[BlueMerleGirl]

I have trouble falling asleep at night and am drowsy during the day. I've been taking melatonin the last couple months - anyone have a problem with melatonin making them sleepy during the day?

[Misterpain]

I do not find melatonin to have any day effects, then again my sleep is all screwed up, I take my melatonin at around 7 pm , take my sleeping pills at 1:30 ,a good night for me is sleeping from say 2:30- 6:00 , bad nights kinda run together 4 or 5 days at a clip with no sleep, until you just wish your head would explode ,melatonin is an interesting creature and can screw up your sleep , as well as help it , keep your doses low and use it sparingly because you can build a tolerance very quickly .

[BlueMerleGirl]

Yeah it seems that way with every sleep aide. If I take it more than twice a week max it stops working. Haven't found that to be the case with melatonin yet though. Thanks for your reply

[whisperingskye]

I was on melatonin for a little while last year but I don't remember any impact on my daytime sleepiness, I was also on quetiapine at the same time, that definitely made me sleepy...

I take melatonin and have no day time effects. It's one of the things I like about it. My sleeping pills make me exhausted so melatonin is a nice break.

[Marla500]

It does make me sleepy the next day. But both of my (adult) sons take it without being sleepy the next day.

[Ol Possum]

I have serious sleep issues. Melatonin does knock me out, but yes, I have an all day effect. It does help for me to lower the dosage. Also, although it does allow me to sleep, it doesn't actually make me sleepy. Then again, nothing seems to do that but a few days of being awake.

[*Laurie*]

Some years ago I took Melatonin. It worked pretty well, but 3 days in I noticed that it was causing me to feel quite depressed. That scared me, so I stopped taking it and wouldn't take it again.