Insomnia Support Group

I have started using melatonin. Prior, I was taking Rozaerem and have also taken Ambien and Amitriptyline in the past. It took about a week, but after establishing a routine and getting used to it, Melatonin works much better than anything else I have taken. I wake feeling refreshed and not sleepy throughout the day. The bottle says to take 3 mg but due to my high tolerance to sleeping medications, I am presently taking 6 mg. I plan to cut down eventually. It is not addicting. I can't report it's long term efficiency, but everything I have read online seems positive.

Melatonin helps me fall asleep but doesn't help me stay asleep.

I did not have good luck with melatonin . i took 6 mg, along with lunesta and klonopin, and still didn't sleep.
I hope it works for you!

I've taken it to help me fall asleep...didn't really help but once I fell asleep I was asleep.

I find that with the 3mg tablets if you take them like a pill instead of putting them under your tung like it says to do, they work so much better in comparison

I take melatonin everynight and have for the past three years. Most nights it helps me, but occassionally it doesn't. However, it isn't bad for you the way that most prescription meds are. I like the chewable tablets...they taste like peppermint. You can take up to 5 mg. per night healthily. Sometimes I will wake up during the night, but a lot of the time they help me.

Thanks everyone for the info! I think I might check into it one of these days

sometimes it helps, sometimes not. i wanted something natural to take also. i think i will keep using it, maybe if i get a routine going with it, it will help me more.

After using all over the counter medications last year I switched to herbs(Indian yoga medication). It worked well for me. You can find more information at www.welcomesleep.com/recommended-h...

Hoefully it will work for you.

Melatonin can help, but it depends on the cause of your sleep problems. I've tried it in many forms, at different times of day and in different formats, but it did nothing for me. However, many people find it effective and doesn't have the side effects of most perscription sleep-aids, such as addiction. Give it a try, and I hope it works for you!