Posted by janejane on January 14, 2010, at 7:10:46
In reply to Good Melatonin brand, posted by ralphrost2 on January 13, 2010, at 21:03:05
If you go to iherb.com they have a lot of reviews on different products, including many brands of melatonin. You don't have to buy there, but it's a great resource for research. (I do usually shop there, though, because they have good prices and service, plus cheap shipping. I think I have a 5 dollar off coupon code I could give you if you want to babblemail me.) There are other online sites that have reviews too.
Are you considering taking melatonin for insomnia? If so, another good supplement for sleep is magnesium, any type but magnesium oxide (there are several different kinds). Lots of people use magnesium citrate for insomnia, but you have to be careful with dosing (start with a small amount and build up) because it can cause diarrhea if you take too much. Magensium glycinate is less likely to cause diarrhea, but I think citrate might be better for sleep. At least for me, when I take citrate I feel sleepy within a half hour or so. I can take glycinate during the day without getting immediately sleepy. (I do this for daytime calming.) Even just taking the glycinate in the morning, though, I haven't been having trouble falling asleep at night, and I was an insomniac for most of my life.
Magnesium is a mineral that 3/4 of Americans don't get enough of, so supplementing is probably not a bad idea anyway. There are some combo calcium/magnesium liquids that don't taste too bad that people take for sleep, too. Good way to get both at once.
I tried melatonin a couple times and it didn't seem to help with sleep. If anything, I think it made me more depressed the next day (I've seen other people mention that it can do this). I found that magnesium works better for me. Others seem to do well with melatonin, though. Tryptophan is another option.
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