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ive been up about 22-26 hours and I want to take a melatonin sinceim startign to feel sleepy, will it make me sleep longer than usual or no?

I needed to re charge my sleep ssched and didnt want to take it in caseI never woke up or died I know its stupid lmao but never took it before

Yea, melatonin kinda knocks you out for a few hours.

Read the back of the label and follow the instructions. Generally 1 gummy (2.5 mg) is all you need to have a good sleep. Dont take too many though at once

@ShaheerRahman
I got the 5mg pills, i was told 1mg is enough for a first timer so im worried 5mg might be too much?

It might not do anything at all for you.

1mg is a childs dose, btw

It doesnt make me fall asleep longer since my body is used to waking up at 6am but it does knock me out about 30 minutes after I take it. I would recommend just taking one 5mg pill and see how it goes. You might wake up feeling groggy as shit though.

Its really not that serious of a substance, if you follow the dosage instructions theres no need to worry about something bad happening.

I like to do pushups when I cant sleep. I tried taking melatonin a few years ago but it didnt do much for me.

ya its just that i have been going to bed at 6am every day so i want to go back to to my reg sleep schedule.

im stayin gup for about 24 hours then before I crash I wan tto take it so I fall asleep longer.

usually when I do this I sleep for 4 hours then wake up wide awake, I want to get more than just 4 hours thus ima take melatonin so I can maybe sleep longer

Lay down for 20 mins and you'll fall asleep

Not a bad idea at all, hope it works out for you! I definitely do know a couple people where its done just that for them.

ryudo500 posted...

@ShaheerRahman
I got the 5mg pills, i was told 1mg is enough for a first timer so im worried 5mg might be too much?

5mg is fine. Ive had a full 8 hour sleep without waking up taking that before.

I thought melatonin doesn't make you sleep, more like it helps alleviate things that keep you awake/interfere with your normal sleep.

Apply blue-light filters to all your screens around 8-9pm each day (most PC's and smartphones, you can schedule it to auto-set) and Valerian tea and that will help get your Circadian rhythm back on track.

Beware though, as Valerian tea before you brew it literally smells like compost. So keep it in an airtight jar/metal container.

Melatonin helps you fall asleep. It doesn't help you stay asleep, in my experience. I usually wake up after my first REM cycle.

You know how sometimes if youre on a schedule, youll get sleepy at a certain time every night? Thats your own internal melatonin kicking in to make you sleepy.

Taking the pills helps put you on that schedule if youre out of wack. Take them at 8pm every night for a while then after a bit youll start getting drowsy around 8pm.

They dont knock you out, or keep you out, or anything like that at all. Theyre just meant to aid getting back on schedule.

ryudo500 posted...

ive been up about 22-26 hours and I want to take a melatonin sinceim startign to feel sleepy, will it make me sleep longer than usual or no?

Nott sure, people respond to it very differently.

Try black out curtains

Do you have any regular commitments?
That's probably the best thing for maintaining a regular sleep schedule.

Melatonin does absolutely nothing to me.
So. Mileage may vary.

You will be fine. Its not going to harm you

sadly i got like 3 hours of sleep in but ima pop one after the ecf and hope I get 8 hours in.

yeah I used to get sleepy af round 2-3am by watching netflix now its just gotten so bad im up till 7am until i crash

Do something during the day to wear yourself out. If I want to reset my schedule, I set a few alarms around the time I want to wake up. Even if I don't have to be up and ignore them, being woken up few times every day will slowly program you to wake up .

Your dreams will be something else.

It's good to use...but if you use it too much there is a hangover effect.

And actually, 5mg is a large dose.

Guys I took it and honestly I am not sure if it worked, took it a few mins lest of the nba game and I think around 1115 and I fell asleep 1230(was tired even before taking jt) and got 4 hours of sleep.woke up halfway thru to thinking it was 6am but it was only 2 am

I didnt know how the fuck to take it. I have spring valley melatonin and jt says to just take it, I ended up having half of it dissolving then drinking the last 20% down with water.

not sure if it did anything

@SiO4 I was thinking about taking 2 next time didnt know 5mg was a lot

Melatonin alone won't change your sleep habits. You Gotta put forth actual effort.

LordRazziel posted...

Melatonin alone won't change your sleep habits. You Gotta put forth actual effort.

I understand that but I want to feel sleepy at 2-3 am instead of 6-7am.

i think Im gonn try zzquil

Just go to the allergy section and get diphenhydramine, that's all it is and it's far cheaper.

You should take like 0.25 mg, less is more.

ryudo500 posted...

@SiO4 I was thinking about taking 2 next time didnt know 5mg was a lot

Ya, I had to get the 5mgs once, as that was all they had.
And they will knock you out. But there is bit of a hangover if you use them too much.
Also, I am messed up if I don't actually sleep through them.

I think 2mg was my sweet spot.

LordRazziel posted...

Just go to the allergy section and get diphenhydramine, that's all it is and it's far cheaper.

Those are sleeping pills - rather than melatonin.

Melatonin has been shown to be most effective in very small doses. Get 1 mg tablets and cut them in half.

Higher doses are less effective at treating sleeplessness.

QueenCarly posted...

Melatonin has been shown to be most effective in very small doses. Get 1 mg tablets and cut them in half.

Higher doses are less effective at treating sleeplessness.

Why is that

i use 3mg tabs n it helps some but not always it needs 2b paired with not eating b4 bed n doing enough shit during the day

but im a prisoner so thats tough

ryudo500 posted...

Why is that

Because you are basically trippin' on higher amounts...so it becomes a quality of sleep thing.

Melatonin gives me nightmares and violent dreams. I have never had such screwed up dreams till I took it, dosage doesn't matter. I take knockoff allergy medicine that helps with my allergies and puts me to sleep in no time.

SiO4 posted...

Ya, I had to get the 5mgs once, as that was all they had.
And they will knock you out. But there is bit of a hangover if you use them too much.
Also, I am messed up if I don't actually sleep through them.

I think 2mg was my sweet spot.

Those are sleeping pills - rather than melatonin.

I know, and Zzquil is just diphenhydramine, but more expensive.

the 5g melartonin didn't do shit. should I just swallow it with water insetad?

ryudo500 posted...

the 5g melartonin didn't do shit. should I just swallow it with water insetad?

Are you taking it in conjunction with your normal sleep time?