User Reviews for melatonin

I'm basically a " nightowl " which doesn't fit in with the rest of the world. Melatonin definately helps me to fall asleep, but doesn't always keep me asleep like tonight when it,s after 3AM and I'm here on the computer !

I was nightly taking an oral medication to help me sleep--fall asleep and stay asleep. I moved to a new state, and before I could get the prescription rewritten, I saw that I was going to run out of the medication. I cut the pills I had left in half, but that was no good. I decided to see if I could find something I could take without a prescription that would be halfway effective. While looking through the supplements for something else, I found Melatonin. On the bottle it said it "promotes sleep". I have used it for about 2 weeks now. Though it did not keep me from waking up in pain (from a different illness), it has definitely helped me to sleep better, to wake up fewer times during the night. I am not going to ask for a rewrite on this particular prescription!Read More Read Less

I have 2 herniated Disc in my neck,6 in my middle back and 2 in my lower back,and permenant nerve damage thruought my body,All due from a car accident,I live in pain everyday, I would wake up every hour due to my pain,Melotonin has helped my sleep for allowing me to sleep about 3-4 hours a night before I wake up, which is wonderful for me:)And with all the medications I am on,this is natural so I dont have to worry about the added complications/side effects that would go along with the RX sleep aids and the interactions with the meds I take now...Read More Read Less

With 3mg of melatonin. it works very well most the time. On the rare occasion i still find myself not being able to fall asleep. Once in awhile i experience very vivid nightmares and it is for this reason i do not take it on a regular basis.

this works very very well for me. i ues Enlytgen- melatonin.

helpful, but at times not very effective. i was looking for update on side effects mention on tv. something about new finding on some spot noted on the spine or skin???

I've had sleep disorders for years. About 20 years ago I heard about melatonin on NPR. I tried it and was successful in falling asleep but still woke up at 2 to 3 am. About 7 years ago I tried the timed release and that was far more effective. I use 3 mg timed release but keep 1 mg sublingual handy in case I wake up. I've also been prescribed trazadone but rarely need it. It has negative side effects such as dry mouth and sometimes leaves me tired in the morning. Melatonin seems to have some beneficial side effects such as bolstering my immune system. I can't recall the last time I was sick, even with a cold. I'm not as certain about this, but it also seems to keep my weight in check. Read More Read Less

My daughter is 5 yrs old has NOT been diagnosed with ADHD at this time but we suspect her of having it. I started out giving her 1 mg about 45 minutes before bed. She takes it with ease (even chews it, no bad taste) It did nothing. The next night I gave her 2mg's 45 minutes before bed it calmed her down to get into her bed time routine but did not clam her down enough to fall alseep. Now she is taking 3 mg's 45 minutes before bed and it works wonders. She settles down and get's into bed without complaining or running around the house but she seems to be getting up about 4-5 hrs later to go to the bathroom and then sneeks into my mother's room. Can't seem to break her of the habit of going in her room. No side effects that i've noticed. Can be bought in 1, 3 and 5 mg tablets and it's pretty cheap about $5 at local drug store. Read More Read Less

I feel like I have a new lease on life -- taking Melatonin 3 mg TR. My sleep is restorative with 7 - 9 hours a night. Used to struggle with early awakening. Only concern is mild depressed mood after several days -- so skipped a day and that improved. Looking for 1mg Timed Release as that is what has been used in research. Hoping that will solve the slight mood issue. All in all a very positive experience.

My son is 6 and has been taking Melatonin for 2 years now. He has Autism and can go on 1 hour of sleep per day, but not me. I mix his liquid melatonin with bubbling grape or apple juice and he drinks it down. 30 minutes later he goes to sleep all night. I call it his miracle drink.

While I didnt take melatonin SOLELY for nicotine withdrawl, I took Chantix....I found melatonin effective for sleep.....seemed that Chantix kept me from sleeping, esp that first 2 weeks..

As I have gotten older, I have found it more difficult to get to sleep, and stay asleep. I tried low doses of Melatonin with no real effect. Then I tried the 3mg dose. After two consecutive nights, I would waken so dizzy I would be weaving all over the floor just going from room to room. Now, after using it for about threee weeks at a 1.5 mg dose, I find that it gets me ready for sleep and I generally fall off pretty quickly and only get up for an occasional bathroom call after which I usually can resume sleep. I think I dream more, and whereas I don't think that they are bad dreams, I can't ever remember them. All in all, at the current dose, I am satisfied. Brand is Natrol from, I believe, Wal-Mart.Read More Read Less

3mg dose is very effective as a sleep aid. I find that it allows me to sleep, as opposed to making me sleepy. If I need to interrupt my sleep (called in to work) the effects of melatonin rapidly wear off in the presence of bright lights and with activity.

i am not sure if melatonin is giving me hand tremors. yhey seem to be worse after i started taking i.

I have severe insomnia along w/ depression & anxiety. I don't want to take something from the doc because ive seen what it does to my father and sister so ive been on a search for healthier atlernatives for those problems. I found a wonderful herbal remedy but it has herbs that counteract my birth control so then i saw this & thought id give it a shot. It worked so wonderfully! I fall asleep w/in a half an hour. BUT now im reading i shouldn't take it along w/ my BC pills because of the estrogen levels or something. It lowers the levels & causes problems with ovulation (shoot thats fine w/ me,i dont want anymore kids). But now im not sure if i can take this or not. Shame because this is such great stuff. The only thing i didn't care for was the grogginess the next day,but im willing to deal with that for a good nights sleep. My insomnia is so bad that if i don't take something i will not sleep at all.Read More Read Less

Melatonin seems to keep me tired and my thought get scrambled I am taking some every night but it seems to stay in my system. I feel like a zombie next day.

The Dr. suggested this for my 7 and 9 year old kids who were having trouble settling down and stayinng asleep. It has worked wonders,they have 1 cherry flavored pill disolve under their tongue about 15 mins. before bedtime. They go to sleep with no problems and wake up in the morning in much better moods !