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Agreed on the smaller doses of melatonin. A full tablet (5 or 10mg) tends to have the opposite effect and make me even wider awake after an hour or so of sleepi
by zebraflask 10y ago
Agreed on the smaller doses of melatonin. A full tablet (5 or 10mg) tends to have the opposite effect and make me even wider awake after an hour or so of sleepiness. Someone told me once that most tablets are dosed too strong simply because it's an inexpensive supplement, and in the manufacturing process, it's cheaper to use the production templates used for other supplements that are dosed in higher amounts.
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 10y agoNot sure that makes much sense; tablets are mostly a binding agent that's mixed with a fairly small amount of active ingredient. In most cases, you simply have to change the ratio of binder to achieve the desired dose. Even a 10mg tablet would be very small indeed. More likely it's demand from people that generally think 'more = better'.
- zebraflask 10y agoIt's the cost to change the factory line processes. If you're set to pump out 10mg tablets, and it's cheaper to just use more product than recalibrate your machines, then . . . there you go.