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NNadir

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12. I'm a chronic insomniac for which I sometimes take the melatonin isostere...

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 01:41 PM

Jul 8

...zolipidem (Ambien). A rule by which I live is to not take it after midnight and only then when I KNOW (as I often do) that I'm not going to sleep without it and that I must rise at a specific time.

I will take the OTC sleep aid diphenhydramine up to 2 AM, and OTC doxycyline up to 3 AM. Otherwise I just read or work, expecting to sleep the next evening, which usually I do.

It is not entirely unusual for me to get only 4 hours sleep in a 48 hour period.

I don't take OTC melatonin because a) it doesn't work and b) because I know how it is sometimes made.

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Too much Melatonin? [View all] CTyankee Jul 8 OP

The problem is that people with normal or high levels of melatonin are taking the supplement. Irish_Dem Jul 8 #1

Yep. I really don't know what level of melatonin I have so it's a problem. Better not take it at all. I gotta drive... CTyankee Jul 8 #4

Yes people don't get their levels measured. Irish_Dem Jul 8 #6

1/2 the dose bucolic_frolic Jul 8 #2

I read that many of the melatonin gummies Bristlecone Jul 8 #3

Do your chewables have CBD in it? Are they EXTENDED RELEASE melatonin? More than 5 mg? hlthe2b Jul 8 #5

I don't see CBD in the list of ingredients. Tehy are 10 mg per "serving" (that's what it says). CTyankee Jul 8 #7

Have you been assessed for sleep apnea? Fiendish Thingy Jul 8 #8

I don't think I have sleep apnea. I worry too much and thought I needed a sleep supplement to keep me calm. CTyankee Jul 8 #9

Melatonin can help one fall asleep Fiendish Thingy Jul 8 #11

Same here. I couldn't use it. I also found that melatonin severely Mike 03 Jul 8 #10

I'm a chronic insomniac for which I sometimes take the melatonin isostere... NNadir Jul 8 #12