Melatonin dose

[Guest guest]

Hi In response to your question about using Melatonin---I used to work night

shift--for 25 yrs.--I was unable to sleep for many hours at a time. I was lucky

to get 3-4 hours most of the time, so when I did sleep I needed to get some GOOD

sleep. I found that Tryptophan worked great and was not groggy at all. WWEELL

that was taken off the market and I went to Melatonin and at that time I needed

3 mg. to get rest. That went on for a long time at 3mg. and now I only need 1

mg. I was first told by and ND to try 1-3 mg to see what would fork for me and

also told that if one does not need it, it will not work for them either. I

have had friend that used it and it didn't work at all. They might as well have

taken a glass of water. So from my experience, try 1-3 mg. Start with 1 mg and

go from there. Good luck. Fran

 

 

 

Hi

 

I'm new here... Has anyone had any experience with Melatonin.. I'm a nite

shift worker and want to adjust my sleep on my days off..

 

I work the overnite shift 12 hours, get home at 7:30 am, get between 4-6

hours of sleep.. (I have things to do, feed the cats, clean their

[Guest guest]

None øf know everything, but I have learned to respect the chemical

power of our brains: Consider trying the supplement 5-HTP, 50mg about

30 minutes before bedtime. 5-HTP is the pre-cursor of melatonin and

will help your brain work better in doing its' job.

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, " Fran "

<frannyjo wrote:

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> Hi In response to your question about using Melatonin---I used to

work night shift--for 25 yrs.--I was unable to sleep for many hours at

a time. I was lucky to get 3-4 hours most of the time, so when I did

sleep I needed to get some GOOD sleep. I found that Tryptophan worked

great and was not groggy at all. WWEELL that was taken off the market

and I went to Melatonin and at that time I needed 3 mg. to get rest.

That went on for a long time at 3mg. and now I only need 1 mg. I was

first told by and ND to try 1-3 mg to see what would fork for me and

also told that if one does not need it, it will not work for them

either. I have had friend that used it and it didn't work at all.

They might as well have taken a glass of water. So from my

experience, try 1-3 mg. Start with 1 mg and go from there. Good luck.

Fran

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> Hi

>

> I'm new here... Has anyone had any experience with Melatonin.. I'm a

nite

> shift worker and want to adjust my sleep on my days off..

>

> I work the overnite shift 12 hours, get home at 7:30 am, get between 4-6

> hours of sleep.. (I have things to do, feed the cats, clean their

>