Quote Originally Posted by thecurious1
How much do you take? I've been taken a 3mg pill and it does NOTHING for me.Since im dry I've had a hard time falling asleep. I hate having insomnia.
I've found that taking much less than 3mg works better for sleep - many people are able to sleep better on .3mg - 1 mg. Here's a report about it:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1999/melatonin-1103.html

I think you have to try experimenting with different doses. Sometimes, taking too much melatonin has the OPPOSITE effect that you are aiming for.

They make smaller doses, but the product is harder to find. I chop up 3mg pills when I don't have the small ones. It's not as exact, though. I don't take it every day. It's a hormone, and probably not wise to take every night.

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 25 mg is a safe alternative as a sleep aid. I have not needed it lately, but it works. It is a good allergy medicine, but is also marketed under different product names for sleep. You should be able to get a bottle of a "drug-store" name knock-off - 100 "allergy/antihistimine" mintabs for under 10 dollars. Tylenol's "Simply Sleep" is just Diphenhydramine - and considerably more expensive than the generic allergy version that store chains carry.