dosing of Melatonin HELP PLEASE

[overopiates]

Hey everyone.I am gonna try melatonin for sleep for the1st time.Wanna stop w/the p.m. meds and give this a shot but I have no clue of the dose it takes to actually go to sleep.Its Natrol Melatonin TR(time release)5mg.It doesnt give dosing directions just says gives u8hrs of sleep.Also says fast acting BUT please give me the real amount to take.I have to take2 nite p.m. or more on occasion so dnt know.Havent taken any nite aid n over a week and gotten no sleep.OH if u take melatonin(other vitamins too omega 3 a couple more others)I got these free from walgreens this week.If u have the rewards card these go from$14.99(100of them)to$4then u get a$4off any purchase ticket.They have that w/ a lot of stuff right now n the healh section&through the store.I cam tell u if ur interested a site u can even print newspaper coupons,shows u every stores advertised&unadvertised sales,Im good&can tell u the quick way to pay nothing/90+%off on tons of stuff n a few min. time.ANYWAY PLEASE HELP WITH TYE MELATONIN QUESTION

[vicki595]

Hi!   Look at the bottle again. Is there something that says: " supplement information"?  Serving size or serving amount?  It should say there what the serving amount (dose) is.   I take the 3mg capsules and the serving size on the bottle states " one daily".

[overopiates]

Ok so its 100pills.It just says serving 1capsule so yup thats it.I was wondering though if that will work or do I need to take more.Once again vicki ur johnny on the spot for me.Does it help u btw?(and go to walgreens stock up its free,pay4one then pay w/each other w/the ticket for$4it prints.why not its normally ALMOST$15 a bottle.free is gooooodddd to me lol.luv u for many reasons but thanks for the quick response.how long does it take to work for u?

[vicki595]

I think it works very well. I don't take it often, my husband does though...he said it works in about 15 minutes.    It's contraindicated with AD's but I don't think you take them...

I hope it helps you and glad I was here for my girl! I'm getting out of here now so Sweet Dreams...

[maria920]

Hey I just started taking tht to sleep and mine are 5mg. I was taking trazodone for sleep . I took 1 pill last night and was out within 20-30 minutes. I also slept all night which is something I haven't done in a long time. Also I didn't wake up with any hangover like some of the sleep aids give.

[overopiates]

Dang Vicki I do take effexor xr.Does that mean I cnt take em?SOO GLAD U SAID THAT.I HAVENT TAKEN ANY YET.

[overopiates]

I googled it.says can make u a little extra sleepy&if u take em dnt take em at the same time or operate heavy machinery while taking melatonin(duh YEAH IM TAKING A SLEEP AID BUT LETS GO FOR A DRIVE LOL)ANY INFO WOULD B GREAT.

[BarbRTR]

5mgs is a good starting dose. If you start to feel depressed while using, stop. Very uncommon for most, but Melatonin has shown to increase depression in some that are previously prone to depression.  
Hope you are getting a good nights sleep now!

[overopiates]

Thanx Barbrtr.Great advice.Ive been taking advil p.m. or tylenol p.m. Dnt wanna get presciption meds(been offered).Wanna get a natural aid.I havent had a good/decent nites sleep n about a week cause I havent taken the meds I usually take.Im sure taking them so often is a rwason why I havent slept well n the last week since I quit taking them.Ill do what u say.if i notice any depression I will stop asap.thnx so much.been here so long and feel.db asking this but u all rock as usual.Xoxo Sabrina

[VICourageous]

Hey thanks for all the times for being there for me...Did you check out my post regarding my sleep issue. It is full of good stuff. Clean said there was even a Mel that you can put under the tounge. I picked up some L-Tyrosine a couple of days ago, someone mentioned taking at night with my magz and WOW I do not know what happen but it knocked my but out...Plus I got some excise in the eve by taking my dogs up the road to one of our lakes and walking around for a long time. Just got up to turn computer off. (I crashed out)   Check out the info if you already have not..
God Bless you & thanks for all we have shared...
vickie

[laurel453]

i took the same brand, at first sometimes when i woke up in the middle of the night, i would take another dose and i had no problems at all, no depression, no feeling dizzy in the mornings, no problemas ;)... hey, remember to take it and keep your room in the dark, this is the way it works

[YesLife4Me]

So how did it work for you?   I'm curious!!   Can't help myself.  LOL!   Melatonin works great for me.  I take the 5mg with L Theanine.  

[adexec181]

I've tried melatonin for about two weeks, trying to wean off of taking Ambien or Lunesta to get some sleep since I'm trying to go a total non-chemical route and trying to stay on natural supplements only.  But the melatonin wasn't doing anything for me..and I was just exhausted...plodding around all night.  Neither did the Benadryl, Unisom nor any other OTC thing I tried early on.  I did a bunch of reading on melatonin, and while many people on this forum suggested less than 3mgs ( someone told me 1mg was more than enough), the research I did said that during opiate WD you can continue to take it in 3 - 5 mg doses throughout the night, and even in doses up to 100mgs, there were no adverse impacts.  So last night, instead of trying 3 or 6 mgs as I had previously with no luck I took a full 12 mgs and fell asleep right away (turned off everything but a sound wave machine and kept the room dark as evidently the hormone works best in darkness).  Woke up at 2:45 and took another 3mgs, went right back to sleep and slept until 8am!  Am going to try reducing to 9mgs to start tonight and see if that works, as I am now a person of "less is more", but I finally got some sleep without the heavy-duty sleep aids!

[overopiates]

Juat was able to find my post lol.Yes I teied it for the 1st time last night.Took a while but it gave me some help sleeping.Thinking of taking1+1/2tonite(7.5mg)for a full nights sleep.Had some cool dreams too lol.Laurel I c u said u took anothet dose if  u woke up.Hmm should I do that instead?U know I trust what u say&glad u know of the exact brand too.I thank u to the posters who have said I have helped them AT ALL.I feel so great about that.Means a ton to me.