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3mg might be too much. I am not a doctor, but my sleep doctor is, and she recommended half that amount -- right around sunset.
by pstuart 13y ago
3mg might be too much. I am not a doctor, but my sleep doctor is, and she recommended half that amount -- right around sunset.
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- Fishkins 13y agoI remember reading in at least one study that there's no added benefit of doses above 1mg. I checked the "Brzezinski et al" article and it says: The dose response relationships in 11 of the studies (see Refs. 17,18) support the existence of a plateau effect, with maximum effect generally being achieved at low doses (e.g. 0.3 mg) and maintained or diminished at higher doses.
- jobu 13y agoThat was a concern I had too, so we tried breaking them in half, but didn't notice much difference in her nighttime routine after a week. We actually gave up on the melatonin for a while after that, but I decided to try again with an increased dose after talking with a coworker. Their child is more severely ADHD, and he was taking 5mg per night (and Ritalin). The pills I have are a dual-release version, so that might have had an affect as well (http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-ultra-dual-release-melatonin-3-mg-60-tabs http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-ultra-dual-release-me...).