Had similar problems doc, got up to zoplicone/zoplidem, Via melatonin and promethazine, the antihistamine. The Z's are ok once every few months if I really need them, but I found breathing exercises (initially through a mindfulness app) actually works better than the Z's on top of the melatonin and promethazine. Eat healthy food, take some vit D and K2, some sunlight early, try to relax and I hope you are passed this problem soon, magnesium also helps me a little I think ❤️🙏
Critical Care Nurse here. Thank you for your insights about this hormone. Big tip I learned for morning sleepiness after taking Melatonin- Get outside for sun exposure as early as possible. It wakes me up and I seem to sleep better that night when I do. I find Melatonin helps when I take it 2 hours before bed along with doing other sleep hygiene. Turning off all screens and lights as early as possible has been a game changer for me. I find I am asleep by 9pm and awake by 5.
It does work. I am 68 and tried a low dose (2 mg) without any benefit, then high dose, (10 mg)which made me feel sick. Finally i am happy that 5 mg has solved my long term insomnia. I dont sleep dead, i still get up a few times, but i MAINLY sleep. Thank GOODNESS.
I’m a 75 year old female. For a year now I’ve been enjoying two 5 mg Melatonin Gummies just as I go to bed! What a treat! I fall asleep relatively quickly and sleep for 4 hours, get up, then go right back to sleep for another 3 hours. I buy the generic brand, and so what if the label is incorrect about how much real Melatonin is in those gummies….it’s working for me, and it’s affordable.
I took it on and off for the through the 1990s to mid-2000. I found the recommended dosage and the time to take it has changed dramatically over the years. I never saw any improvement in my sleep - either falling asleep, staying asleep, of feeling rested. The last form I took was the time-released. Saw a study stating even name brand supplements had false claims of dosage/ingredients, and finally said "enough". I decided to follow the "sleep hygiene" guidance I had been teaching my patients (mental health): Go to bed/awaken at the same time 7 days a week. Get lots of light/sun during the day, turn down lights starting at 7pm, no TV, computers, phones, i.e, blue lights 1 hour before going to sleep. Use only night lights - never turn on a light if you must get out of bed. Cold, dark room. If you are hot in bed, less/no clothes, fewer blankets. This works for me. I have not needed an alarm to wake up since 2010.
@stephaniehyatt. Great advice. However, all light bulbs have LED in them nowadays that make them very bright. I looked on Amazon for night lights and even those have LED in them. This is a terrible situation! I don’t turn on the light in the bathroom if I have to go to in the middle of the night, I leave the door open.
@@leamaka2082 I have a few and they are directional, so they point at the floor. In the bathroom, I put electrical tape over the light to diffuse it. I can see the light, but it works more like a reflector, rather than a "light". I can see it's location, so my brain fills in the other room details. BTW, the directional ones have been "on" for 15 years!
65 YOF here.. I have been taking melatonin 5mg for a year. No side effects, absolutely works for me. I take sublingual, 1 hour before sleep. Tried the 10mg, extended release to help me stay asleep but kept waking up mid sleep. 5mg seems my wheelhouse.
I started taking melatonin 5mg at age 75, it worked well and I increased dose slowly to 20mg. It did cause me to have dreams that I remembered and that was nice. After a while when I went for a checkup, my blood pressure had gone way up 160/80. My doc gave another BP Med and that didn’t help. Finally I did my research and found that melatonin does nullify certain BP meds. I was taking losartan ( an ARB). My Doc was unaware of this side effect! Be careful when starting any new supplements or drugs and be on the alert to any changes to your health. Melatonin is generally safe for healthy people even in larger doses.
I've always been a night person. I must have inherited this from my mother since she was a night person too. I can be awake all night with no issues except I worked during the day. I've worked for 50 years and I have always had trouble going to sleep. I started taking melatonin so I could get more than 4 hours of sleep. I started with 5 mg and went to 10 mg. It was the only way I could get enough sleep so I could get up and go to work. I had no issues taking it and wasn't groggy during the day. I'm retired now and I don't take it anymore. I also don't sleep much during the night. My body has never been in tune with night or day. Since I'm retired, I sleep when I feel like it and I'm awake the rest of the time. If I have to get up early, I'll stay awake most of the night. I'm retired, I can sleep when I feel like sleeping.😊 They say that older people don't need as much sleep. I don't know if that's true because I've had trouble sleeping my entire life. Thanks for sharing another great video!👍
I am 73. For the last 6 or 8 years I have had a terrible time getting a good night's sleep. Sometimes it has been initially falling asleep, sometimes falling back to sleep after getting up and taking a whiz in the night. I'll average about 5 hours of sleep with about 9 hours in bed. Then about 6 months ago I started taking time-release melatonin. I think it is a total of 9 mg which is a pretty big hit. My sleep has been much better. There are still the occasional 6 hours of sleep a night, but generally the sleep has been pretty good with about 9 hours in bed for 7 to 8 hours of sleep. I think the dreaming might be a little more vivid. But the dreams have generally been pretty entertaining, so that's not all bad.
64 year old here. I’ve taken Melatonin for over 30 years. I had a major health crisis at that time and the hospital had me on sleeping tablets. My family doctor suggested Melatonin because he knew I didn’t want to take sleeping meds and we were about to travel to Asia for a holiday and could buy a supply there as it wasn’t available in Australia at that time. Over the years I’ve slowly increased up to 10mg. I sleep very well, have very few dreams and usually don’t remember them upon waking. As soon as I open the shutters in the morning and expose my eyes to sunlight all signs of sleepiness disappear. I have noticed no side effects.
I still have sleep issues but managing elevated stress and anxiety levels, as well as not straining the body too much by over exerting yourself in the gym has helped me significantly.
My mom, 91, has been taking melatonin for years. She gets up to pee at night more than once and then had a hard time falling asleep again so it helped her a lot. For a long time it was 3mg. She upped to 5mg but lately she finds she doesn't need it, supposedly after starting metformin (took her long enough to address the diabetes. One of the advantages of being generally very healthy for 91 and caring less of what happens long term lol).
I'm a 64 yr old female. I've recently started taking melatonin 3mg and it helps me to have a solid night's sleep. I used to take zoplicone but decided with my Dr to get off of it. So far so good.
I used to take it for migraine prevention but I stopped because it was causing next day sleepiness. I have heard it might prevent or delay macular degeneration so I may start taking it again.
I'm a physician in my60's No problem falling asleep but i awake every hr during evening. When I took 10 mg Melatonin I got hallucination. An older man was walking at the foot end of bed. All this started when I was working nocturnal hospitalist x 5yrs. I would do anything to sleep normally
I was only taking 1 to 2mg of melatonin almost every night for about one year. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, I got extremely bad vertigo and haven't touched it since then. That was almost two years ago, and I haven't had vertigo since then, and I discovered I fell asleep just fine without supplementing melatonin anyway.
I am so grateful I found you guys. Not only are your videos informative. , y’all are highly entertaining. I had no clue that doctors could be funny. I just turned 71. Y’all are the first I’ve met. What IS that all about???
it looks like I’m the only one, but after trying it a few different 30 years ago with a naturopath, I found myself markedly sad/ depressed and unable to function the whole next day. As with a few others,, vivid unsettling dreams. I had stopped alcohol, coffee etc and was on no medications for the previous, to that, 10 years. A little later my MD prescribed Tryptophan which I too for 2-3years, it worked well. At about that time,years ago, I had been meno or pre menopausal battling chronic fatigue, IBS etc. I’ve Looked after my health and have managed to stay active and working and off meds. I stopped worrying about sleep years ago, but give my body the time it needs. I live life in the slow lane. lol
Im a 57 year old female, I've been taking Tri-sleep from GNC for years. I truly believe it has helps me fall asleep & stay asleep. BTW - love your videos 😊
Ive been taking 20mg each night before bed and it helps me fall asleep and i have the best sleep ever. I wake up feeling refreshed. But i do sleep in for about 10 hours a night
Yes! It works great. One child has autism, takes 1 mg for sleep issues related to autism. I take 3 mg for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that is associated with mitochondria disorders. I cannot sleep without melatonin.
65 year old male. I was taking 5 mg of melatonin regularly as it was helping me saying asleep (if I wake up within my first hour (mainly because of loud car mufflers 🤦♂️), I have a hard time going back to sleep. And melatonin really helped. If I took more, I had hallucination/weird dreams so I stuck to 5 mg. But after reading all the bad side effects & stop taking it & my problem came back. Then I read that taking 2 to 4 pistachios before bed time also help releasing melatonin. I have been doing for over a year & it works just like taking melatonin. Note, I do follow all your sleeping hygiene tips.
My husband and I both take 5 mg at bedtime and sleep much better because of it. He's healthy, I have Hashimotos and MS as well. This really helps. (60 yrs)
I had a job that would regularly wake me up at 2 - 3 AM, easily twice a week. I don't work there anymore, and I had trouble sleeping more than 5 hours for a year after that. The BEST thing I did to recover was to get rid of my alarm. Also, the phone is nowhere near the bed and I use ear plugs. I use melatonin, but I don't think it does anything either way. But sleep became a priority for me so I do whatever I can. I regularly go to bed at 10:30 and get up at about 6 AM. I have never slept late. My best sleep trick is get rid of your alarm. Its weird, but it works.
I am 62 and have occasionally taken 5mg before going to bed. It does indeed help me fall asleep and stay asleep. When I took 10mg I was loopy for most of the next day.
On our randomised control trial of n2 back from Ottawa to Middle East on red eye with 7 hours change it worked perfectly! 3grams two hours before flight and for 7 nights afterwards and no sleep problems for us older trial participants. Not available over the counter in UK but at our destinations available. Side effect was vivid dreams but otherwise sharp and alert in mornings to watch your videos!
I had such a hangover from it in the morning. It certainly worked, but it wasn’t worth it the next day when I was more tired all day than not getting much sleep at night.
My GP has me taking 10 mg tab of Melatonin + 25 mg tab of Benedryl approx. 30 min. before bed. It seems to help with no side effects. I tried taking an anti-depressant as a sleep aid and it was a big mistake for me. I hope this helps someone out there. 😴👍
I used melatonin for several weeks when my arthritis starts hurting. When i am on night shifts The pass for months i used it to help me sleep better, i had a bad muscle pain which woke me up at night. Melatonin help me sleep.
I’ve been taking it for 30 years without any issues. I’m a male in my 50’s. People say that I look in my early 40’s. I believe that Melatonin to a great degree is the reason for it. Also, I read once that it can cause autoimmune issues for some women.
Good information!! Dosage very important. I was having trouble sleeping a few years ago and bought some. It was 5mg caps. I felt so drugged in the morning I threw the bottle out. Then lately I've started waking up around 2:30 or 3:00 a.m. and I can't go back to sleep for hours (I usually read until about midnight) so decided to try it again and bought some that were 3 mg. I broke open the caps took about half of it before bed - right before because I have no problem going to sleep and it does help quite a bit. Instead of 2:30 or 3 I sleep until about 6 then if I have to use the restroom I can go back to sleep for an hour or two with no problem. I don't intend to take it forever but I'll stick to that method for a few more days then try it without.
I used it for a few months and saw its effect reduce over time. Found it very useful to reset sleep cycle after cross continent travel. I also remember my mom telling me to take a glass of warm milk before bed as it will help you sleep...wonder if others took a warm cup of milk to help sleep.
I am 52. I was prescribed 2mg of Melatonin - prolonged release tablets. After two concussions in three months and the clinic believing lack of sleep was hindering my concussion recovery. I find it works well. But I also have Asthma and found taking the Melatonin regularly made my Asthma worse. Cant take it every night at all. Was taking it every second night. But have stopped for a fortnight and am about to try it again and see how my Asthma goes.
I was taking melatonin for years - then read the instructions on the bottle that it is not to be swallowed, but dissolved under the tongue! I take 1mg about 2 hrs before sleep time and I feel it helps.
Thanks guys "you are in charge of your own health"100%, diet reversed high blood pressure and cholesterol Been taking 4mg melatonin for a few years (prescribed 6 but saving for the next single strand RNA virus 😉) Glad you mentioned the antioxidant benefit, that's the main reason I still take it, breathing exercises work better than zoplicone for me. Reducing insulin and increased hgh👍im doing 16/8- omad, trying to get to 24/36❤️🙏
I’ve taken it. I’m 66. It sometimes gives me weird dreams . Also in a nutrition class we were told that if you take it regularly your body will cease making it🤷🏼♂️
I am 67, recovering from breast cancer treatment (aromatase inhibitors) during which I developed trouble sleeping as one of a cascade of miseries. 3mg nightly makes a difference in getting a full night's sleep which has an impact on all the other side effects (inflammation, joint pain, headaches, fatigue, weakness, tinnitus, weight gain, hair loss, carpal tunnel, etc.). Good sleep has been the single most important factor in turning the tide as it affects everything, and yet of course I'm conflicted about taking it nightly. What is your .02?
I take 5mg each night. It’s helped after I had my thyroid out. My hormone levels were out and my sleep was terrible. Some days I wake groggy or feeling really flat. I take it about 1/2 hr before sleeping. I still wake 3 or 4 times a night. I’m 58.
Nice video - I'm 65 and have been taking M for longer that I can remember. Right now I'm taking 7.5 mg before bed, but I've taken 10mg in the past. It's the Natrol brand at Costco. I use it to fall sleep, can't seem to fall sleep without it, but I'm usually awake by 3:00 or so, and then it's spotty sleep after that. Haven't noticed any side effects. I'll take vit D in early fall to compensate for loss of sunlight. I think I'll try lowering my dose now. Thanks docs!
I have (and still do as needed) take melatonin, it was prescribed to me by my doctor when I started having sleep issues. I don't take it every night, just as needed only. Haven't had any side effects though.
47 here. It definitely works for me to fall asleep. But I can keep waking up throughout the night. It is excellent for jet lag and getting onto a new time zone
Years ago, I took Melatonin regularly, which lasted a few weeks. Now I take it occasionally mainly for jet lag. It worked too well for me. A 10 mg dosage made me groggy all day. I now take 1 to 3 mg when needed.
Never thought it worked, till I started taking 3mg each night, seems to work for me. I find it doesn’t work every night, but in general seems to work if I take it around 8pm and try to sleep around 11pm.
I’ve used 3mg of melatonin for short periods over the years and it’s been a bit helpful but I can’t take it too late and only for a few days because it can aggravate depression and that’s distressing and scary. I’ve found a little bit of a magnesium supplement in late afternoon helps me sleep through the night the best. Also doing Wordle right at bedtime and listening to a short sleep meditation.
I appreciate the video and all your videos for that matter. Great public service. I am a seventy four year old psychologist and a professor. We like to say, don't bring an anecdote to a data fight, but here it goes. I find that 9 mg helps me sleep all through the night. without it I tend to wake up at 2 o'clock in the morning and not be able to go to sleep for 90 minutes or so. My primary care physician says don't take more than 9 mg. So that's my ceiling. It works great for me. Finally got my wife to try it. She is taking the time release version. Although I have no side effects, I think I may try that. And I take it about 30 minutes to an hour before my intended bedtime. Works great, no side effects. The brand that I use is nature made.
I’ve tried Melatonin and it helps for falling asleep, but I dream really crazy stuff when I do, so I quit taking it. Really hectic and crazy bad dreams. There is a difference between sleep and getting good rest. I never rest when I take it…so I don’t. My husband is totally blind and he takes it and it really helps him.
75 year old male Vexas cas on decreasing one year long Prednisone treatment. I take 9 mg Melatonine 15 min before going to bed around 22h30 and fall asleep within minutes . Wake up and get up at 5h . Sleep quality varies.
Melatonin formulations vary and you have to find one that works, while minimizing side effects. For me brain fog the next day was a problem. Once adjusted, it's like the Dr's say, only to reset, not continued use. I am 73 years old and it works for me, if used responsibly.
My local health food store owner Michael at chases market here in Ontario Oregon who's degreed in nutrition said take the time relased Melatonin not the cheepos as doesn't crap out half way through the night and said he takes it himself Game changer for me Bought Terry Naturals brand 10 mg about hour before bed Sleep great but Melatonin does cause lots of dreams some fascinating fun others damn right nightmares I enjoy the ride any how at 73 When you wake up fip on some lights and your body wakes up faster Take my magnesium tabs with my Melatonin at night ups the sleepy yawn And finally, my 2 kitties purring next to me in bed all night the best sleep aid as live alone and love it so peaceful, so quiet Sleep well folks
I'm 66 years young. A little disabled, mostly just life happening. And I have used melatonin on and off for years, I think it works better if it's just used once in a while. I think, as far as it being the jet leg helping remedy, it can be all right for that. I don't think it's something that's Comforting or even useful to use every single bae. I invite everybody that reads my little blurb here to listen to the gentleman. I trust them and don't walk into a health food store. Buy one of everything and take it home and consume it. It's considered medicine in some ways. And you wouldn't walk into a pharmacy and buy one of everything and take it. God bless you all from Bakersfield, California, USA.
I am 65 and sometimes when having trouble falling asleep I take a supplement that has 1 mg of Melatonin, plus L-THEANINE AND GABA. I found this to help on those nights.
in the past, I’ve taken 10mg of melatonin. side effect - the worst tummy ache 😣 ever. basically, I’ve given up on, “trying” to take Anything for my insomnia 😳 because it just doesn’t work on me and with my daily routine, it conflicts. to the most that I’m taking right now is, a calming tea 🍵, ( which has chamomile, mint, etc ) just to settle my anxiety 😬 depression 🥺
70 yo male, good condition. Started at 5 mg. No go. Went to 12 mg. Better and more noticeable. Now at 24 mg slow release. No discernible side effects, and do not take any other meds. Been doing that for 5 yrs or so.
Taking 10mg melatonin + supplementing magnesium has made a big impact. Further context-- I am someone with frequent insomnia, waking after ~5 hours & unable to fall back asleep. Melatonin alone was always underwhelming, but both together has made a noticeable impact on my ability to sleep.
I was in hospitals for 3 months 2023. Hospital 2 (rehabilitation) gave melatonin to everyone with dinner. No idea what I was taking (at first), fell asleep about 8pm, woke up 8 hours later. No trouble sleeping before or since, wasn't prescribed it to use at home. Took a few weeks to get back to a more normal schedule. No idea of dose.
I have been taking it for years 10 mg -30 minutes before going to bed at 9:40 pm i also take hops and passion flower with it and magnesium and sleep 8 hours like a baby
I am in my 60's and take melatonin 5 mg with magnesium PRN - certainly not every night which would reduce effectiveness. For my needs, this supplement works!
I’m extremely sensitive to it and I’ve used it for decades. Started with 5mg in the mid 90’s but discovered literally 1/3 of 1 mg will act like a sedative within 20 minutes. Dreaming more, rare nightmare, will tend to wake 3-4 hours later fresh as a daisy so I’ll lay with eyes closed and 5-10 minutes later will sleep rest of the night. I like it.
I have been occasionally taking 1 to 1.5 mg if I haven't had enough activity during the day or been up long enough to easily fall asleep. I started off with 3mg, about an hour before sleep, but that was too much and was hitting me while I was still doing my evening routine. I'll probably take some tonight, because I slept in late but have to be up early for work Monday morning. I am 63. A friend says he takes 10mg, he's about 4 years younger than myself. I live in the central time zone and don't have any issues with time changes of 1-2 hours to either coast.
Great video. Always very informative. Would you guys be able to do an overview of accutane/isotretinoin? I'm very interested in your videos and I love the content. Thank you!!
My wife and I have both used Melatonin. We originally used 5mg, then went down to 3mg. She has no side affects I have an issue with being groggy for an hour or two after I wake up. I am 71, wife is 68
I’m a 71 year old man, healthy and slim and active. I occasionally take one mg of melatonin when I’m in bed and ready to turn off the lights and want to sleep. The melatonin works very fast, within 5 minutes I’m drifting off to sleep. I sleep very soundly and dream profusely when taking melatonin. The only side effects are dry eyes in the morning and a bit of grogginess when I get up, but that’s ok because I get a sound sleep with melatonin; but without melatonin I often wake up at 2am and I’m wide awake and can’t get back to sleep.
Everyone is different, but even after taking 1mg of melatonin it makes me feel a little groggy and disoriented the next morning. I hate the feeling! It also doesn’t help much with sleep. Try magnesium biglycinate instead. I have no side effects and gives me slightly better sleep.
I'm 67 yrs old and had a tkr on May 22 of this year. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I started taking 2 kid size doses of melatonin. I'm a side sleeper and it's hard to fall asleep and sometimes I just can't deal with the pillow between my knees. Just to help me thru this ruff patch.
I am 68 years old & I have been using Kids Sleep Gummies by Olly for a year now. Two gummies is 1 mg of Melatonin. It really helps me regulate my sleep cycle. I get up at 4:15 am to go care for grandchildren so it’s important that I keep a good sleep pattern. Before I started using Melatonin, I would often have nights I just did not sleep.
I’m 54, take 10mg melatonin every night for the past 3yrs. It’s the only way I get some sleep, no weird dreams & wake up feeling rested. It helps me fall back to sleep if I have to pee at 3am.
The lower the dose the more effective for me . i have neuro-long covid and have struggled. Thank you for your good work gentlemen!!! PS- i’ve gotten a hung over feeling when taking melatonin when traveling abroad for jet lag .
When I can't fall asleep occasionally or wake up before midnight, 5 mg will knock me out for the rest of the night. I believe the key is that you use it occasionally, continuous use seems to blunt the effect.
My sister-in-law, who has a Masters in Geriatric Nursing, turned me on to Melatonin a year ago. Definitely helps, although it doesn't help with nighttime urination. Tried several things with a urologist, including surgery to install a urolift in the bladder. Didn't really help.
I am a physician with chronic insomnia, I used to take zopiclone in the past but switched to melatonin with magnesium and it really helped me
Thanks for sharing Dr Bann
@@drbann7426 thanks. I already take magnesium, but I will add some melatonin
Had similar problems doc, got up to zoplicone/zoplidem, Via melatonin and promethazine, the antihistamine.
The Z's are ok once every few months if I really need them, but I found breathing exercises (initially through a mindfulness app) actually works better than the Z's on top of the melatonin and promethazine.
Eat healthy food, take some vit D and K2, some sunlight early, try to relax and I hope you are passed this problem soon, magnesium also helps me a little I think ❤️🙏
@@drbann7426 didnt affect me
Critical Care Nurse here. Thank you for your insights about this hormone.
Big tip I learned for morning sleepiness after taking Melatonin- Get outside for sun exposure as early as possible. It wakes me up and I seem to sleep better that night when I do.
I find Melatonin helps when I take it 2 hours before bed along with doing other sleep hygiene.
Turning off all screens and lights as early as possible has been a game changer for me. I find I am asleep by 9pm and awake by 5.
It does work. I am 68 and tried a low dose (2 mg) without any benefit, then high dose, (10 mg)which made me feel sick. Finally i am happy that 5 mg has solved my long term insomnia. I dont sleep dead, i still get up a few times, but i MAINLY sleep. Thank GOODNESS.
Thank you
I’m a 75 year old female. For a year now I’ve been enjoying two 5 mg Melatonin Gummies just as I go to bed! What a treat! I fall asleep relatively quickly and sleep for 4 hours, get up, then go right back to sleep for another 3 hours. I buy the generic brand, and so what if the label is incorrect about how much real Melatonin is in those gummies….it’s working for me, and it’s affordable.
Wonderful!
I took it on and off for the through the 1990s to mid-2000. I found the recommended dosage and the time to take it has changed dramatically over the years. I never saw any improvement in my sleep - either falling asleep, staying asleep, of feeling rested. The last form I took was the time-released. Saw a study stating even name brand supplements had false claims of dosage/ingredients, and finally said "enough". I decided to follow the "sleep hygiene" guidance I had been teaching my patients (mental health):
Go to bed/awaken at the same time 7 days a week. Get lots of light/sun during the day, turn down lights starting at 7pm, no TV, computers, phones, i.e, blue lights 1 hour before going to sleep. Use only night lights - never turn on a light if you must get out of bed. Cold, dark room. If you are hot in bed, less/no clothes, fewer blankets. This works for me. I have not needed an alarm to wake up since 2010.
@stephaniehyatt. Great advice. However, all light bulbs have LED in them nowadays that make them very bright. I looked on Amazon for night lights and even those have LED in them. This is a terrible situation!
I don’t turn on the light in the bathroom if I have to go to in the middle of the night, I leave the door open.
@@leamaka2082 I have a few and they are directional, so they point at the floor. In the bathroom, I put electrical tape over the light to diffuse it. I can see the light, but it works more like a reflector, rather than a "light". I can see it's location, so my brain fills in the other room details. BTW, the directional ones have been "on" for 15 years!
@@leamaka2082
Your advice may work for a few in a small town but many millions of us live and work in a noisey and busy city environment .
65 YOF here.. I have been taking melatonin 5mg for a year. No side effects, absolutely works for me. I take sublingual, 1 hour before sleep. Tried the 10mg, extended release to help me stay asleep but kept waking up mid sleep. 5mg seems my wheelhouse.
60 yrs old. Take 3%. It doesn't help me fall asleep, but helps keep me asleep. Very groggy in the mornings. Vivid dreams.
Yes this seems to be common
I take 10mg before bed. It helps me sleep so good. It has been great for me.
I started taking melatonin 5mg at age 75, it worked well and I increased dose slowly to 20mg. It did cause me to have dreams that I remembered and that was nice. After a while when I went for a checkup, my blood pressure had gone way up 160/80. My doc gave another BP Med and that didn’t help. Finally I did my research and found that melatonin does nullify certain BP meds. I was taking losartan ( an ARB). My Doc was unaware of this side effect! Be careful when starting any new supplements or drugs and be on the alert to any changes to your health. Melatonin is generally safe for healthy people even in larger doses.
We agree. Careful with med interactions
I've always been a night person. I must have inherited this from my mother since she was a night person too.
I can be awake all night with no issues except I worked during the day.
I've worked for 50 years and I have always had trouble going to sleep. I started taking melatonin so I could get more than 4 hours of sleep.
I started with 5 mg and went to 10 mg. It was the only way I could get enough sleep so I could get up and go to work.
I had no issues taking it and wasn't groggy during the day.
I'm retired now and I don't take it anymore. I also don't sleep much during the night.
My body has never been in tune with night or day. Since I'm retired, I sleep when I feel like it and I'm awake the rest of the time.
If I have to get up early, I'll stay awake most of the night. I'm retired, I can sleep when I feel like sleeping.😊
They say that older people don't need as much sleep. I don't know if that's true because I've had trouble sleeping my entire life.
Thanks for sharing another great video!👍
I am 73. For the last 6 or 8 years I have had a terrible time getting a good night's sleep. Sometimes it has been initially falling asleep, sometimes falling back to sleep after getting up and taking a whiz in the night. I'll average about 5 hours of sleep with about 9 hours in bed. Then about 6 months ago I started taking time-release melatonin. I think it is a total of 9 mg which is a pretty big hit. My sleep has been much better. There are still the occasional 6 hours of sleep a night, but generally the sleep has been pretty good with about 9 hours in bed for 7 to 8 hours of sleep. I think the dreaming might be a little more vivid. But the dreams have generally been pretty entertaining, so that's not all bad.
Nice!
64 year old here. I’ve taken Melatonin for over 30 years. I had a major health crisis at that time and the hospital had me on sleeping tablets. My family doctor suggested Melatonin because he knew I didn’t want to take sleeping meds and we were about to travel to Asia for a holiday and could buy a supply there as it wasn’t available in Australia at that time. Over the years I’ve slowly increased up to 10mg. I sleep very well, have very few dreams and usually don’t remember them upon waking. As soon as I open the shutters in the morning and expose my eyes to sunlight all signs of sleepiness disappear. I have noticed no side effects.
Me too, no side effects, 10mg daily.
I’m 72 yr old female and take 10 mg melatonin almost every night. No issues after 3 years. Thanks docs
way too much!
68 , take 10mg before going to bed . Really helps me get a good nights sleep . Wake up ready to go!
Hey Tim! I was surprised when they said take it three hours before bedtime. How much before bedtime do you take yours?
That's too much
Can you do a video on helping someone with insomnia?
try melatonin, lol
Can be adrenal fatigue, stop chronic stress and anxiety, dont over exert yourself physically, an example is going to failure every set in the gym.
I still have sleep issues but managing elevated stress and anxiety levels, as well as not straining the body too much by over exerting yourself in the gym has helped me significantly.
@@ajharmiah2692 when I worked, I used to take 10 mg melatonin along with L-theanine and I believed it helped me.
It is a life saver for my sister who has twin boys that are severely autistic.
Glad to hear that
melatonin works for me! just 3 mg before going to sleep and since I started over a month ago ... my sleep has GREATLY improved!
My mom, 91, has been taking melatonin for years. She gets up to pee at night more than once and then had a hard time falling asleep again so it helped her a lot. For a long time it was 3mg. She upped to 5mg but lately she finds she doesn't need it, supposedly after starting metformin (took her long enough to address the diabetes. One of the advantages of being generally very healthy for 91 and caring less of what happens long term lol).
Agree
I'm a 64 yr old female. I've recently started taking melatonin 3mg and it helps me to have a solid night's sleep. I used to take zoplicone but decided with my Dr to get off of it. So far so good.
That’s great!
I have taken melatonin periodically and find it good. I find when I’m physically active for hours, I don’t need melatonin.
Use it whenever I need a good night sleep. It works every time. It also gives me morning ♤ as well.
Perfect!
I used to take it for migraine prevention but I stopped because it was causing next day sleepiness. I have heard it might prevent or delay macular degeneration so I may start taking it again.
I'm a physician in my60's No problem falling asleep but i awake every hr during evening. When I took 10 mg Melatonin I got hallucination. An older man was walking at the foot end of bed. All this started when I was working nocturnal hospitalist x 5yrs. I would do anything to sleep normally
GET SOME TART SOUR CHERRY JUICE 😋 helps me sleep like a baby !!
@@sonialewis1222 I'll try anything
Try eating a couple of kiwi fruit before bed. Works for me.
@@jamesmay6895 i'll give it a try
Me too. I have the wildest dreams when I take it.
I was only taking 1 to 2mg of melatonin almost every night for about one year. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, I got extremely bad vertigo and haven't touched it since then. That was almost two years ago, and I haven't had vertigo since then, and I discovered I fell asleep just fine without supplementing melatonin anyway.
I was taking 10 mg of Melatonin when I had my knee issues but went down to 3 mg and sleep good at night with that! Thank you Docs! Love ya Docs❤
Thank you both for your wealth of knowledge and useful information.😊
I am so grateful I found you guys. Not only are your videos informative. , y’all are highly entertaining. I had no clue that doctors could be funny. I just turned 71. Y’all are the first I’ve met. What IS that all about???
It’s how God made us!!! 😂
it looks like I’m the only one, but after trying it a few different 30 years ago with a naturopath, I found myself markedly sad/ depressed and unable to function the whole next day. As with a few others,, vivid unsettling dreams. I had stopped alcohol, coffee etc and was on no medications for the previous, to that, 10 years. A little later my MD prescribed Tryptophan which I too for 2-3years, it worked well. At about that time,years ago, I had been meno or pre menopausal battling chronic fatigue, IBS etc. I’ve Looked after my health and have managed to stay active and working and off meds. I stopped worrying about sleep years ago, but give my body the time it needs. I live life in the slow lane. lol
Slow lane! Amazing
Im a 57 year old female, I've been taking Tri-sleep from GNC for years. I truly believe it has helps me fall asleep & stay asleep.
BTW - love your videos 😊
Ive been taking 20mg each night before bed and it helps me fall asleep and i have the best sleep ever. I wake up feeling refreshed. But i do sleep in for about 10 hours a night
Yes! It works great. One child has autism, takes 1 mg for sleep issues related to autism. I take 3 mg for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that is associated with mitochondria disorders. I cannot sleep without melatonin.
I’m 83 & I take 5 mg most nights & feel it helps me fall asleep.
65 year old male. I was taking 5 mg of melatonin regularly as it was helping me saying asleep (if I wake up within my first hour (mainly because of loud car mufflers 🤦♂️), I have a hard time going back to sleep. And melatonin really helped. If I took more, I had hallucination/weird dreams so I stuck to 5 mg. But after reading all the bad side effects & stop taking it & my problem came back. Then I read that taking 2 to 4 pistachios before bed time also help releasing melatonin. I have been doing for over a year & it works just like taking melatonin. Note, I do follow all your sleeping hygiene tips.
Weird dreams could mean youre in REM 3 sleep
I take 12 mg of melatonin when I can't sleep. In about 20 minutes, i fall asleep, and I get a good 8 to 9 hours restful sleep.
My husband and I both take 5 mg at bedtime and sleep much better because of it. He's healthy, I have Hashimotos and MS as well. This really helps. (60 yrs)
I had a job that would regularly wake me up at 2 - 3 AM, easily twice a week. I don't work there anymore, and I had trouble sleeping more than 5 hours for a year after that. The BEST thing I did to recover was to get rid of my alarm. Also, the phone is nowhere near the bed and I use ear plugs. I use melatonin, but I don't think it does anything either way. But sleep became a priority for me so I do whatever I can. I regularly go to bed at 10:30 and get up at about 6 AM. I have never slept late. My best sleep trick is get rid of your alarm. Its weird, but it works.
I'm 67 yr old female and take 10 milligrams every night since going thru MENopause. Love ya'll in Texas ❤
I take only 1mg occasionally here in Texas. Beware of taking too much.
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In Georgia we take 2 mg. I heard that in South Carolina they take up to 5 mg before bedtime.
I am 62 and have occasionally taken 5mg before going to bed. It does indeed help me fall asleep and stay asleep. When I took 10mg I was loopy for most of the next day.
Many seem to report this
On our randomised control trial of n2 back from Ottawa to Middle East on red eye with 7 hours change it worked perfectly! 3grams two hours before flight and for 7 nights afterwards and no sleep problems for us older trial participants. Not available over the counter in UK but at our destinations available. Side effect was vivid dreams but otherwise sharp and alert in mornings to watch your videos!
Yes great for jet lag but can cause nightmares. Thanks Dr Steve!
I had such a hangover from it in the morning. It certainly worked, but it wasn’t worth it the next day when I was more tired all day than not getting much sleep at night.
Yes the grog
My GP has me taking 10 mg tab of Melatonin + 25 mg tab of Benedryl approx. 30 min. before bed. It seems to help with no side effects. I tried taking an anti-depressant as a sleep aid and it was a big mistake for me. I hope this helps someone out there. 😴👍
Thanks for sharing. Careful with the long term Benadryl
Sure, Benedryl works great, except its associated with the development of dementia.
I have been taking 20mg a night. It’s helps me a lot to stay asleep.
I used melatonin for several weeks when my arthritis starts hurting.
When i am on night shifts
The pass for months i used it to help me sleep better, i had a bad muscle pain which woke me up at night.
Melatonin help me sleep.
I’ve been taking it for 30 years without any issues. I’m a male in my 50’s. People say that I look in my early 40’s. I believe that Melatonin to a great degree is the reason for it. Also, I read once that it can cause autoimmune issues for some women.
Good information!! Dosage very important. I was having trouble sleeping a few years ago and bought some. It was 5mg caps. I felt so drugged in the morning I threw the bottle out. Then lately I've started waking up around 2:30 or 3:00 a.m. and I can't go back to sleep for hours (I usually read until about midnight) so decided to try it again and bought some that were 3 mg. I broke open the caps took about half of it before bed - right before because I have no problem going to sleep and it does help quite a bit. Instead of 2:30 or 3 I sleep until about 6 then if I have to use the restroom I can go back to sleep for an hour or two with no problem. I don't intend to take it forever but I'll stick to that method for a few more days then try it without.
Very nice
I take 3 mg. Nightly along with 5htp and magnesium. I stll only sleep well about 4 nights a week. Insomnia has been a part of my life most of my life.
I used it for a few months and saw its effect reduce over time. Found it very useful to reset sleep cycle after cross continent travel.
I also remember my mom telling me to take a glass of warm milk before bed as it will help you sleep...wonder if others took a warm cup of milk to help sleep.
Thanks for sharing. Yes need drug holiday for sure
I am 52. I was prescribed 2mg of Melatonin - prolonged release tablets. After two concussions in three months and the clinic believing lack of sleep was hindering my concussion recovery. I find it works well. But I also have Asthma and found taking the Melatonin regularly made my Asthma worse. Cant take it every night at all. Was taking it every second night. But have stopped for a fortnight and am about to try it again and see how my Asthma goes.
I was taking melatonin for years - then read the instructions on the bottle that it is not to be swallowed, but dissolved under the tongue! I take 1mg about 2 hrs before sleep time and I feel it helps.
Very nice
thanks docs you picked very important topic
So nice of you
Many people will benefit from that video! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks guys "you are in charge of your own health"100%, diet reversed high blood pressure and cholesterol
Been taking 4mg melatonin for a few years (prescribed 6 but saving for the next single strand RNA virus 😉)
Glad you mentioned the antioxidant benefit, that's the main reason I still take it, breathing exercises work better than zoplicone for me.
Reducing insulin and increased hgh👍im doing 16/8- omad, trying to get to 24/36❤️🙏
Wow great!
I’ve taken it. I’m 66. It sometimes gives me weird dreams . Also in a nutrition class we were told that if you take it regularly your body will cease making it🤷🏼♂️
Yes nightmares can happen
I am 67, recovering from breast cancer treatment (aromatase inhibitors) during which I developed trouble sleeping as one of a cascade of miseries. 3mg nightly makes a difference in getting a full night's sleep which has an impact on all the other side effects (inflammation, joint pain, headaches, fatigue, weakness, tinnitus, weight gain, hair loss, carpal tunnel, etc.). Good sleep has been the single most important factor in turning the tide as it affects everything, and yet of course I'm conflicted about taking it nightly. What is your .02?
Thanks. You enlightened me greatly.
Glad to hear it!
I take 5mg each night. It’s helped after I had my thyroid out. My hormone levels were out and my sleep was terrible. Some days I wake groggy or feeling really flat. I take it about 1/2 hr before sleeping. I still wake 3 or 4 times a night. I’m 58.
Sorry to hear that
Nice video - I'm 65 and have been taking M for longer that I can remember. Right now I'm taking 7.5 mg before bed, but I've taken 10mg in the past. It's the Natrol brand at Costco. I use it to fall sleep, can't seem to fall sleep without it, but I'm usually awake by 3:00 or so, and then it's spotty sleep after that. Haven't noticed any side effects. I'll take vit D in early fall to compensate for loss of sunlight. I think I'll try lowering my dose now. Thanks docs!
You guys rock. Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much Lenora!
I have (and still do as needed) take melatonin, it was prescribed to me by my doctor when I started having sleep issues.
I don't take it every night, just as needed only.
Haven't had any side effects though.
Yes intermittent seems to be better
I'm 72 with chronic pain, started taking 1 mg before bed about a month ago, sleep much better most nights.
Love you guys, thanks for information, I tried 5 mg and I was zonked the next day, so I quit❤
47 here. It definitely works for me to fall asleep. But I can keep waking up throughout the night. It is excellent for jet lag and getting onto a new time zone
Years ago, I took Melatonin regularly, which lasted a few weeks. Now I take it occasionally mainly for jet lag. It worked too well for me. A 10 mg dosage made me groggy all day. I now take 1 to 3 mg when needed.
Never thought it worked, till I started taking 3mg each night, seems to work for me. I find it doesn’t work every night, but in general seems to work if I take it around 8pm and try to sleep around 11pm.
Glad to hear that
I’ve used 3mg of melatonin for short periods over the years and it’s been a bit helpful but I can’t take it too late and only for a few days because it can aggravate depression and that’s distressing and scary. I’ve found a little bit of a magnesium supplement in late afternoon helps me sleep through the night the best. Also doing Wordle right at bedtime and listening to a short sleep meditation.
I appreciate the video and all your videos for that matter. Great public service. I am a seventy four year old psychologist and a professor. We like to say, don't bring an anecdote to a data fight, but here it goes.
I find that 9 mg helps me sleep all through the night. without it I tend to wake up at 2 o'clock in the morning and not be able to go to sleep for 90 minutes or so.
My primary care physician says don't take more than 9 mg. So that's my ceiling. It works great for me. Finally got my wife to try it. She is taking the time release version. Although I have no side effects, I think I may try that. And I take it about 30 minutes to an hour before my intended bedtime. Works great, no side effects. The brand that I use is nature made.
Love it. And love the “don’t bring your anecdote to a data fight”! We will definitely use that! Thanks for watching
I’ve tried Melatonin and it helps for falling asleep, but I dream really crazy stuff when I do, so I quit taking it. Really hectic and crazy bad dreams. There is a difference between sleep and getting good rest. I never rest when I take it…so I don’t. My husband is totally blind and he takes it and it really helps him.
Same here, gives me nightmares even when I take 1mg.
75 year old male Vexas cas on decreasing one year long Prednisone treatment. I take 9 mg Melatonine 15 min before going to bed around 22h30 and fall asleep within minutes . Wake up and get up at 5h . Sleep quality varies.
Sorry to hear that
I got all the way through holding out hope for some more natural melatonin enhancers like foods to eat or to avoid?
Melatonin formulations vary and you have to find one that works, while minimizing side effects. For me brain fog the next day was a problem. Once adjusted, it's like the Dr's say, only to reset, not continued use. I am 73 years old and it works for me, if used responsibly.
My local health food store owner Michael at chases market here in Ontario Oregon who's degreed in nutrition said take the time relased Melatonin not the cheepos as doesn't crap out half way through the night and said he takes it himself
Game changer for me
Bought Terry Naturals brand 10 mg about hour before bed
Sleep great but Melatonin does cause lots of dreams some fascinating fun others damn right nightmares
I enjoy the ride any how at 73
When you wake up fip on some lights and your body wakes up faster
Take my magnesium tabs with my Melatonin at night ups the sleepy yawn
And finally, my 2 kitties purring next to me in bed all night the best sleep aid as live alone and love it so peaceful, so quiet
Sleep well folks
Very nice. Thanks for sharing
I'm 66 years young. A little disabled, mostly just life happening. And I have used melatonin on and off for years, I think it works better if it's just used once in a while. I think, as far as it being the jet leg helping remedy, it can be all right for that. I don't think it's something that's Comforting or even useful to use every single bae. I invite everybody that reads my little blurb here to listen to the gentleman. I trust them and don't walk into a health food store. Buy one of everything and take it home and consume it. It's considered medicine in some ways. And you wouldn't walk into a pharmacy and buy one of everything and take it. God bless you all from Bakersfield, California, USA.
I agree. It worked once for me and that was it.
I am 65 and sometimes when having trouble falling asleep I take a supplement that has 1 mg of Melatonin, plus L-THEANINE AND GABA. I found this to help on those nights.
Always had trouble sleeping since a child. 60yrs old now take 5 mg with utrogestan sleep well now.
72 y.o.female. I’ve taken 10 mg of controlled release for several years. I take it just before I go to bed and I get great sleep.
in the past, I’ve taken 10mg of melatonin. side effect - the worst tummy ache 😣 ever.
basically, I’ve given up on, “trying” to take Anything for my insomnia 😳 because it just doesn’t work on me and with my daily routine, it conflicts.
to the most that I’m taking right now is, a calming tea 🍵, ( which has chamomile, mint, etc ) just to settle my anxiety 😬 depression 🥺
Yes that can help
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I'm a 74 yo male oxygen dependent with CPOD & HFrEF. At night I take 12 mg and I'm usually asleep in about an hour.
70 yo male, good condition. Started at 5 mg. No go. Went to 12 mg. Better and more noticeable. Now at 24 mg slow release. No discernible side effects, and do not take any other meds. Been doing that for 5 yrs or so.
I have been taking melatonin on an ad hoc basis over the years. I don’t take it consistently. I like the 10 mg gummies, however I typically take half.
Yes intermittent is best
3mg for 2-3 days has helped me fix bad sleeping patterns
Nice protocol
Taking 10mg melatonin + supplementing magnesium has made a big impact.
Further context-- I am someone with frequent insomnia, waking after ~5 hours & unable to fall back asleep. Melatonin alone was always underwhelming, but both together has made a noticeable impact on my ability to sleep.
Thanks for sharing!
I was in hospitals for 3 months 2023. Hospital 2 (rehabilitation) gave melatonin to everyone with dinner. No idea what I was taking (at first), fell asleep about 8pm, woke up 8 hours later. No trouble sleeping before or since, wasn't prescribed it to use at home. Took a few weeks to get back to a more normal schedule. No idea of dose.
Glad it helped. Thanks for sharing
I have been taking it for years 10 mg -30 minutes before going to bed at 9:40 pm i also take hops and passion flower with it and magnesium and sleep 8 hours like a baby
8 hours. Very nice
I am in my 60's and take melatonin 5 mg with magnesium PRN - certainly not every night which would reduce effectiveness. For my needs, this supplement works!
I’m extremely sensitive to it and I’ve used it for decades. Started with 5mg in the mid 90’s but discovered literally 1/3 of 1 mg will act like a sedative within 20 minutes. Dreaming more, rare nightmare, will tend to wake 3-4 hours later fresh as a daisy so I’ll lay with eyes closed and 5-10 minutes later will sleep rest of the night. I like it.
Glad to hear that Matt
I have been occasionally taking 1 to 1.5 mg if I haven't had enough activity during the day or been up long enough to easily fall asleep. I started off with 3mg, about an hour before sleep, but that was too much and was hitting me while I was still doing my evening routine. I'll probably take some tonight, because I slept in late but have to be up early for work Monday morning. I am 63. A friend says he takes 10mg, he's about 4 years younger than myself. I live in the central time zone and don't have any issues with time changes of 1-2 hours to either coast.
I've taken it for a couple of years when I travel and I sleep very soundly...but the side effect of the "far out" dreams really happens to me.
Great video. Always very informative. Would you guys be able to do an overview of accutane/isotretinoin? I'm very interested in your videos and I love the content. Thank you!!
Good morning what medicine should I take for insomnia ? Thank you and I looking forward for your advise .
My wife and I have both used Melatonin.
We originally used 5mg, then went down to 3mg.
She has no side affects
I have an issue with being groggy for an hour or two after I wake up. I am 71, wife is 68
I’m a 71 year old man, healthy and slim and active. I occasionally take one mg of melatonin when I’m in bed and ready to turn off the lights and want to sleep.
The melatonin works very fast, within 5 minutes I’m drifting off to sleep. I sleep very soundly and dream profusely when taking melatonin. The only side effects are dry eyes in the morning and a bit of grogginess when I get up, but that’s ok because I get a sound sleep with melatonin; but without melatonin I often wake up at 2am and I’m wide awake and can’t get back to sleep.
Glad to hear that
Everyone is different, but even after taking 1mg of melatonin it makes me feel a little groggy and disoriented the next morning. I hate the feeling! It also doesn’t help much with sleep. Try magnesium biglycinate instead. I have no side effects and gives me slightly better sleep.
I'm 67 yrs old and had a tkr on May 22 of this year. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I started taking 2 kid size doses of melatonin. I'm a side sleeper and it's hard to fall asleep and sometimes I just can't deal with the pillow between my knees. Just to help me thru this ruff patch.
I am 68 years old & I have been using Kids Sleep Gummies by Olly for a year now. Two gummies is 1 mg of Melatonin. It really helps me regulate my sleep cycle. I get up at 4:15 am to go care for grandchildren so it’s important that I keep a good sleep pattern. Before I started using Melatonin, I would often have nights I just did not sleep.
I’m 54, take 10mg melatonin every night for the past 3yrs. It’s the only way I get some sleep, no weird dreams & wake up feeling rested. It helps me fall back to sleep if I have to pee at 3am.
The lower the dose the more effective for me . i have neuro-long covid and have struggled. Thank you for your good work gentlemen!!!
PS- i’ve gotten a hung over feeling when taking melatonin when traveling abroad for jet lag .
Our pleasure! Thanks for sharing. Sorry about the long COVID.
2mg slow release, definitely helps.
When I can't fall asleep occasionally or wake up before midnight, 5 mg will knock me out for the rest of the night. I believe the key is that you use it occasionally, continuous use seems to blunt the effect.
Yes every now and then is best
My sister-in-law, who has a Masters in Geriatric Nursing, turned me on to Melatonin a year ago. Definitely helps, although it doesn't help with nighttime urination. Tried several things with a urologist, including surgery to install a urolift in the bladder. Didn't really help.
Could try ashwaghanda if melatonin doesnt work. Its wonderful easier on the system