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Melatonin Time Release User Reviews & Ratings

Melatonin Time Release has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 5 reviews on Drugs.com. 60% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 40% reported a negative experience.

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Insomnia
7.0
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Jet Lag
10.0
 1 reviews for Jet Lag 6 medications

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • August 28, 2019

For Insomnia "I am on prescription circadian 2mg prolonged-release melatonin and have not had any side effects. I have been unable to sleep due to damage to my own melatonin production due to 19 years of being on high dose of antidepressants. I can't produce enough melatonin. I thought my body would sleep eventually, but no. Longest was three days of being awake, losing cognitive function and having to turn to sleeping tablets, which only worked short-term. This medication has saved me. I will be on this long term (with doctor monitoring). After reading other reviews I feel this medication only seems to be helpful with sleep phase disorders when your body is not producing melatonin at the correct time, or for people like me who don't produce effective levels of melatonin to create sleep. In people with normal levels who have insomnia for other reasons it seems ineffective. It would be like people who don't have diabetes taking insulin to feel better."

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  • Nig...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 10, 2022

For Insomnia "The time-released melatonin gave me nightmares, interrupted sleep, and was less useful than the normal melatonin available over the counter. Woke in the middle of the night with a sore throat and a massive headache. I was on the low dose and couldn't tolerate it!"

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  • January 17, 2017

For Jet Lag "Just wanted to share my melatonin experience after my travel to Thailand. My jetlag has been really bad for days, and one of my friends had melatonin pills with him. The effect is fast and stronger than a sleeping pill. How can that be possible? It could be a dangerous thing and become an addiction for people. I did it 3 times. And I felt super depressed the next mornings. So I guess something is not right when people are saying... OH NO WORRIES, MELATONIN IS IN YOUR BODY ALREADY. IT IS NOT DANGEROUS."

10 / 10
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  • Ptu...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 10, 2016

For Insomnia "I have tried a lot of medications for insomnia that haven't worked, but melatonin is the only thing that has helped me. I now get a full night's sleep."

10 / 10
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  • Lau...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 11, 2021

"Tried this for 2 days. Both days up @ 3 am, some abdominal pain. I have urinal problems (self-catheter) really screwed up my problem and caused occasional pain there."

1 / 10
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