How much melatonin should I take?

Hello I am glad you have been honest and asked for help with this. It's very easy to do what it takes just to get some sleep. I know cause I have insomnia, melatonin is very different than ambien or the be Benadryl. They used to think that Benadryl was a safe and effective treatment. It was used to treat anaphylactic reactions and hives, sinus antihistamine, and even for sleep my own dr takes it for sleep however recently they found that it was hard on the kidneys and isn't as good as once thought. You are entering dangerous waters and are putting your life at risk when you take as many as you do. Melatonin is an all natural sleep agent sold in the vitamin aisle because it's naturally occurring in your body. It's the same chemical that is in your brain that makes all people go to sleep every night so it's powerful all on its own. It's all natural you could start on 10 mg extra strength and take 1 or 2 and see how it works for you it won't hurt you so ask the pharmacist I think you can increase it more or go to the dr and be truthful with him because there's nothing wrong with wanting to sleep when you absolutely can't. A good way also is something you can do don't do nothing in your bed in your room don't eat, watch tv, or even read don't do anything don't go in your bed until bedtime then have a nightly routine brush your teeth maybe drink a warm glass of milk and then go to bed in a dark room no lights and try to make it alittle colder so you want to snuggle under the covers. I wish you luck but please stop that 16 tablets deal you named the active ingredient but it's actually Benadryl and it's not good at all

Hi, i'm extremely concerned about the amount of Diphenhydramine you are taking, do you have trouble getting up in the morning or staying awake during the day? I used to take Melatonin 5mg tablets and found it very effective. Unfortunately i can't get hold of it anymore in the UK. I did find it took a while to kick in, about a week or so, so be patient if you make the switch... I understand what you are saying about your weight, that you may need higher doses... I would check with a pharmacist or doctor about taking more than 5mg. Good luck, i hope it is effective for you