Melatonin

[Beckey]

How much melatonin is too much? I've been taking 5 mg at bedtime but it no longer does the trick.

[MBAnderson]

It's called tachyphylaxis. It is especially common for drugs effecting the nervous system, but also antibiotics and many others. It is why Sinemet doses have to be increased. I'm one who believes Melatonin shouldn't be taken indefinitely. I take 2 or 3 mg of Melatonin, but only for a month at a time. Then I rotate to other sleep aids or no sleep aids. Many people experience a rebound effect (I do) when they stop sleep aids. Their sleep is impaired for a week or so.

[Beverly2017]

I take 20 mg. Works well. I read that you can take 60 to 100 mG.

[park_bear]

Any amount is too much for me. It can cause a gassy diarrhea. See: healingwell.com/community/d...

I had started at 3 mg and worked my way up to 10 mg.

I stick with valerian root now.

[Beckey in reply to park_bear]

Yikes! It's amazing how differently everyone reacts to both the meds and the natural supplements.

[arwenmark]

I take 10 mg but it does not work anymore, I take several other sleep enhancers as well and still lie awake for hours.

[Beckey in reply to arwenmark]

Bummer!

[Beckey in reply to arwenmark]

Yoga? Quiet, black and white films? Sometimes I tune into rain and wind sounds on YouTube.

[zawy]

I just started taking 40 mg.

[jaberalhddad]

I take 6 mg Melatonin (time Release).

[Skymom2008]

I take 10 mg

[chco]

I take 1 mg klonpin 8 pm realaxs mucles sleep 8 hrs