I took a diffrent kind of melatoinin. I was on it before. My moms friend gave it to me. Its a 3 layer time release kind. The first layer is calming. The second layer is fast acting. Then the 3rd layer helps you stay asleep longer. I took just one a couple hours before I went to bed and then around 6 I was out like a light. I did get up around 8:30 to get some iced tea and then at 11:40 I ate some candy. But then after 11:40 I slept so deeply I was sure when I woke up it was only 2:30. But it was 6:07. Then I think I went back to sleep until 7. But that one pill worked great besides the sleep eating candy part. Its super expensive though.