Melatonin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• elsie
• September 27, 2013

For Insomnia "I have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. When it works, it works great. When it doesn't, it's difficult. I have noticed that if I do not fall asleep within 30 minutes of taking melatonin, I end up tossing and turning for most of the night. The worst part is I feel as though I have to constantly stretch my legs."

• Maree
• June 25, 2020

For Insomnia "This melatonin was recommended by a paediatrician for our four year old daughter who was going to bed at 11 pm most nights and just couldn’t wind down. She is on 3mg, though as I purchased from USA online as it’s a lot cheaper than Australia, I also got a higher dosage, 5mg, for the rest of the family to try as we have all survived since her arrival on very little sleep in the household. This has been life changing for us and I researched the medication thoroughly as I was hesitant to give my child any medications though our experience has truly been exceptional with no side effects or issues as such. A wonder drug and one that I thoroughly recommend."

• PHL
• June 30, 2018

For Insomnia "I have delayed sleep phase syndrome. I basically hate this condition, I am simply unable to start sleeping before 4 am no matter how tired I am and how early I go into bed. Research indicates this is a genetic, irreversible condition. Before entering medication I tried every possible trick to fall asleep in normal time, nothing ever worked. This was before I started taking 1 mg melatonin less than 1 month ago. It worked wonders since day one. I go to bed 3 hours after taking it, in a darkened room, and fall asleep in less than 30 min. I wake up the following day in normal time without any grogginess. It is true that it gives crazy, vivid dreams though. This might be too much for most people. Not in my case, I got used after a while, and I really don´t mind given the overall benefit. Just keep in mind this is not a drug to make you sleep. That is why it does not work in most insomnia cases. This is a drug to regulate your sleep-wake cycle, simple as that."

• Ecas
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 3, 2017

For Insomnia "Hi. I got some of this from my doc as I was having bad dreams about my father who had recently passed. My experience has been absolutely awful. Dreams out of this world! It takes the first 2 hours of the day getting over the wild vivid craziness that happened in your supposed deep sleep. Then came the DEPRESSION!! I have never been depressed and never full understood how others felt, now I do!! I knew it was the Melatonin so I stopped and I was fine. I am not going to ramble on but be so careful, it's an insidious drug, for me anyway."

• Mags
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2019

For Insomnia "Followed instructions only took once. Fell asleep 2 hours after taking it. 11pm Slept for 6 hours but was getting up to urinate every hour which is not normal for me. Very alert when I woke at 5am. Had a cup of tea and then the nausea, headache, anxiety, depression and light headless came on. My neck feels strange. Felt like I could throw up and no appetite. Would never recommend these."

• Nypamom
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 3, 2019

For Insomnia "My son’s doctor recommended melatonin a few years ago because he really had a hard time falling asleep at night. He takes 1 mg before bed and falls asleep 10 minutes later. It’s worked great for him for 2 years with no side effects. I asked hm today if he wants to stop taking it and he said he hates tossing and turning so much that he wants to continue taking it. If you are having side effects, you should try cutting your dose in half."

• BelCan
• February 19, 2013

For Insomnia "I have a high metaboliam. Nights are a challenge for sleep for me. I have found that a 5mg melatonin helps me to sleep within an hour. Benadryl or products added to sleep aides work backwards, by keeping me awake."

• Noway...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2020

For Insomnia "Well. I have taken Circadin 2mg for three nights now. Dr prescribed these for me as for many years I have nightmares, talking, screaming in my sleep, thrash around night tremors in other words. Vivid dreams. Also take anti- depressants. No trouble falling asleep. Need to sleep 12 hours to feel normal as my dream life is so hectic! After taking this med, nightmares are worse!, heart is racing, waking up 2 am and like I've drunk 20 cans of Red Bull. Talking so fast I can't hear what I'm saying. Don't know what will work for me but this ain't the stuff! Never again!!!"

• Sleep...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 15, 2019

For Insomnia "I took this for sleep. I have anxiety and depression. Within a week, this put me in such a bad place, and I was crying over everything that had ever happened to me. It's not worth IMO if you've had a diagnosis of depression, don't do it."

• Army...
• December 5, 2015

For Insomnia "I am 43 years old and retired from the Army after 22 years of service. I've had major sleep issues the past couple of years due to my PTSD. I've tried so many different sleep aids and nothing ever worked! My Doctor suggested trying Melantonin 3mg and I was very skeptical! I have been amazed how great I have been sleeping and I feel so refreshed in the mornings!!"

• Carlos...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 15, 2020

For Insomnia "I took melatonin 5mg every other night for three nights. It did help me fall sleep 2 - 3 hours earlier than my normal sleeping time, but it was always a poor quality sleep, very light, tossing and turning in the bed all night long, having weird nightmares and being half-awake. It is close to not sleeping at all. All things considered, I prefer to get some good deep sleep 3 hours later then get "melatonin sleep" earlier."

• Alessia
• August 25, 2015

For Insomnia "I always sleep after 2.30am. It wasn't really a problem since I'm a freelancer and I could work anytime I want. But sometimes I need to wake up early in the morning I've always use Alprazolam to help me get to sleep early. I don't like the feeling of taking it, it makes me sleep so fast and it doesn't feel natural. I then read about this Melatonin and bought the 3mg, I didn't take one whole pill, I divided into 2 part. So I just took 1.5mg.. And you know what it works wonder for me! I feel sleepy after taking it and the sleepy feeling was so natural and I also woke with no drowsiness.. If you had sleeping problem try this one first.. Make sure you take the lowest dosage before you raise it..."

• KSzek...
• March 1, 2016

For Insomnia "My dose is 2mg nightly 1 hour before sleep. It has been 3 weeks so far. I have suffered from parasomnia ever since I can remember. I also suffer anxiety at night because of it. I hallucinate and sleep walk. In the 3 weeks I have hallucinated maybe once or twice and only sleep walked once. Usually it would be every second night. I get to sleep so much quicker. My mind doesn't race and I am so much more relaxed. I sleep so much deeper. I am no longer afraid of sleeping!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 2, 2016

For Insomnia "I am a 18 year old girl,and since I was 13 I only take melatonin on nights when my sleeping schedule is messed up or I have anxiety about something and it really does help. Both my mom and brother take it every night - they both have insomnia and anxiety - and they depend on it. They can't sleep without it. I don't want that to happen to me so I only take it every so often when I am in need of it and it really does work."

• Mari
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2019

For Insomnia "I took melatonin to switch my sleep schedule after working third shift. I was going to bed around 8am and waking up around 3pm. When I took one 12.5 melatonin I fell asleep around 12/1am, but woke up a few times throughout the night. One time I woke up, I was seriously down and the point of living for me was lost. I ended up crying myself to sleep. I have very mild depression that’s mainly work related. I never felt like this before. I’m assuming it’s from the melatonin. So, I’d recommend the with caution to anyone with any depression symptoms or diagnoses depression."

• BeeBee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2018

For Insomnia "This has been the worst experience ever! I started Melatonin per my Drs recommendation..5mg at night It did seem to be working at first. I was sleeping thru the night finally. After about 3 weeks I started noticing my depression was worsening and did not know why. Then my heart started feeling like it was beating faster than normal. So I got to doing some research online and reading other people's reviews and found melatonin does not mix with my antidepressant. I stopped taking it immediately BUT it was a struggle getting my anti depressant medication back to normal. It's been a week now and I am finally feeling somewhat back to myself. "

• Cat
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2019

For Insomnia "My experience with melatonin has been horrible. I suffer from severe anxiety and after a particularly rough patch I was having an incredibly hard time sleeping. My boyfriend gave me a 5mg melatonin and while it helped me fall asleep rather quickly, the effects the next day have been devastating. I feel like I've been drugged; my limbs feel extremely heavy, I feel so out of it and my anxiety keeps spiking. I keep wanting to cry and sleep forever. After seeing all the comments here about the affect of melatonin on anxiety and depression sufferers it all makes sense. I'm going to try a 1mg dose because it really did help me sleep but I would never recommend taking anything over that."

• MissyB
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2012

For Insomnia "I used 3mg melatonin in the past with a good result. Recently I saw 5 and 10mg pills at the pharmacy and tried the 5mg. This time I experienced great difficulty breathing. Very glad I didn't buy the 10mg. I seem to always be the exception to the rule and melatonin probably works great for anybody else. Just start with a low dose for sure."

• Mitch
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 27, 2019

For Insomnia "I'm an 18 year old with terrible sleep problems. Melatonin has been the only thing that's helped so far. Melatonin makes me wake up early naturally and I always feel like I've had a wholesome nights sleep and am in a good mood. Definitely worth a try if you have sleep troubles."

• renka
• March 3, 2009

For Insomnia "I started having sleeping problems during menopause. Someone recommended melatonin and I bought some. I haven't slept this good since I was a child! I would recommend it to anyone with problems falling asleep or staying asleep. Also, I awake refreshed with no drowsiness."

• Dr DB
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 28, 2016

For Insomnia "Had trouble going to sleep primarily due to anxiety and irregular work schedule. Prescription medications made me hard to wake up and hungover the next day. Now I take 2.5. mg about an hour before bedtime and go right to sleep and awake refreshed. It also has helped with my ED."

• Anonymous
• July 22, 2009

For Insomnia "Because of a long history of narcotic (painkiller) use, my doctor suggested that my body was not producing melatonin and that my insomnia might be because of this. Sure enough, the very first night I took the medicine, I slept well, with no after effects. That is the best thing about this medicine. I take it half an hour before I'm wanting to go to bed, I get a bit drowsy and go to bed, falling asleep quickly, but awaking fully rested."

• Jesus...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 2, 2019

For Insomnia "WARNING: Been using 1 mg to 2 mg of melatonin for years but I found out the hard way that long term use will lead to asthma like symptoms. I couldn't sleep one day and I took one 1 mg pill then I started having difficulty breathing at first I thought it wasn't melatonin so I (took me about an hour to recover from very difficult breathing) still couldn't sleep so I popped 1 again BIG mistake ! The labored breathing was so scary I thought I was dying I kept asking my wife if my face was turning blue yet. I threw all of it away. Never again. I will try antihistamine sleep aids next."

• FoxSoup
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 25, 2021

For Insomnia "I have had trouble falling asleep my whole life. I have had anxiety and a fear of bedtime due to all of the nights spent tossing and turning. I became accustomed to marijuana or alcohol as a sleep aid. I recently got a sleep tracker called Pura which shows exactly when different sleep cycles begin and end. This allowed me to clearly see what quality of sleep I was getting and what affected it. It led me to try different dosages of melatonin. It has completely changed my life. I now sleep effortlessly and get much higher quality sleep. Everyone will find a different formula. For me, the optimal dosage is a 3 mg extended release tablet. Any more than three and I would wake up drowsy with tingly fingers. Even 1 mg is enough to knock me out, though I get better REM sleep with the extended release."

• Hey
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2019

For Insomnia "I have been using Melatonin for 2 weeks now. The last week I have been noticing some really nasty side effects. I have been dizzy all day, my anxiety and depression is really bad. Had panic attack at work and actually now in such a dark mood. After reading all the reviews here I'm quitting this stuff immediately."