Is Melatonin A Good Sleep Aid? | Matthew Walker
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I had melatonin for the first time today because graveyard shift has destroyed my sleep schedule and I slept an entire 8 hours for the first time in a long time
how much did you take?
Good to hear, how have you been hanging ? I'm considering melatonin too.
@@zz-ec u supposed to take 2 gummies
I took like 20 gummies cus it tastes good as fuck
@Michael Ellingsworth can u sleep without it?
The main effect melatonin has on me is to improve markedly the quality of sleep. But it also helps me fall asleep more quickly.
How quick
@@tasalkhan6017 very quick
Any cons?
@@tasalkhan6017 what strength are you taking please let me know please
@@richardthomas8494 I'm not taking any due to fear of side effects
Here's what works for me 95% of the time: no phone/computer/tv 30 min before bedtime, dim lights 15 minutes before bed, warm glass of milk with 1-2 mg of melatonin 10 min before bed, 5 minutes of meditation while I'm sitting on the bed.
Thank you grown up Dewey from Malcolm in the middle
🤯
With the brains of malcom
Haha
Lool
Omg 😳 dewie
Melatonin completely changed my life. I have had brain fog - forgetting names and other mental problems for the last few years years so much so I was beginnng to despair. I was waking after each 90 min sleep cycle at night several times - then not being able to get to sleep (I know a lot of this is age related - a lot of my 30s 40s and 50s were sleep deprived because I pushed myself to the limit with v long days (teaching)). Then I managed to get hold of 2 mg slow release Melatonin tabs and I still wake at night but I fall back to sleep easily. my memory has come back and I sleep more soudly and I certainly now remember my dreams. It has helped me to establish a much better sleep routine and I feel the best I've felt in years. I do take beta blockers for my heart and the combo doesn't seem to give me any ill effects - in fact I get a very calming sophorific effect and can feel really chilled. Being able to build the routine has been the main thing. I can now remember names and dates much more efficiently. There's been a complete sea change. I was very, very skeptical about taking any medication especially Melatonin but it has been a complete tranformation. Rarely am I impressed by medication but this really is so marked a change it cannot be down to a placebo effect especially if I doubted it would work.
Are u shure
@@Umusamsam24 Troll
It's a powerful antioxidant and declined with age. It's banned in the UK for a reason. It cures cancer and helps dementia
Thanks, your situation before melatonin sounds similar to mine, I hope it changes for the better. Falling asleep with speedy brain taking 30-180min, the next day having brain fog and low energy unless I give myself too much caffeine. A vicious cycle for sure.
It helped me alot. Its also important to sleep the same time everyday
That was sooo impressive!!!….I’m so glad that if you’re not a doctor, at list you showed us that you know how to read which is very important…
Congratulations!!!!
I hope you already have your validation for what you were looking for…
Dude he was an assistant prof at harvard
another video on 'dosage' would be helpful
I stopped drinking coffee, alcohol and bought magnesium plus vitamin D and I slept like a baby. 2 weeks after I drank some red wine 2 days in a row plus some cups of coffee and I slept bad. Now I am avoiding alcohol and coffee again and I sleep good. I try to get to the state when I was a little girl and dint need any coffee, alcohol, food addictions and I was happy with some toys and myself and couple of friends. Why when we grow we demand so much?
because when you get older you get a job and an familiy and you have more stress every day so you need to work hard and dont get enough sleep so you drink coffee and then you had a shitty day on work so you drink some alcohol at night to feel better
After many failed attempts with other brands I finally found this brand. The products at Weedborn are the best and I don't think I will ever have to look for another CBD supplier again.
Fake
Thank you i use one melatonin relaxing song And im feel beter
3 mg at sunset perfect for me, no headache
Unfortunately Melatonin is only available via prescription in the UK now and only for over 55's!! I did manage to get some prescribed by a very understanding and compassionate nurse, even though I'm only 44.
What is the world coming to.
One or two nights when I need to reset sleep schedule after travelling etc is good for me. If I use it a few days or more I notice I get anger/emotional disregulation/changes. I’d say use only when absolutely needed.
I have sleep insomnia and my doctor prescribed me Melatonin and I’ve been having it every night for almost a year and when I don’t have it I fall asleep at about 1AM/2AM and when I do have it 8-9 pm
Prescribed 😂😂
"prescribed " lol Dude you can buy them over the counter.
Nice video
Thank you
If you start weraing blue light blocking glasses in the evening, and start to increase production of melatonin naturally, does it take time to adjust to the increaaed levels? Could it cause daytime fatigue?
I find after a few days of taking it it starts making me feel really down? Definitely helps with sleep though.
This is my fourth time taking melatonin, 3mg, i sleep like a baby, but i have a crazy wild dreams! 😂
Hi what brand name do you?
Jazz Sid any brand for melatonin works, personally i use Signature Care
Same, sleep like a baby, get chased by maniacs with chainsaws in my dreams
Time to think about your dreams (yes, enjoy them) and regulate your Melatonin intake. The bottom line: you don't need an MD.
@@victoriancarwash4393 How many mg?
I am using melatonin for sleep more then 5 years every day. I sleep good :) but I do not know is this right or not
I haven't seen any side effects yet. I take 5-6 drops which is just under 1 mg. It helps me fall asleep pretty quick like within 10-20 minutes. Even if I take up in the night, I can go back to sleep pretty quick. So definitely recommend it. I can't say much about large doses and 5-10 mg looks like a bit on the higher side.
Valerian root is helpful.
How about taking them together with melatonin ?
Melatonin worked for me for at least 3 months I would say but currently insomnia is back and my neurologist recommended a higher dose
no
not good then
Magnesium and calcium lactate will help you sleep
@@pga972 Magnesium doesn't do anything for me really and I haven't tried calcium lactate. I will suggest it to my doctor though.
@Kyle Byrne I get you and I do practice meditation and I always read before bed; it's like my routine but sometimes not sleeping properly is out of my hand and I can't control it.
Yes, if you want to have some of the most vivid dreams ever 😁👽
Good talk mister Bieber 👏
At least it works for me. I'm grateful.
Good, Has it been working to this day
@@m1ghty_angel530 I have stopped taking it because my sleep got better. I took melatonin for three consecutive months. I stopped around mid November last year. Out of the blue I decided to take melatonin in one night in late December and it felt different. The dreams were super weird, there was hallucinations and also headache in the morning. That was the last time I took it. Also, I didn't become addicted to the point I would only sleep after taking melatonin.
@@Janaale i see. I'm considering the supplement because i keep waking up in the middle of the night.. Sometimes I get my hours of sleep in, but the quality of my sleep isn't so great. I have a past of bad sleeping habits so it makes sense. im doing my best to return to a normal sleeping schedule and I have been for the last 3-4 months but I've barely seen any changes.
I also might try it because I've also done simple insomnia home remedies like leaving electronics an hour before bed, keeping my room dark, keeping it cool, exercising throughout the day, asmr but its does no good, only temporarily.
@@m1ghty_angel530 yes I would recommend it if you're suffering from insomnia. It is something I personally tried and worked for me. I suggest you take less than 5mg. And take it an hour or so before bed. Hope it helps you sleep well.
I work graveyard shift at my current job I use melatonin almost every day because I sleep during the day I'll take it about 30 minutes to an hour before I bout to go to bed I fall asleep and no issues and I feel like I'm getting a deeper sleep because of it
Took it on and off dozens of times during the last few years. It certainly helps falling asleep, but for me I would say I end up being maybe 25% or worse less sharp and energetic the following day. And it will be much worse if I don't sleep for at least 9 hours. The negative effects were consistent and strong enough for me to be sure that it's not an accident or an illusion. Maybe it's because all the different brands I took were all crap. Or maybe I overdosed, as he said. Anyway, I will now avoid it unless I need to drastically reset my sleep schedule. And I'll never take it more than 1 or 2 nights in a row.
What dosage did you take?
I agree with the side effects i always so tired and groggy. This really only good for short term use
Try taking mcg not mg
I get that if i take over 2mg but between 1mg and 2 mg i get up and no effect next morning, and i sleep quite well.
Just take less half the pill
Weed helps me sleep but I haven't had none for 3 years now I think I need melatonin 🤔
Melatonin supplements help me fall asleep faster. College life has made sleep later than what I am normally used to. So on a Sunday night I have to be asleep no later than 10pm, I usually take 1 tab 3mg.
Im in the same shoes and considering the supplement. How are you hanging with it ?
@@m1ghty_angel530 same what happened with you?
@@beshrmousli5618 yep... hes dead
I've been taking Yumi Nutrition melatonin.
I tried there 5HTP before that with no luck at all.
But the melatonin has been a god send!
Cant reccormend enough!
I'm autistic and my body clock just doesn't to night time sleeping. For the first time in years I've kept a solid sleep patten. I do what to test it more though.
I'm well chuffed so far 😭❤️
Most times I saw lucid dream
For some hormones, if there's a regular exogenous source (e.g. testosterone), then the own body production drops. Is there a similar effect with Melatonin? If so, then we should not make it regular, but a "as needed" situation. Anyone know?
I ask this because - besides sleep - it seems Melatonin is also a good antioxidant and de-toxifier, and is produced in the cells when there's infrared (heat) radiation. So sitting in the sun for a bit, is both for UV (Vit D) but also IR (Melatonin). Which in turn leads to a question about winters! Maybe we're meant to hibernate, but we overly-clever humans, push the office-work schedules.
I am taking Melatonin with Mirtazapine. That helps me sleep. But I am not sure if those two can be taken together? Thanks.
Whoa, when I read this, I thought I was reading something I possibly wrote before. I take both as well. They have been working decently until May, when they've petered out.
I used to take mirtazipine for over a year at low dose i.e. 3mg to 7.5mg at this amount it is highly sedating stoped cold turkey and still have withdrawals 21months on been so slow to recover like a benzodiazepine dependence. Extreme tiredness and fatigue have caused me to crash my car a folklift truck at work and brought me to near suicide. I slept well before this abuse,When taken like this is a horrendous drug .
@@ksdogg You mean tiredness immediately after you wake up, like you can't get out of bed? OR something else?
I wish it was just after waking up,it was like every waking hour of the day absolutely in bits probably worse after work. At the moment the first 10 hours of the day tired then after that don't feel too bad for the rest of it. But it all depends on how much you exercise. So the more exertion the more sleep you need. With insomnia makes it hard to exercise. Is depressing because training is my life be careful with awful drugs.
@@ksdogg What does this mean? Original question was about Melatonin and Mirtazapine.
pwde ba sa 12 yrs old
I find a combination of Valerian/Kava tea + CBD edible works better than Melatonin.
You can't buy it in the UK anymore.
I take melatonin when I have to be up early in the morning.
I take melatonin at 12am ND wake up at 4:30 feeling refreshed. Less than 5 hours of sleep. Is that normal?
Is standard 5mg in Malaysian pharmacy
I guess because that’s the only size we got in drug store
Very concise information and an intelligent individual, apart from being very handsome (with all due respect).
😂 wtf
@@thebeasts114
Dr. Brule sorts it out :)
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took 2 mgs last night sick dreams man i was using shrooms in my dreams and hallucinating the whole night i waked up like wtf if i was still on shrooms
The melatonin I take comes in small tablets. They are very tiny and the manual says to take 1/4 of a tablet. Breaking them down is so fucking difficult but I try to take as small a piece as possible.
Are there any studies as to how taking melatonin effects the bodys own production of it? If I have been taking it for some time, will the body then stop naturally producing it when I go off?
Magnetar83 no
The only thing to be weary is that it could mess up your circadian rhythm (sleep-wake cycle)
Yes the body will produce less if you’re supplementing on a regular basis
@@nickstl77 not true if cherries and other foods have melatonin
@@nickstl77 nope
I believe him, he looks sleepy.
I have taken melatonin for a long time, maybe more than 7 years, but for me, it's wonderful to sleep aid without side effect. Melatonin also keep my skin white and soft!
keeps your skin white? what are you, a racist?
@@hebrewwolf6540 Yes and good for him/her.
Hebrew Wolf you’re coming off ignorant as hell right now. Shut ur mouth and watch the video about melatonin
@@hebrewwolf6540 none of your business if she likes her skin whiter
Some of the comments ar hilarious,thts y i read them first (Lol)
I had been taking Natural Melatonin that I bought from the health shop, it worked me. It was 2mg and I only talk half a tablet as that's I needed to take. 1 was too much for me. So anyway I ran out and then my Doctor found out that I was taking them and how good they where for me. So she has prescribed me some from my local chemist. A question is what is better natural ones from the health shop or the prescribed ones from the chemist. I am not sure but just want to see what people think. My Doctor said that the Melatonin from the Health Shop is too watered down and doesn't contain the right amount.
The only way to get "natural melatonin" is to follow the sleep principles, and letting your pineal gland produce it itself.
Thanks what health was it and where please
Just thinking of the basics, whether it's derived from an "organic" source from the health shop or synthetic from a pharmacy, on the molecular level its the same thing. I think getting it from a pharmacy you might get more of the compound and less filler vs an unregulated, health food store brand.
I get codiene from my local drug dealer for pain. My doc prescibes me codiene now, should I get the codiene from the doc or continue going to my local drug dealer?
2020 anyone?
It works like a dream with me…..3mg. Every night for 12years now. I send for it.
Dang. Imagine seeing this creature in your night terrors?
Sure
Why
it helps me. my dr give me 10mg each tablet is 10mg.
Great
This is exactly what I talk about in this video:
czcams.com/video/gd6sZmOxEZk/video.html
At first I tried melatonin it Doesn’t have any affect to me so I dosed up I take 5 tabs every night but then I realized it always makes ne feel so sleepy at morning and early night time I still wanted to watch something every night until now it just always makes me sleepy even though I haven’t taken it for 2 weeks lol it’s not bad I think but just want to stay all night for weeks so I stop taking them for now
watch this:
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I took melatonin 3 hrs ago
.I'm still awake...
Did it work
Did it work
I take a 10mg tablet at night with l - theanine but i just read it narrows your coronary arteries and i have heart issues. Of course every site has a different opinion . What is the truth about it ?
10mg that is huge 0_o
Does a sleeping mask help with natural melatonin production?
Yes.....darkness helps in natural melatonin production
Maybe
I got a question can you take? Melatonin with sleep apnea.. it seems a little risky to me and if I should take any how much I've got a 3 mg tablet. Should I only take half or a small slither of it.
Seems like a question for a doctor tbh. I wouldn't take advice that could be life threatening from anyone on youtube.
Can I take it in the morning?
Should only take at night. It's not natural taking it in the morning. Why would you do that? It's for sleep only.
20 mg of 5-Hydroxytryptophan does a better job for me
Valium is probably the only sleeping aid I can personally vouch for
Ahaha that's like saying vodka helps you sleep. Don't be stupid obviously a benzo is gonna help you sleep. It will also ruin your life
@@maybenotsure5380
I wasn't advocating it's health benefits ..stop being such a fucking drama queen
@@craiglobban6925 you can't make me do shit. Swearing at me like your the big I Am 😂 suck yourself
@@craiglobban6925
Sausage&egg Mcmuffin is correct.valium is very powerful and strongly addictive.Bezo is perfect.Unfortunately it is now useless for u.
@@AnkitKumar-lu5wl Ankit I don't use valium anymore it was a short term solution which I found beneficial that is all I wasn't being flippant about it's addictive nature so please stop making baseless statements on your presumption of my use
Melatonin keeps me awake..why
Ok
What I'm wondering is, if you use melatonin for some time. Would it be more difficult to fall asleep when you don't use it anymore? I used melatonine and it works pretty good, but I don't want to be dependent on it.
It’s handy to take it over a shorter period, maybe 2/3 months to get your sleep schedule and everything balanced, and then coming off it slowly, this was your body is used to your new sleep patterns and can take over once your supplement has run out, taking maybe half of a 5mg dose before bed when you first start, continuing for a couple months and when you start to run out, reduce the dose and let your body take over, hope this makes sense and helps you in any way :)
@@bradley3231 which brand would you recommend?
I found it super easy to pull muscles and have muscles sprains while I was taking melatonin and had to stop because one day I woke up with excruciating back pain. I looked online and alot of people had the same problem. If I had of known it was a hormone I would have stayed away. Exercise people , it fixes everything.
I work out 4 times a week and run marathon distances. I sleep like shit. Let's not generalise haha
Works a lot to reschedule your sleep after a jetlag.
Benzos or Melatonin, which is better?
Melatonin, don't take benzos without getting them prescribed from a doctor. Try the melatonin first and see if it helps
What..? was really expecting him to say its terrible because melatonin is a hormone and just like testosterone if you take it for too long, you will mess with your natural production of it. So my anecdotal advice would be to take it for 2-3 nights max to get your timing right but never for long periods of time or you wont be able to sleep without it.
^
@@bjornprinz3900 Not my conclusion, just what i have read many times in the past.
I have same problem, I took Melatonin for long time ( More than five years), and now my body is not able to produce Melatonin anymore..You are absolute right.
@@majidhassanzadeh6932 how much do you take? does it cause dependence?
@@KINGPIN7741 well, at the beginning just I took 3 mg of melatonin, but after a while 5mg.
0.5 - 2.0 mg
Chuck norris
Umeed Kassam 😅
😂😂
Does it provide deep sleep every time?
sagar sth No, only sometimes helpful for me.
Anyone else get this weird cycle effect with melatonin where you get super tired, fall asleep, have about 30 dreams, wake up 5 minutes later, become wide awake with energy for about 1-2 minutes, then immediately get tired, then super tired, repeat, repeat? I'm not sure if that's good sleep.
last night i tried Melatonin for the first time with 10mg, i waked up during the night and felt hard to sleep again
@@TuanKhai298 I quit all sleep aids. Been getting 3-4 hours of sleep, but I think that will increase as the dependencies wear off. I also stopped eating around bed time
@@darkesco how much sleep do you get now? I’m going to stop taking melatonin but scared my body won’t produce it anymore?
@@Tylerwaw1 I get about 5 hours. It's enough for me. I was never addicted to melatonin. Benadryl was the issue and it took weeks to get more than 2 hours sleep at a time without it. And that was after not being able to sleep for over 48 hours. It's worth it though; benadryl is super addictive.. no matter what doctors say.
@@darkesco ahhh ok do melatonin was never your problem?
Does Your body stop producing its own because of the supplement?
no
Everybody (EXCEPT ME) can have 3mg of Melatonin and fall asleep. 5mg didn't work, neither did 10mg or even 20mg. At 20mg it doesn't kick in until MORNING, and then you need a gallon of coffee to wake up. Wide awake at 3am I would give up and take an Ambien (Zolpidem tartrate) or an Ativan (Lorazepam) to fall asleep. The problem with Zolpidem is that it causes memory loss and it makes you forgetful in the daytime. A friend recommended CBD, but I didn't want to flunk drug tests for work and be labeled a marijuana junkie, so I turned her down. Now, I know that CBD doesn't have THC, so you won't get stoned from it, so I'm considering trying it. All these PRESCRIPTION and over the counter sleeping pills like Sominex cause severe losses in short and long term MEMORY, so I avoid them. Any suggestions from anyone would be welcome. Thank you.
Try liquid melatonin. Should act quicker. Just 3 mg
Anyone 2021 haha
i tooo 15 yikes
I took 70mg and I'm still kicking.
You are taking way too high dose. Too high dose can have opposite effects as the brain is down regulating.
My doctor told me not to take them.
If you have an interest in Melatonin, please check his video and book.
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Melatonin helped a lot to save my life, so I wish you can understand it's safe for you.
Production and selling melatonin in Japan is not allowed in Japan, but I think maybe because
Melatonin is effective and keeps people healthy. Doctor and sleeping pill drug company don't want that
people know about this because they will lose their profits if people don't need a sleeping pill or anti-depression pills. Thank you for reading.
@@aimonprime You are right.
Weird dreams my dude.
that happens when you take too much, they are also more vivid
it is possible that you have weird dreams without it too but don't remember them so easily
btw. do you experience getting less sleep when taking it? I feel refreshed the morning after and I sleep about 1h less than usual
Roland Cucicea Taking melatonin helped me sleep longer than before and I do wake up fresh. But I also feel like regular exercise also had a part in that.
Go
Melatonin hates me also I don’t trust but Trader Joe’s brand just .5 mg my ND said this too but ok weird and sensitive, I’d just wake up super tired and agitated after but a lot ate helped by it, thank you:)
This stuff works like a champ for me. Different substances react differently to different people and this stuff suits my brain some kind of good. Is also good for immune system. This and cannabis are the best things God did I tell ya wat.
No
tyler the creator
haha yo girlfriend look like my mom
@@shizukaPNW fr doe...
Ugh, unfortunately this product has not helped me. I'm 53 175pds.and have taken 2 5mg tablets and still toss and turn. Guess its time to see a specialist.
do you use caffeine?
Stephen Johnson You look really good for your age.
too many big words
I would suggest lying to yourself as always harmful
I'm confused. "No harm no foul"? What if you brach the rules but nobody gets hurt?
Io
Smoke weed
He looks tired.
Regarding your part on jet lag, there has been an experiment that linked food depravation and coping with jet lag. Don t eat 1 hour before you go to the airport, don t eat on the way to the airport, don t eat in the airport, don t eat on the plane. Eat at the first meal time when you land. This is how you cope with jet lag and I am a little disappointed that you stated in the course that there is no cure for jet lag. Please do your research before making bold claims regarding no cure for jet lag. Thank you.
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