Re:Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
by srean on Sunday July 29, 2018 @11:56AM
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My experience with Melatonin is similar to yours. I tried the 2.5 mg and the 5mg dosages. If anything they made my sleep even shallower in the sense, yeah I have my eyes closed but am fully aware of my thoughts and surroundings but am too lazy/tired to be physically active. It also gave me weird dreams (not that I mind). waking up was tiring because all night my mind was awake. I think its good for REM sleep but what I desired more was the deeper sleep cycles that make me feel rested.
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Re:Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
by gniv on Sunday July 29, 2018 @02:11PM
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Note that the article suggests the ideal dosage is 0.3 mg, and larger dosage might not have the desired effect.
Re:Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
by srean on Monday July 30, 2018 @02:49AM
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That's exactly right as the body uses melatonin spike as a wake up signal as well.
I think it was .25 and .5 mg I tried -- half of the minimum dose that was available over the counter at that time. It was about 5 years ago, so don't remember too well.