I completely agree on the dosage info, meaning that’s how it works for me.
I tried melatonin many times over the years, but it was always the higher dosage stuff. I found it to be ineffective and worse, it would leave me groggy the next day. That’s especially true for the extended release stuff.
Then about 7 years ago or so, I was reading something that suggested ideal dosages are below 1 mg and decided to give it a try again. Sure enough, I find that .25mg or .5mg are the sweet spot for me. Helps me sleep and there’s minimal grogginess the next day, sometimes even no residual grogginess.
Anecdotally, I do believe melatonin supplements have wide variation in terms of efficacy for people. I know plenty of people who do just find with the 5mg and higher stuff. I know people who it’s entirely ineffective for. I’m also seeing someone below suggest taking it hours before you need to sleep – that sounds absolutely absurd to me, but that’s also the nature of advice for this stuff. Seems like it just works differently for different people.
I completely agree on the dosage info, meaning that’s how it works for me.
I tried melatonin many times over the years, but it was always the higher dosage stuff. I found it to be ineffective and worse, it would leave me groggy the next day. That’s especially true for the extended release stuff.
Then about 7 years ago or so, I was reading something that suggested ideal dosages are below 1 mg and decided to give it a try again. Sure enough, I find that .25mg or .5mg are the sweet spot for me. Helps me sleep and there’s minimal grogginess the next day, sometimes even no residual grogginess.
Anecdotally, I do believe melatonin supplements have wide variation in terms of efficacy for people. I know plenty of people who do just find with the 5mg and higher stuff. I know people who it’s entirely ineffective for. I’m also seeing someone below suggest taking it hours before you need to sleep – that sounds absolutely absurd to me, but that’s also the nature of advice for this stuff. Seems like it just works differently for different people.