melatonin, how much???

[Massive690]

how much to you guys normally take. i just bought some yesterday. i took 3mg last night and i didnt do much, i kinda felt tired but i didnt sleep any better. i need some sleep bad, for the last week or two ive been waking up about every 20mins. its getting ridiculous, i bet i woke up at least 30 times last night

[smitty4]

I take 3mg every night, but I believe most docs would advise working your way up from 1mg. I love the stuff. I believe I sleep better and I don't wake up anywhere near as many times during the night as I did before I started taking it. I also perform better on 6 or 7 hours sleep than I used to before the melatonin. You might want to give a few nights before you judge how well it's working for you.

By the way...I believe that melatonin is one of the bodies most potent antioxidants, so there are other benefits as well.

Good luck bro

[Beefy]

Be sure you're using pharmacutical grade melatonin, which is clean. The natural melatonin is harvested from dead animals and can contain viruses. I use anywhere from 9-12mg, but sometimes I get freaky nitemares.

Beefy

[Massive690]

Originally Posted by Beefy

Be sure you're using pharmacutical grade melatonin, which is clean. The natural melatonin is harvested from dead animals and can contain viruses. I use anywhere from 9-12mg, but sometimes I get freaky nitemares.

Beefy

dammit!!! i got the natural stuff. are you serious about the viruses??? laike rabies or something?

[esco]

what's up massive ... i actually take about 4-12 mg sublinguals ... works very well. and beefy's right you can get some vivid dreams!!! wouldnt buy them from certain brands at places like walmart and stuff, gnc is pretty good & cheap too. good luck, bro ... also product called miracle sleep wasnt bad either.

[Massive690]

Originally Posted by esco

what's up massive ... i actually take about 4-12 mg sublinguals ... works very well. and beefy's right you can get some vivid dreams!!! wouldnt buy them from certain brands at places like walmart and stuff, gnc is pretty good & cheap too. good luck, bro ... also product called miracle sleep wasnt bad either.

what up esco. ok so basically i should throw away the shit i just got from walmart, right. ill go to the vitamin shoppe, i think theres one in the mall by my house. thanks guys

[patsfan]

I use 6 mg Natrol or max strength cvs sleep aid...I am a light sleeper and started with 3mg and got a little more sleep, then 6mg a little better and best with the max sleep aid 50 gm's HCL.

I wish the melatonin alone worked best and maybe I'll up it to the 9-12 range because the HCL does give you a triple exspresso hangover but I only get up once to pee (and I drink 2 gallons of water a day) and it's lights out as soon as my head hits the pillow again.


Pats

[Beefy]

Originally Posted by Massive690

dammit!!! i got the natural stuff. are you serious about the viruses??? laike rabies or something?

Yeah, it's true. Grizz had a tread about melatonin a while back and that's where I found out about it. I don't think you can get rabies, just flu-like symptoms for a few days. Still, it's pretty fucked up if you think about it.

I use NOW brand. I got 60 3mg caps for less than $4 at a local health store.

[rook48]

the NOW brand is pretty good. i just get it from GNC though, one of the few things that i will get there. 3 mg doesn't do much for me either, 6-9 usually does the job. i'll only take it a few times a week or as needed otherwise i really on it a little bit.

[hardcore210]

I bought mine at Walgreen's. I think the brand is Natrol. There are 240 3mg tabs, and it ran less than $15. The stuff works great! I, too, get the vivid dreams, but I sleep like a baby.