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Melatonin does work wonders, but you never know how your own body might react to it. I have many issues with my sleep cycle and quality of sleep. Melatonin is
by nulagrithom 13y ago
Melatonin does work wonders, but you never know how your own body might react to it.
I have many issues with my sleep cycle and quality of sleep. Melatonin is one of the few things that alleviates my problems. However, for me, it's only good for one night. I can take melatonin for one night out of a month, and get a blissful, restful night of sleep. If I take it two nights in a row, evil side-effects start creeping up.
It begins with a headache. If I take melatonin two nights in a row, the next day I will wake up with a headache that's hard to shake. My dreams, while very vivid and pleasant the first night, become more gloomy and depressing the second night. By the third day, my dreams are full-on, vivid, terrifying nightmares. I feel depressed and angry all day, and the headache borders a migraine. After four days of melatonin, I'm a wreck. It no longer puts me to sleep, nor gives me restful sleep. It becomes nothing more than a pill full of nightmares, depression, anger, and a bad migraine.
The first time I started taking melatonin, I had no idea it was causing these side effects. It took a while to pin down, and I just assumed it was related to my ongoing battle with sleep. I do recommend it, just know that you may have adverse reactions to continued use.
- bentoner 13y agoWhat dosage do you take? (It sounds too high.)
- DigitalJack 13y agoHave you tried different brands?
- ck2 13y agoDitto on vivid nightmares, I actually posted similar before I even saw your comment. I had to stop taking it.
- iand675 13y agoDitto for me as well.
- Kronopath 13y agoI'm curious as to what dosage you're taking. Several sources I've seen suggest the dosage they recommend on the package is too high for many of the typical brands out there. Do you experience these symptoms when taking low-dose melatonin (<= 0.5 mg)?
- nulagrithom 13y agoI've tried both high and low dose, and many different brands. Effects are the same either way. I usually go with the high dose since I'll only be taking it for one night anyway.