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Aug 13, 2017, 02:32 PM
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How long does it take for it to start working? Following you guy's comments on sleeping, I've figured, why not. From what I've heard it's not a hard drug so my mother bought me 30 capsules of a medicine called "sweet dreams" it's a mixture of melatonin, l-theanin and and herb called melissa in english. Everything is 100mg except the herb (3mg) Well.. it says that it needs 30 minutes to make you sleep like a baby. So I tried setting up a bed routine, I brushed my teeth, washed my hands, did my usual things with locking the door and opening the blinds, and to my horrors, turned off my laptop. And I drank one.. and 30 minutes started going. After some time I got up from frustration and realised that I have been just laying there for a hour. At one point I was completely paraliysed with fear, and that is completely real. I don't know when this was supposed to knock me out. But it didn't. Another sleepless night.
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Aug 13, 2017, 02:37 PM
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It's not supposed to knock you out. If it works for you it will slowly ease into sleep. Melatonin does not work for me but YMMV.
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Aug 13, 2017, 02:51 PM
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My pdoc told me melatonin would take about 2 hours to kick in. I bought without noticing a rapid release kind and it works in 30 minutes if it is going to work. I don't know about the combination pill or the other ingredients in it. It sounds like you did everything right though. Keep trying for a few nights to see if you can get a routine that helps you fall asleep as the med kicks in.
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Aug 14, 2017, 08:38 AM
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Melatonin works for me sometimes and other times it doesn't. If it's going to work, it usually does within a half hour to an hour. After that I have to go to something stronger.
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Aug 14, 2017, 08:40 AM
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It always works for me. I take it and it's lights out for a few hours.
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Aug 14, 2017, 09:19 AM
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My pdoc has me on melatonin and it does nothing for me whatsoever. I hope you find something that helps. Sending big hugs.
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Aug 14, 2017, 10:51 AM
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understand why the docs want everyone to try it - cheap, safe and natural. But the success rate seems pretty low. It does nothing for me.
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Aug 14, 2017, 11:14 AM
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It helps some. I take 10mg
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Aug 14, 2017, 11:28 AM
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I would try taking it a bit longer. One day is not usually long enough to fix a sleep issue. I gave it 2 weeks then stopped because it didn't do a thing. Good luck!
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Aug 14, 2017, 11:30 AM
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I take 10 mg .
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Aug 14, 2017, 12:30 PM
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Aug 14, 2017, 12:35 PM
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All together I take 10 mg melatonin, 50 mg Benadryl along with my RX ....and yes my docs know I take these OTC meds.
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