In my experience people dont take melatonin correctly its not a non hypnotic benzo that you take and pass out 25 minutes later. you need to take it hours before you intend to sleep
Fun fact: the FDA regulates most supplements (including melatonin) as food, not drugs. That means there are standards for what’s in them, but it’s mostly that they can’t just outright lie about the ingredients. There are nowhere near the same standards of testing for efficacy / safety, and they don’t even have to be the exact chemical structure (which makes sense for something like powdered ginger root that might vary slightly between batches / growers). Supplements can be super helpful but you really need to do your own research or get advice from a doctor experienced in holistic medicine (a lot of primary care / general practitioners / family medicine doctors are picking up on this but it’s definitely not universal).
I mean, that’s how I have been using it for the past 3 years, in fact I feel more sleepy after taking melatonin than after taking benzos - but that’s just probably me.
I assure you its just you. valium will knock everyone out at the right dose. its in general anesthesia. melatonin doesnt have any solid reliable clinical validity as to its efficacy as a sleep aid
In my experience people dont take melatonin correctly its not a non hypnotic benzo that you take and pass out 25 minutes later. you need to take it hours before you intend to sleep
The melatonin I use says “Take just before bed” in the instructions
What’s great is there’s nothing to differentiate between medical advice, marketing language and serving suggestions on a label.
Fun fact: the FDA regulates most supplements (including melatonin) as food, not drugs. That means there are standards for what’s in them, but it’s mostly that they can’t just outright lie about the ingredients. There are nowhere near the same standards of testing for efficacy / safety, and they don’t even have to be the exact chemical structure (which makes sense for something like powdered ginger root that might vary slightly between batches / growers). Supplements can be super helpful but you really need to do your own research or get advice from a doctor experienced in holistic medicine (a lot of primary care / general practitioners / family medicine doctors are picking up on this but it’s definitely not universal).
thats fine, of course… im repeating this based on an article in the nytimes I read that summarized all the data from double blind studies.
honestly the evidence is mixed whether it has any efficacy at all
I mean, that’s how I have been using it for the past 3 years, in fact I feel more sleepy after taking melatonin than after taking benzos - but that’s just probably me.
I assure you its just you. valium will knock everyone out at the right dose. its in general anesthesia. melatonin doesnt have any solid reliable clinical validity as to its efficacy as a sleep aid
Well, I only have experience with alprazolam in small (under 1mg) doses, so that’s the reason it doesn’t sedate me as strongly.