Customer Reviews

NATROL, Melatonin 3mg - 240 tabs

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I've taken Melatonin for years, always gave me a decent night sleep without having to resort to stronger sleeping pills that would guarantee me a rough next morning. I more recently added 5-HTP, 50 Grams 5 HTP Griffonia Seed Extract Bulk Powder and have not only been sleeping more peacefully but I've also been feeling quite "right" lately. I do not suffer from depression or anything but I do get stressed out pretty easily. The combination of Melatonin and 5-HTP have been working quite nicely for my mood and my sleep, I'm pretty happy right now (and well rested!)

Melatonin

Melatonin and 5-HTP and ought to be talked about together. First, let me say that I am not a medical doctor and I don't play one on TV. I have read a great deal about this subject, however.

5-HTP is a precursor to seratonin and can transfer across the blood brain barrier easily. Melatonin is a downstream product of Seratonin, i.e it is made from Seratonin. So, if you take 5-HTP and Melatonin together, it's like filling up a bucket by pouring water into it and patching a leak in it at the same time.

You'll sleep better and if you are mildly depressed it will help. If you are more than mildly depressed you might want to go to a medical doctor and have your thyroid checked out for hypothyroidism.

It takes about a week for 5-HTP to build up in your body,if you aren't better after 5 to 7 days you might want to increase the dosage.

It is better to take melatonin sublingually,put it under your tongue and let it melt.

Gunner April,2007

This can certainly put you to sleep and keep you asleep. It also gives me a TON of dreams and I always wake up feeling refreshed and without any hangover. I do not recommend taking more than the recommended dose because you may wake up in the middle of the night, for me this is usually cause by intense dreaming. 1.5mg or less may even be enough for some people. I sometimes take this along with 5-HTP for sleep and boy the two combined can really give you a pleasant and recuperative sleep. I recommend trying it.

Before I was taking Melatonin it would be about two hours AFTER I turned the light out I would feel relaxed enough to go to bed. I started with the 5mg and that made me feel drugged. So I moved to the 3mg and it is perfect. It takes about 20-30 mins for it to work. I don't feel droggy in the morning, I feel refreshed and I feel like I could make it through the day without a nap. On the down side I did nocie that I am waking up earlier than I usually do, but I just take that as to having a full sleep. I don't feel like I need to take them either. However if I do miss a night I go back to my normal rotuine of it taking two hours before I fall asleep. I am so grateful I found this!

I haven't tried other Melatonin sleep aids so my experience is only with Natrol melatonin. I have found that 3mg is too high of a dose for me so I cut the tabs in half and only take 1.5mg at a time. Also, I have heard people say that they take melatonin every night and this is much better than taking other drugs like tylenol pm but I still think it's a bad idea to become totally dependent on melatonin. Another thing I have discovered is that if I get too much or too little sleep when taking melatonin I feel worse than I would if I did not take it. For example if I get under 6 hours of sleep or over 9 hours of sleep I will feel even groggier in the morning than I normally would. The whole purpose of melatonin is to reset your sleep cycle so this product is great if you have become an insomniac for a few days and need to get back into a normal sleep cycle.

Like most people, my exerience with sleep aids is limited to Nyquil and Tylenol PM, which work ok, but aren't made for regular consumption.

I have heard that melatonin doesn't work on some people, but it definitely works on me. Its effects are slightly more subtle than you might expect. It is much more pleasant in comparison to other chemicals. I do have to take 6 mg, but I am a big guy.

The best part, by far, is that there is no hangover or tiredness the next morning. I can take two and won't feel terrible if I get only 6 hours of sleep.

I find that when I take this I fall asleep within 15 or 20 minutes and I don't dream (or at least do not remember my dreams). I wake up refreshed without a groggy, hang-over feeling.

I prefer this to over-the counter meds such as Tylenol PM or Unisom or other diphenhydramine products because for me it produces better results. However, if I am unable to sleep because of pain -- I think the Tylenol PM is better.

I have not encountered sleep problems bad enough to warrent taking a prescription sleep medicine so I cannot compare with products like Ambien or Lunesta.

I believe the results of taking the Melatonin help to promote a regular sleep cycle for me. I highly recommend it but I do realize that it does not work for everyone.

Encourages sleep but doesn't force it. I noticed my dreams are a little more vivid though that may be placebo.

Melatonin 3mg was recommended to me to get better sleep. Within a half hour I fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up feeling refreshed. This is a good product to try.

I have 2 miniature dachses. One had lost most of her hair on the insides of her rear legs, a bit on the top of her tail, and most of her hair on her chest. I took her to a very respected veternary dermatoligist, after much testing, scraping, etc etc by my regular vet. The dermatoligist examined her and determined that she either had a hormonal problem, or I forgot- another condition. she was healthy as a horse, but if we wanted to treat the condition we had 2 choices- 1.) regular hormonal treatment, requiring hormones with significant risk of side effect, such as heats, and possible liver or other issues. The other possibility, 2.) was to use melatonin. Anyhow, long story short, after about 75 days of 2 3 mg tabs, bid, she is now her usual hairy self! She will be on this regimine for life, but the side effects are minimal to none. I even started her brother / littermate on the same nutraceuticals as a preventative measure.