally try to only take them when I know I'm gonna have trouble getting to sleep. According to studies, however, they are apparently non-habit-forming!

crzyone

It did nothing for me.

Good luck with the sleep.

ddwillard

I take melatonin every night and love it! My back is terrible and my brain tends to overthink a lot so I was consistently not falling asleep for hours... with melatonin, I'm asleep within 20 minutes, wake up feeling refreshed and can actually wake up and function (other sleeping pills made me groggy in the morning)... Good luck!

Abs1020

My husband swears by it and I know several other people who really like it as well.

However, I spoke with a sleep specialist at the hospital I work at about Melatonin and she said there is no research indicating that it actually assists with sleep.

Regardless, whether its a placebo effect or not, it does seem to help some people!

dguetre

Only drawback is it can cause vivid wild dreams, which means you're not cycling through to Stages 3 and 4 of sleep. Without proper sleep cycles, you will feel fatigued.

tigersword

My husband swears by it and I know several other people who really like it as well.

However, I spoke with a sleep specialist at the hospital I work at about Melatonin and she said there is no research indicating that it actually assists with sleep.

Regardless, whether its a placebo effect or not, it does seem to help some people!

Melatonin is one of the hormones that regulates your sleep schedule. That would be rather odd of a sleep specialist is unaware of melatonin in the sleep cycle.

shells22

I've taken melatonin a few times when I have to sleep early for work for example sleep at 7pm to get wake up at 3am. I guess they work, they are non addictive and I don't think about it ever. I suggest you try it.

takehimaway

I have some, and I've taken it a few times, as my sister is all over it. It works; not good to take with nicotine patch, because you will be having weird dreams all night long, from both.

fabat45

Melatonin is a safe, non-addictive way to help you sleep. Our bodies naturally make melatonin but when we are deficient, a natural melatonin supplement works wonders! My doctor recommended it to me to help me get back into a good sleep cycle and it worked! You won't feel groggy in the morning or anything. Just make sure you get a minimum of 6 hours of sleep each night that you take it. Of course 8 hours a night is always best!

Good luck!

velvetwing

my teenage daughter took it for a few months until she was able to sleep better. She did just fine with them. Ive taken it a few times but tend to spend a few hours in the morning with a "sleep hangover". Ive been told to take it a few hours before you go to bed instead of at bed time to get a good night sleep and still wake up feeling refreshed. Try and see what works for you

thinnerisstronger

Melatonin can be a lifesaver sometimes. And it's a bonus that it's natural (since it's the same chemical your body releases anyway to make you sleep).

gunmetalsunrise

I take it to fall asleep as well. If I take it more than a week in a row though I start waking up after 5 hours and have a very hard time going back to sleep afterwards. It mostly just makes me a bit sleepy enough that I can fall asleep at a not-so-late hour.

dguetre

Wouldn't recommend more than 5mg per night. I stopped taking it because of the wild vivid dreams, which meant I was sleeping properly anyway. The dreams are a side effect.

swimmchick87

It didn't work for me, but it has for friends. I've had trouble sleeping since childhood- I am an extreme night owl so I can fall asleep in minutes during the day but it takes hours at night. I've tried numerous prescription pills that didn't work- so I guess it makes sense that melatonin wouldn't work either! It makes me drowsy, but not enough to actually fall asleep. I find it more annoying because I'm too drowsy to be productive, but can't actually fall asleep either. I had the same experience with sleeping pills.

KMJ1686

There are times where I sleep great and other times where I can't sleep at all. I take Melatonin to help me and I think it's great. It helps me sleep right through the night. I take about 2-3 and I'm good for the night. As one person stated they sometimes feel like they wake up with a "sleep hangover" I too feel like that sometimes. It varies with me.

ackeebee

i need to give this a try as i have been having sleep issues for years. falling asleep initially is not a problem, it's staying asleep that is the issue.

is melatonin available over the counter? what form is it in? liquid or pill?