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Indeed melatonin supplementation causes tolerance development. The correct dose to avoid it is 0.3 mg [1]. Nevertheless I'm glad pharmacies sell pills with muc
by qwerty456127 8y ago
Indeed melatonin supplementation causes tolerance development. The correct dose to avoid it is 0.3 mg [1].
Nevertheless I'm glad pharmacies sell pills with much higher dosage - you can just buy the 2-10mg pills, crush them and take the dose you need. I bet they would sell 0.3 mg pills for the same high price if they knew.
[1] https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/07/10/melatonin-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/07/10/melatonin-much-more-th...
- kgwxd 8y agoI had no choice but to downvote for the greater good.
- qwerty456127 8y agoWould be nice if you could explain how am I wrong. For whatever greater good you mean as downvoting doesn't really change anything except multiplying hatred perhaps (I didn't downvote you back but I can hardly save you from being downvoted by others). If I said something stupid that can harm others and you want to save us you should probably be a little bit more informative.
- m0zg 8y agoDon't give away such valuable secret. One 3mg tablet lasts me a week!
- chrischen 8y agoBrilliant idea! And here I was buying the only 0.5mg I could find and breaking that in half.
- kristofferR 8y agoWhat a waste. You can buy premade 300mcg melatonin pills for $0.03/pill (Sundown Naturals on iHerb), so the time you spend measuring melatonin yourself is just wasted time.
- vegardx 8y agoThis is melatonin, so it's not really dangerous, but you should be careful with breaking up pills that aren't supposed to be broken in two or more. The amount of active ingredient is not evenly distributed in the pills, so you're not really halving the dosage. For some reason melatonin is sold i boxes of 30x2mg for $25, and you need a prescription. It's completely ludicrous. You're only allowed to bring a months worth across the border. It's illegal to order by mail. /rant