What is Melatonin?
Melatonin appears to be the primary sleep-regulating hormone of the body. It has been used by individuals suffering from insomnia, particularly when adjusting to shift-work cycles or jet lag. In the US Melatonin is available over-the-counter, however, it may require a prescription in some countries.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Insomnia | 39 |
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14 | |
| Other | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Sleeplessness | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| insomnia due to daytime sleeping | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Melatonin. See all 25 dosages ►
| 0.25 3mg as needed | 0.25mg/mL as needed | 2 3mg as needed | 2.5 mg as needed | 2mg as needed | 3 mg as needed | 3mg as needed | daily | 6 mg monthly | 0.325 mcg daily | 2.5 mg daily | 1 mg daily | 1.25 mg daily | 1.5 mg daily | 2.5 mg daily | 20 mg weekly | 3 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 6 mg daily | 7.5 mg daily | 9 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 18 mg daily | 100 g daily | 500 mcg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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7 | 41% |
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Other
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4 | 24% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 12% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 12% |
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Expense
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2 | 12% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 6% |
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Personal research
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1 | 6% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 6% |
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Patient Evaluations
See all 16 patient evaluations
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- avaquaint
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Severe
- 20 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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- avaquaint
- 0.25 3mg as needed
- since Apr 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Insomnia
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
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- rodolptte24
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: None
- 31 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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- rodolptte24
- 3mg as needed
- since Mar 06, 2009
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Efficacy
None
for Insomnia
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips My experience taking the 3mg melatonin supplement at night was that it was not effective in treating my insomnia or getting me on a regular sleep cycle. See full evaluation
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- PatientZero
- Sex: M
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Low
- 43 M
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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- PatientZero
- 3 mg daily
- since Jun 14, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Insomnia
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 16 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.